Guidebook for Calgary

Erik
Guidebook for Calgary

Food Scene

Definitely my favourite local bar. They brew a lot of their own beers on site. The owner Ernie is amazing and the management staff are all fantastic people.
46 locals recommend
Trolley 5 Brewpub
728 17 Ave SW
46 locals recommend
Definitely my favourite local bar. They brew a lot of their own beers on site. The owner Ernie is amazing and the management staff are all fantastic people.
Higher end French food
6 locals recommend
Avec Bistro
550 11 Ave SW
6 locals recommend
Higher end French food
Best pizza in Calgary. Cool wine lounge in the back.
91 locals recommend
UNA Takeaway
616 17 Ave SW
91 locals recommend
Best pizza in Calgary. Cool wine lounge in the back.
Shared plates, great value Italian food. Their lunch special is probably best deal downtown.
54 locals recommend
Cibo 17th
1012 17 Ave SW
54 locals recommend
Shared plates, great value Italian food. Their lunch special is probably best deal downtown.
Newly re-opened. The old restaurant Ox and Angela was my favourite date spot.
47 locals recommend
Ox Bar de Tapas
47 locals recommend
Newly re-opened. The old restaurant Ox and Angela was my favourite date spot.
Higher end pub food. Good place to watch a game.
10 locals recommend
Browns Socialhouse Mount Royal Village
880 16 Avenue Southwest
10 locals recommend
Higher end pub food. Good place to watch a game.
Expensive french cusine. Beautiful restaurant. Skews to an older crowd.
10 locals recommend
Royale
730 17 Ave SW
10 locals recommend
Expensive french cusine. Beautiful restaurant. Skews to an older crowd.
Korean-Canadian fusion. Bi Bim Bap is unreal. Great cocktails.
61 locals recommend
Anju
61 locals recommend
Korean-Canadian fusion. Bi Bim Bap is unreal. Great cocktails.
6 locals recommend
Fiores
634 A 17 Ave SW
6 locals recommend
Simply great!
89 locals recommend
Model Citizen
308 17 Ave SW
89 locals recommend
Simply great!
Small plates, adventurous food.
43 locals recommend
Pigeonhole
306 17 Ave SW
43 locals recommend
Small plates, adventurous food.
Easy tex-mex food. Nachos, tacos, quesadilla's.
32 locals recommend
Blanco Cantina
723 17 Ave SW
32 locals recommend
Easy tex-mex food. Nachos, tacos, quesadilla's.
Good tacos, probably only a decent deal during their "Halfy Hour" specials.
96 locals recommend
Anejo
2116 4 St SW
96 locals recommend
Good tacos, probably only a decent deal during their "Halfy Hour" specials.
High quality Canadian food in the CBD.
Cucina Market Bistro Calgary
515 8 Ave SW
High quality Canadian food in the CBD.
Modern, high end steakhouse.
44 locals recommend
Vintage Chophouse and Tavern
320 11 Avenue Southwest
44 locals recommend
Modern, high end steakhouse.
The original Calgary steakhouse.
30 locals recommend
Caesar's Steak House & Lounge
512 4 Ave SW
30 locals recommend
The original Calgary steakhouse.
Meat heavy, high quality. In the downtown's most upscale hotel.
23 locals recommend
Charcut
899 Centre St S
23 locals recommend
Meat heavy, high quality. In the downtown's most upscale hotel.
Great view of the river. Located in trendy East Village.
85 locals recommend
charbar
618 Confluence Way SE
85 locals recommend
Great view of the river. Located in trendy East Village.
High end local food.
23 locals recommend
MARKET
718 17 Ave SW
23 locals recommend
High end local food.
High end cafe
119 locals recommend
Analog Coffee 17 Ave
740 17 Ave SW
119 locals recommend
High end cafe
13 locals recommend
Starbucks
391 Aspen Glen Landing SW
13 locals recommend
Lots of pasta.
13 locals recommend
Buon Giorno Ristorante Italian
1201 17 Ave SW
13 locals recommend
Lots of pasta.
Late night essential. Great poutine shop.
22 locals recommend
The Big Cheese Poutinerie
738 17 Ave SW
22 locals recommend
Late night essential. Great poutine shop.

Drinks & Nightlife

Iconic 17th ave location. Bikers, hipsters, yuppies and students all mix. Great beer selection. Good bar food.
147 locals recommend
The Ship & Anchor
534 17 Ave SW
147 locals recommend
Iconic 17th ave location. Bikers, hipsters, yuppies and students all mix. Great beer selection. Good bar food.
"Secret bar". Great cocktails.
42 locals recommend
The Milk Tiger Lounge
2004 4 St SW
42 locals recommend
"Secret bar". Great cocktails.
Great patio if you can get on it. Huge beer selection. Buck a shuck oyster specials on Sundays (I think). Local favourite.
88 locals recommend
National on 17th
550 17 Ave SW
88 locals recommend
Great patio if you can get on it. Huge beer selection. Buck a shuck oyster specials on Sundays (I think). Local favourite.
Decent sports bar. Gets packed evenings and weekends. Great Sunday specials.
25 locals recommend
Home and Away
1207 1 Street Southwest
25 locals recommend
Decent sports bar. Gets packed evenings and weekends. Great Sunday specials.
18 locals recommend
The Pint Public House
1428 17 Ave SW
18 locals recommend
Typical fake Irish bar. Not a bad spot.
25 locals recommend
Jamesons 17 Ave
1230 17 Ave SW
25 locals recommend
Typical fake Irish bar. Not a bad spot.
Run of the mill bar. Nothing special, nothing offensive.
13 locals recommend
1410 17 Ave SW
1410 17 Avenue Southwest
13 locals recommend
Run of the mill bar. Nothing special, nothing offensive.
Dive bar
69 locals recommend
Morgan's Pub on Seventeenth
1324 17 Ave SW
69 locals recommend
Dive bar
Hipster Heaven
15 locals recommend
Local 510
510 17 Ave SW
15 locals recommend
Hipster Heaven
Cool bar with lots of beer selection and specials. Good place to watch a game.
19 locals recommend
Joyce on 4th
506 24 Ave SW
19 locals recommend
Cool bar with lots of beer selection and specials. Good place to watch a game.
Another club.
42 locals recommend
Commonwealth Night Club
731 10 Ave SW
42 locals recommend
Another club.
Quintessential Calgary club. Younger crowd, cheap drinks, lots of plastic surgery on display by the staff.
85 locals recommend
Cowboys Dance Hall
421 12 Ave SE
85 locals recommend
Quintessential Calgary club. Younger crowd, cheap drinks, lots of plastic surgery on display by the staff.
Old school country club. 2 step lessons and mechanical bulls.
32 locals recommend
Ranchman’s Cookhouse & Dancehall Inc.
9615 Macleod Trail SE
32 locals recommend
Old school country club. 2 step lessons and mechanical bulls.
A favourite for the U of C set.
Knoxville's Tavern
840 9 Ave SW
A favourite for the U of C set.
Gigantic beerhall which turns into a packed club on the weekends.
109 locals recommend
National on 10th
341 10 Ave SW
109 locals recommend
Gigantic beerhall which turns into a packed club on the weekends.
A bit of a hike to get here but I think it's worth it. Very cool tap room, great operation. Coolest owners!
11 locals recommend
Tool Shed Brewing Company
801 30 St NE
11 locals recommend
A bit of a hike to get here but I think it's worth it. Very cool tap room, great operation. Coolest owners!
Good drinks, brew their own beer on site and distill their own gin. For some reason they cannot get the restaurant figured out. Excellent for drinks, avoid for dinner (except the burger, the burger is good).
51 locals recommend
Last Best Brewing & Distilling
607 11 Ave SW
51 locals recommend
Good drinks, brew their own beer on site and distill their own gin. For some reason they cannot get the restaurant figured out. Excellent for drinks, avoid for dinner (except the burger, the burger is good).
Bit of a dive bar. Lots of local music.
30 locals recommend
Broken City
613 11 Ave SW
30 locals recommend
Bit of a dive bar. Lots of local music.
Place to play a bit of pool and have some drinks.
Olympic Billiards
1312 17 Ave SW
Place to play a bit of pool and have some drinks.

Parks & Nature

419 locals recommend
Prince's Island Park
698 Eau Claire Ave SW
419 locals recommend
6 locals recommend
Elbow Park
6 locals recommend
Great views of downtown
189 locals recommend
Nose Hill Park
6465 14 St NW
189 locals recommend
Great views of downtown
81 locals recommend
Edworthy Park
5050 Spruce Dr SW
81 locals recommend

Sightseeing

757 locals recommend
Calgary Tower
101 9 Ave SW
757 locals recommend
Vibrant, downtown neighborhood.
44 locals recommend
Mission
44 locals recommend
Vibrant, downtown neighborhood.
188 locals recommend
Peace Bridge
Peace Bridge
188 locals recommend
Great neighborhood. Lots of fun bars/restaurants.
62 locals recommend
Kensington Road Northwest
Kensington Road Northwest
62 locals recommend
Great neighborhood. Lots of fun bars/restaurants.
Cool neighborhood. Lots of vintage shops.
161 locals recommend
Inglewood
161 locals recommend
Cool neighborhood. Lots of vintage shops.

Arts & Culture

492 locals recommend
Glenbow Museum
130 9 Ave SE
492 locals recommend

Shopping

Huge mall, big name stores.
235 locals recommend
6455 Macleod Trail SW
6455 Macleod Trail SW
235 locals recommend
Huge mall, big name stores.
Cool little cooking store/wine store. Great fresh herbs.
The Cookbook Co.
722 11 Ave SW
Cool little cooking store/wine store. Great fresh herbs.
Great little Russian deli. Best sour cream in the city.
Kensington Pizza & Deli
Great little Russian deli. Best sour cream in the city.

Essentials

Canadian equivalent to CVS or Wallgreens. Health and beauty essentials. Pharmacy. Over priced snack food.
125 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
815 17 Ave SW
125 locals recommend
Canadian equivalent to CVS or Wallgreens. Health and beauty essentials. Pharmacy. Over priced snack food.
Decent grocery store a quick walk from the condo.
102 locals recommend
Safeway Beltline
813 11 Ave SW
102 locals recommend
Decent grocery store a quick walk from the condo.
7 locals recommend
Fishman's Wet Cleaners - 17th Ave SW
601 17 Ave SW
7 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
GoodLife Fitness Calgary Mount Royal Village
880 16 Ave SW
18 locals recommend
Circle K
555 11 Avenue Southwest
Big liquor store. There are about 5 other liquor stores of various size and quality within a 10 min walk.
8 locals recommend
Liquor Depot Mount Royal #736
1140 17 Ave SW
8 locals recommend
Big liquor store. There are about 5 other liquor stores of various size and quality within a 10 min walk.
Best downtown grocery store option.
94 locals recommend
Midtown Co-op
1130 11 Ave SW
94 locals recommend
Best downtown grocery store option.
More artisan, locally owned grocery store. Some people love it, I think it's overrated.
91 locals recommend
Sunterra Market, Keynote
200 12 Ave SE
91 locals recommend
More artisan, locally owned grocery store. Some people love it, I think it's overrated.
Small, old school grocery store.
Lang's Grocery & Confectionery
833 17 Ave SW
Small, old school grocery store.
Electronic store.
14 locals recommend
Best Buy
901 17 Ave SW
14 locals recommend
Electronic store.
Small local grocery store.
LP Family Foods
Small local grocery store.
Cute Greek run grocery store.
9 locals recommend
Kalamata
1421 11 St SW
9 locals recommend
Cute Greek run grocery store.