Guidebook for Calgary
Essentials
Bite Groceteria is not your average neighborhood grocery store. Widely passionate about food, Bite provides themselves on creating, presenting and stocking only the finest food from near and afar. Looking for gourmet spicy mustard from Poland? Look no further than Bite. What about organic, local produce, fresh espresso and a refillable olive oil station? Bite will appeal to your inner gourmet chef and you’ll find a unique culinary approach to the local supermarket. (1023 9 Ave. S.E., 403-263-3966, biteyyc.com)
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Bite - Grocer & Eatery
1023 9 Ave SEBite Groceteria is not your average neighborhood grocery store. Widely passionate about food, Bite provides themselves on creating, presenting and stocking only the finest food from near and afar. Looking for gourmet spicy mustard from Poland? Look no further than Bite. What about organic, local produce, fresh espresso and a refillable olive oil station? Bite will appeal to your inner gourmet chef and you’ll find a unique culinary approach to the local supermarket. (1023 9 Ave. S.E., 403-263-3966, biteyyc.com)
The Crossroads Market has been a popular stop on the corner of Blackfoot Trail and Ogden Road in the southeast since 1999.
It's part flea market, part food vendors, and with more than 150 vendors on site there are plenty of delicious finds available every weekend year-round. Here are a few of my favourite things.
The Crossroads Market is open from Thursday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT at 1235 26 Avenue S.E.
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Crossroads Market
1235 26 Ave SEThe Crossroads Market has been a popular stop on the corner of Blackfoot Trail and Ogden Road in the southeast since 1999.
It's part flea market, part food vendors, and with more than 150 vendors on site there are plenty of delicious finds available every weekend year-round. Here are a few of my favourite things.
The Crossroads Market is open from Thursday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT at 1235 26 Avenue S.E.
Food Scene
Many longtime Calgarians would agree: Spolumbo’s not only makes a great deli sandwich, they also make a great neighbor. It was over 20 years ago that the three first-generation, Italia-Canadian friends followed their dream and open a humble 10 seat restaurant in the heart of Inglewood.
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Spolumbo's Fine Foods & Deli
1308 9 Ave SEMany longtime Calgarians would agree: Spolumbo’s not only makes a great deli sandwich, they also make a great neighbor. It was over 20 years ago that the three first-generation, Italia-Canadian friends followed their dream and open a humble 10 seat restaurant in the heart of Inglewood.
No neighborhood is complete without a few local pizza spots, and Inglewood is home to some of Calgary’s best. Located in the heart of the community is Without Papers, the little cousin of Sugo, One of Calgary’s most renowned restaurants and an Inglewood mainstay for over 10 years.
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Without Papers Pizza
1216 9 Ave SENo neighborhood is complete without a few local pizza spots, and Inglewood is home to some of Calgary’s best. Located in the heart of the community is Without Papers, the little cousin of Sugo, One of Calgary’s most renowned restaurants and an Inglewood mainstay for over 10 years.
Take a moment to walk Inglewood’s tree-lined avenues and you’ll discover many hidden gems just waiting to be explored. Tucked away on a corner lot not far from 9th Avenue, Rouge Restaurant embodies the spirit of Inglewood and offers a unique dining experience for the consummate food lover.
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Rouge
1240 8 Ave SETake a moment to walk Inglewood’s tree-lined avenues and you’ll discover many hidden gems just waiting to be explored. Tucked away on a corner lot not far from 9th Avenue, Rouge Restaurant embodies the spirit of Inglewood and offers a unique dining experience for the consummate food lover.
This is a new-era diner. Brewing Phil & Sebastian coffee, curing its own bacon and selling pastries from Pascal’s Pastries, the restaurant is focused on supporting local businesses and serving fresh dishes.
(1420 9 Ave. S.E., 403-234-8885, finedinercalgary.com, @finedineryyc)
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Vintage Chophouse and Tavern
320 11 Avenue SouthwestThis is a new-era diner. Brewing Phil & Sebastian coffee, curing its own bacon and selling pastries from Pascal’s Pastries, the restaurant is focused on supporting local businesses and serving fresh dishes.
(1420 9 Ave. S.E., 403-234-8885, finedinercalgary.com, @finedineryyc)
Serving coffee when you need it and wine when you want it, Gravity is a high-end café for unwinding. The family-owned business sells a range of breakfast and lunch items, as well as cheese boards and olive bowls for sharing with friends over a glass of pinot noir. Gravity is community-oriented, acting as a platform for local musicians on Friday and Saturday nights with part of the pay-what-you-can cover charge going to various local charities.
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Gravity Espresso & Wine Bar
909 10 St SEServing coffee when you need it and wine when you want it, Gravity is a high-end café for unwinding. The family-owned business sells a range of breakfast and lunch items, as well as cheese boards and olive bowls for sharing with friends over a glass of pinot noir. Gravity is community-oriented, acting as a platform for local musicians on Friday and Saturday nights with part of the pay-what-you-can cover charge going to various local charities.
Salt & Pepper is celebrating over 20 years of being one of the best restaurant choices in town. Silvio Solano, the restaurant's founder and his family are working hard to carry on the legacy of their family traditions and provide a friendly and authentic atmosphere for your dining enjoyment.
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Salt & Pepper Restaurante Mexicano
1413 9 Ave SESalt & Pepper is celebrating over 20 years of being one of the best restaurant choices in town. Silvio Solano, the restaurant's founder and his family are working hard to carry on the legacy of their family traditions and provide a friendly and authentic atmosphere for your dining enjoyment.
Shopping
CF Chinook Centre boasts over 250 stores, including top retailers and unique choices you won't find anywhere else in Calgary. Home to major department and flagship stores exclusive to Chinook Centre, we take pride in being Calgary’s premier shopping, dining & entertainment destination.
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6455 Macleod Trail SW
6455 Macleod Trail SWCF Chinook Centre boasts over 250 stores, including top retailers and unique choices you won't find anywhere else in Calgary. Home to major department and flagship stores exclusive to Chinook Centre, we take pride in being Calgary’s premier shopping, dining & entertainment destination.
With more than 180 stores and services, Southcentre is filled with thoughtful details that make life easier for you and your family.
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Southcentre Mall
100 Anderson Rd SEWith more than 180 stores and services, Southcentre is filled with thoughtful details that make life easier for you and your family.
The Core and TD Square is where you will find some of the highest end retail shopping in Calgary.
Located in the downtown business core, it’s conveniently located adjacent to the 3rd Street SW downtown LRT terminal and is home to some of Calgary’s most luxurious retailers.
A recently renovated Holt Renfrew found in the indoor shopping centre is host to a number of outlet shops including Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani plus many more.
The Core features its own valet service for those looking to avoid parking hassles. Otherwise, parking can be found in the base of Bankers Hall and along the downtown Calgary streets (if you’re lucky).
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Core Shopping
324 8 Ave SWThe Core and TD Square is where you will find some of the highest end retail shopping in Calgary.
Located in the downtown business core, it’s conveniently located adjacent to the 3rd Street SW downtown LRT terminal and is home to some of Calgary’s most luxurious retailers.
A recently renovated Holt Renfrew found in the indoor shopping centre is host to a number of outlet shops including Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani plus many more.
The Core features its own valet service for those looking to avoid parking hassles. Otherwise, parking can be found in the base of Bankers Hall and along the downtown Calgary streets (if you’re lucky).
Run by a team of designers, this boutique sells lesser-known brands that are hard to find elsewhere. Find quirky home and fashion accessories by designers such as Harry Allen, David Weeks and Héctor Serrano, in addition to a range of other products you didn’t know you needed, like that resin pig reality bank.
Dept.
1325A 9 Ave SERun by a team of designers, this boutique sells lesser-known brands that are hard to find elsewhere. Find quirky home and fashion accessories by designers such as Harry Allen, David Weeks and Héctor Serrano, in addition to a range of other products you didn’t know you needed, like that resin pig reality bank.
Tea Trader
1902 11 St SEBest Tea you can get in the city!!!
Cross Iron Mills is the newest shopping mall addition to the Calgary region.
Located just north of the city in between Calgary and Airdrie Alberta, it takes only about 5 to 10 minutes to reach from the city limits, and offers an outlet shopping experience like no other.
Cross Iron Mills is home to over 200 businesses and is well worth the trip. It also features a movie theatre and some of the usual major department stores found in Canada.
The only downside to Cross Iron Mills is the fact that its outside the city, otherwise it would be higher on the list for sure!
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CrossIron Mills
261055 Crossiron BlvdCross Iron Mills is the newest shopping mall addition to the Calgary region.
Located just north of the city in between Calgary and Airdrie Alberta, it takes only about 5 to 10 minutes to reach from the city limits, and offers an outlet shopping experience like no other.
Cross Iron Mills is home to over 200 businesses and is well worth the trip. It also features a movie theatre and some of the usual major department stores found in Canada.
The only downside to Cross Iron Mills is the fact that its outside the city, otherwise it would be higher on the list for sure!
Sightseeing
The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth",[3] attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing and First Nations exhibitions.
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Calgary Stampede
1410 Olympic Way SEThe Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth",[3] attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing and First Nations exhibitions.
Start your Calgary adventure 525 feet in the air! Rising from the downtown core, the Calgary Tower is a must-see for any visitor. On the observation deck, experience a 360° panoramic view of the bustling city, the foothills and the majestic Rocky Mountains. Stand on the amazing glass floor for a birds-eye view of the streets below.
Multimedia tours are provided to each guest who visits the Calgary Tower! This informative and inspiring tour is free with admission and is available in four languages: English, French, Mandarin, and German.
This award-winning tour begins at the base of the Tower with an interesting perspective on the elevator ride to the top. Once at the Observation Deck, the guide provides you with a panoramic view of the city which matches the views from our windows. Certain landmarks are highlighted and by touching these buildings on your screen, you will be provided with information and interesting facts.
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Calgary Tower
101 9 Ave SWStart your Calgary adventure 525 feet in the air! Rising from the downtown core, the Calgary Tower is a must-see for any visitor. On the observation deck, experience a 360° panoramic view of the bustling city, the foothills and the majestic Rocky Mountains. Stand on the amazing glass floor for a birds-eye view of the streets below.
Multimedia tours are provided to each guest who visits the Calgary Tower! This informative and inspiring tour is free with admission and is available in four languages: English, French, Mandarin, and German.
This award-winning tour begins at the base of the Tower with an interesting perspective on the elevator ride to the top. Once at the Observation Deck, the guide provides you with a panoramic view of the city which matches the views from our windows. Certain landmarks are highlighted and by touching these buildings on your screen, you will be provided with information and interesting facts.
Animatronic Dinosaurs are Back!
Watch for triceratops grazing among the bushes, then look up to see fearsome T-Rex’s banana-sized teeth ready to tear into his next meal. Don’t run! You haven’t actually travelled back in time – it just feels like it.
This March, The Calgary Zoo is bringing back Dinosaurs Alive, the animatronic dinosaur exhibit previously seen in 2010. Following the refurbishment of the Prehistoric Park, the zoo will introduce 17 dinosaur models into the park to add to the current collection.
These realistic, fleshy models have special engineering to help them move in a true fashion. All of the creatures vocalize and some can even be controlled through the touch of a button by a curious visitor.
Come and see for yourself what Alberta might have looked like when dinosaurs reigned supreme.
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Calgary dýragarður
Animatronic Dinosaurs are Back!
Watch for triceratops grazing among the bushes, then look up to see fearsome T-Rex’s banana-sized teeth ready to tear into his next meal. Don’t run! You haven’t actually travelled back in time – it just feels like it.
This March, The Calgary Zoo is bringing back Dinosaurs Alive, the animatronic dinosaur exhibit previously seen in 2010. Following the refurbishment of the Prehistoric Park, the zoo will introduce 17 dinosaur models into the park to add to the current collection.
These realistic, fleshy models have special engineering to help them move in a true fashion. All of the creatures vocalize and some can even be controlled through the touch of a button by a curious visitor.
Come and see for yourself what Alberta might have looked like when dinosaurs reigned supreme.
Parks & Nature
Despite being only five minutes from the heart of downtown Calgary. Inglewood is home to 50 acres of reconstructed wetland known as Pearce Estate Park. Converging with the adjacent provincally operated Bow Habitat Station, Pearce Estate Park is a peaceful oasis.
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Pearce Estate
1440 17a St SEDespite being only five minutes from the heart of downtown Calgary. Inglewood is home to 50 acres of reconstructed wetland known as Pearce Estate Park. Converging with the adjacent provincally operated Bow Habitat Station, Pearce Estate Park is a peaceful oasis.
In early April of 2014 The City of Calgary Parks, with financial support from the TD Bank group, announced that it would expand the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary’s ability to provide an even more remarkable and unique experience for visitors. With a focus on sustainability, new experiences will provide students, both young and old, with an opportunity to experience a learning environment like no other.
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Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and Nature Centre
2425 9 Ave SEIn early April of 2014 The City of Calgary Parks, with financial support from the TD Bank group, announced that it would expand the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary’s ability to provide an even more remarkable and unique experience for visitors. With a focus on sustainability, new experiences will provide students, both young and old, with an opportunity to experience a learning environment like no other.
There is fun for the whole family at Bow Habitat Station! Crawl through a beaver lodge in the Discovery Centre, feed thousands of trout in the Fish Hatchery, make a splash in the Trout Pond, and connect with nature in the Interpretive Wetland.
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Bow Habitat Station & Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery
1440 17a St SEThere is fun for the whole family at Bow Habitat Station! Crawl through a beaver lodge in the Discovery Centre, feed thousands of trout in the Fish Hatchery, make a splash in the Trout Pond, and connect with nature in the Interpretive Wetland.
Arts & Culture
At Glenbow, history buffs, art lovers and pop culture fanatics can all find something inspiring. Western Canada’s largest museum offers fascinating historical galleries, internationally-renowned travelling exhibitions and hands-on art activities in the Discovery Room. We are conveniently located in downtown Calgary on Stephen Avenue Mall, just steps from the Calgary Tower and one block away from the C-Train LRT line.
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Glenbow safn
130 9 Ave SEAt Glenbow, history buffs, art lovers and pop culture fanatics can all find something inspiring. Western Canada’s largest museum offers fascinating historical galleries, internationally-renowned travelling exhibitions and hands-on art activities in the Discovery Room. We are conveniently located in downtown Calgary on Stephen Avenue Mall, just steps from the Calgary Tower and one block away from the C-Train LRT line.
The largest privately funded and non-commercial contemporary art gallery in the city, the Esker Foundation has been showcasing artwork since June 2012. Hosting three or four exhibitions in its main gallery each year, as well as four exhibitions per year for its street-level project, the gallery supports up-and-coming artists and makes great art accessible.
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Esker Foundation
1011 9 Ave SEThe largest privately funded and non-commercial contemporary art gallery in the city, the Esker Foundation has been showcasing artwork since June 2012. Hosting three or four exhibitions in its main gallery each year, as well as four exhibitions per year for its street-level project, the gallery supports up-and-coming artists and makes great art accessible.
Drinks & Nightlife
Located in the historic Garry Theatre, which is one of the oldest theatres in the city, the Ironwood Stage & Grill is now a staple venue in the city’s music scene. Seating more than 140, the family-friendly site hosts live music year-round, including up-and-coming local musicians and bigger acts from out of town.
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Ironwood Stage & Grill
1229 9 Ave SELocated in the historic Garry Theatre, which is one of the oldest theatres in the city, the Ironwood Stage & Grill is now a staple venue in the city’s music scene. Seating more than 140, the family-friendly site hosts live music year-round, including up-and-coming local musicians and bigger acts from out of town.
Venerable blues bar featuring nightly live performances, cocktails & homestyle Southern cooking.
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The Blues Can
1429 9 Ave SEVenerable blues bar featuring nightly live performances, cocktails & homestyle Southern cooking.
Located in a 1907 firehouse, this bar & grill offers many beers on tap, big TVs & comfort eats.
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The Hose and Hound Neighbourhood Pub
1030 9 Ave SELocated in a 1907 firehouse, this bar & grill offers many beers on tap, big TVs & comfort eats.