Guidebook for Calgary
Essentials
Everything you need from a grocery store just across the street!
102 locals recommend
Safeway Beltline
813 11 Ave SWEverything you need from a grocery store just across the street!
Midtown Co-op
1130 11 Ave SWEverything you need from a grocery store.
Lukes Drug Mart
112 4 St NECommunity grocery store, food, post office and other amenities.
Calgary Co-op
4940 Richmond Rd SWEverything you need from a grocery store.
Co-op, Calgary Food Store
540 16 Avenue NortheastEverything you need from a grocery store.
Safeway Southland Crossing
9737 Macleod Trail SEverything you need from a grocery store
Real Canadian Superstore
15915 Macleod Trail SEEverything you need from a grocery store.
Blu Seafood & Market
9675 Macleod Trail SWSeafood market
10816 Macleod Trail SE
Great bakery.
Springbank Cheese Co. - Willow Park Village
10816 Macleod Trail SEGreat selection of cheeses.
Food Scene
Decadent Brulee
722 11 Ave SWAmazing bakery for cakes, cookies and unique cinnamon buns.
Know for their muffins and being a great place to sit and enjoy a coffee.
9 locals recommend
Bumpy's Cafe
1040 8 St SWKnow for their muffins and being a great place to sit and enjoy a coffee.
Kensington Road and 10th Street NW filled with unique shops and places to eat.
74 locals recommend
Kensington BRZ
203 10A St NWKensington Road and 10th Street NW filled with unique shops and places to eat.
Vegetarian/Vegan restaurant. So amazing you can't even tell there is no meat.
Try the chocolate truffles for desert. They are amazing.
94 locals recommend
The Coup
924 17 Ave SWVegetarian/Vegan restaurant. So amazing you can't even tell there is no meat.
Try the chocolate truffles for desert. They are amazing.
Clive Burger
736 17 Ave SWNeed an awesome burger on 17th this is the place
Thai Tai
615 17 Ave SWAmazing Vietnamese subs, spring rolls, vermicelli bowls and bubble tea.
Tubby Dog
1022 17 Ave SWWant an awesome and unique hot dog go have a Tubby Dog!
Great place for Chinese food. If you are open to meeting new people and an interesting time go around midnight-2am, its always a lively place.
14 locals recommend
U & Me Restaurant 公爵餐廳
233 Centre St SGreat place for Chinese food. If you are open to meeting new people and an interesting time go around midnight-2am, its always a lively place.
Unique tasting restaurant. Order a few dishes and share with your friends and family. Owned an operated by a young chef with a passion for food.
8 locals recommend
TASTE
Unique tasting restaurant. Order a few dishes and share with your friends and family. Owned an operated by a young chef with a passion for food.
Il Sogno
24 4 St NEVery good Italian restaurant.
7337 Macleod Trail SE
Great place for a burger and fries.
7403 Macleod Trail SW
Close restaurant for western appetizers, salads, burgers, enteers and deserts.
Awesome sushi place. Bit expensive but the price matches the quality and the service.
9 locals recommend
Sho Sushi Bar & Kitchen
7212 Macleod Trail SEAwesome sushi place. Bit expensive but the price matches the quality and the service.
Good sushi place. Not as amazing presentation as Sho just down the street but still good and has a boat the circulates the restaurant with sushi during dinner hours!
7015 Macleod Trail
7015 Macleod TrailGood sushi place. Not as amazing presentation as Sho just down the street but still good and has a boat the circulates the restaurant with sushi during dinner hours!
Sugo Caffe Italia
1214 9 Ave SEGreat Italian restaurant.
Sightseeing
Calgary Tower
101 9 Ave SWThe spinning tower.
Peace Bridge
Peace BridgeThe uniquely designed Peace Bridge
Between 14th Street SW & Macleod Trail SE, 17th Ave is filled with shops, restaurants, bars and attractions of all different kinds for many different people. If you need something specific just ask me
119 locals recommend
Analog Coffee 17 Ave
740 17 Ave SWBetween 14th Street SW & Macleod Trail SE, 17th Ave is filled with shops, restaurants, bars and attractions of all different kinds for many different people. If you need something specific just ask me
Very night place to walk and enjoy nature and the Bow River.
419 locals recommend
Prince's Island Park
698 Eau Claire Ave SWVery night place to walk and enjoy nature and the Bow River.
Banff
Enjoy Banff and its amazing shops, restaurants and natural scenic beauty.
Lake Louise
Lake Louise Lakeshore TrailAmazing hikes, walks and the scenic Lake Louise resort
Moraine Lake is an amazing place often forgotten since Lake Louise is so close. If you enjoy a drive, its just a little longer than Lake Louise and often less touristy.
127 locals recommend
Moraine Lake
Moraine Lake is an amazing place often forgotten since Lake Louise is so close. If you enjoy a drive, its just a little longer than Lake Louise and often less touristy.
Glenmore Reservoir
Great place for walking, running and biking
Great place for walking, running and biking. Amazing views south and west to the Rocky Mountains and the downtown Calgary skyline.
189 locals recommend
Nose Hill Park
6465 14 St NWGreat place for walking, running and biking. Amazing views south and west to the Rocky Mountains and the downtown Calgary skyline.
Home Oil Tower
324 8 Ave SWA pedestrian only street with many different shops and restaurants.
Everything Else
Downtown Calgary. Central business core where many business HQ are located.
14 locals recommend
Bankers Hall
Downtown Calgary. Central business core where many business HQ are located.
Great park to walk or run by the Elbow River. Also has tennis courts and a pool that are open during the summer.
18 locals recommend
Stanley Park
4011 1a St SWGreat park to walk or run by the Elbow River. Also has tennis courts and a pool that are open during the summer.
University of Calgary
24 Avenue NorthwestThe University of Calgary.
SAIT
1301 16 Ave NWSouthern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Polytechnic.
Shopping
Core Shopping
324 8 Ave SWHuge mall in downtown Calgary. Many high fashion brands.
One of the biggest shopping centres in western Canada. Great selection of stores for every need and a great movie theatre to enjoy a film.
175 locals recommend
CF Chinook Centre
6455 Macleod TrailOne of the biggest shopping centres in western Canada. Great selection of stores for every need and a great movie theatre to enjoy a film.
T2G 0T1
Another cool part of calgary with many great shops and restaurants.
Arts & Culture
TELUS Spark
Calgary Science Centre
Calgary Zoo
The Zoo. Lions and tigers and bears oh my!