Guidebook for Calgary

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Guidebook for Calgary

Food Scene

Great steaks, atmosphere and possibly the best burger in Calgary.
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Buchanan's
738 3 Ave SW
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Great steaks, atmosphere and possibly the best burger in Calgary.
Highly recommended authentic Vietnamese (Vegetarian) freshly made cuisine.
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Tamarind Vietnamese Grill & Noodle House
908 12 Ave SW
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Highly recommended authentic Vietnamese (Vegetarian) freshly made cuisine.
Good, quick, quality coffee, convenient location.
Good Earth Coffeehouse
683 10 Street Southwest
Good, quick, quality coffee, convenient location.
Great unique Japanese ramen and sushi right across the street!
Ichi Rock [ra:ku]
923 6 Ave SW
Great unique Japanese ramen and sushi right across the street!
Authentic Hungarian, yes, even Paprikash! And its right across the street.
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Jonas Restaurant & Bar
937 6 Ave SW
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Authentic Hungarian, yes, even Paprikash! And its right across the street.
Many excellent restaurants and an abundance of shopping!
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Stephen Avenue Walk
340 8 Ave SW
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Many excellent restaurants and an abundance of shopping!
One of the best restaurants in Calgary, a beautiful walk. Incredible brunch on the weekend.
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River Cafe
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One of the best restaurants in Calgary, a beautiful walk. Incredible brunch on the weekend.
One of the best in the city and a short walk away. great place for breakfast and take out baked goods.
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Alforno Bakery & Cafe
222 7 St SW
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One of the best in the city and a short walk away. great place for breakfast and take out baked goods.
Cool little restaurant just a couple blocks away with an inspired Asian menu.
The Street Eatery
890 4 Ave SW
Cool little restaurant just a couple blocks away with an inspired Asian menu.
Decent taco franchise just a couple of blocks away. (909 5 Ave SW,)
Quesada Burritos & Tacos
2060 Symons Valley Pkwy NW
Decent taco franchise just a couple of blocks away. (909 5 Ave SW,)
Best fresh noodles in Calgary!
Calan Beef Noodle
2219 Centre St N
Best fresh noodles in Calgary!

Essentials

Reasonable prices and selection, practically across the street.
Kay's Food Market
935 6 Ave SW
Reasonable prices and selection, practically across the street.
Closest large grocery store. About a 4 block walk to the south, excellent selection of all you would need!
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Midtown Co-op
1130 11 Ave SW
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Closest large grocery store. About a 4 block walk to the south, excellent selection of all you would need!

Shopping

Beautiful Mall with everything you could need, huge selection of restaurants and beautiful food court. Short walk or free train ride at the stop across the street.
Scotia Centre
Beautiful Mall with everything you could need, huge selection of restaurants and beautiful food court. Short walk or free train ride at the stop across the street.
Biggest Shopping mall in Calgary with over 250 stores including Nordstrom. Short train ride, about 5 km from downtown.
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6455 Macleod Trail SW
6455 Macleod Trail SW
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Biggest Shopping mall in Calgary with over 250 stores including Nordstrom. Short train ride, about 5 km from downtown.

Entertainment & Activities

Terrific Museum for the whole family. Within walking distance or a free train ride.
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Glenbow Museum
130 9 Ave SE
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Terrific Museum for the whole family. Within walking distance or a free train ride.
Nice short walk along the river pathway. Many good restaurants also in the area.
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Cineplex Odeon Eau Claire Market
200 Barclay Parade SW
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Nice short walk along the river pathway. Many good restaurants also in the area.
Walkable but just a short train ride away, just outside the free ride zone. $3.15 for Adults and $2.10 for Youths. Pandas are on their way!
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Calgary Zoo
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Walkable but just a short train ride away, just outside the free ride zone. $3.15 for Adults and $2.10 for Youths. Pandas are on their way!
Right across from the Zoo, fun for the whole family.
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TELUS Spark
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Right across from the Zoo, fun for the whole family.
Calaway Park is Western Canada's largest outdoor family amusement park. The park is located in Springbank, Alberta, 4 kilometres west of the city limits of Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway.
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Calaway Park
245033 Range Rd 33
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Calaway Park is Western Canada's largest outdoor family amusement park. The park is located in Springbank, Alberta, 4 kilometres west of the city limits of Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway.
Highly recommended fitness facility just a couple blocks away
FRESH! Fitness
444 7 Avenue Southwest
Highly recommended fitness facility just a couple blocks away
Western Canadian Place Fitness Centre
707 8 Ave SW
Nearby high quality gym
Another good gym just a few blocks away.
Fifth Avenue Club
715 5 Avenue Southwest
Another good gym just a few blocks away.
Another very high quality gym just a little further downtown.
HER GYMVMT Fitness Club - Bay Club
217 7 Ave SW
Another very high quality gym just a little further downtown.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nearest pub. Right across the street to the west. Food is okay and offer take out western style menu, pub fare.
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Upper Deck Public House
1104 6 Ave SW
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Nearest pub. Right across the street to the west. Food is okay and offer take out western style menu, pub fare.

Sightseeing

Although not the highest perch in the city a great view and a great restaurant.
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Calgary Tower
101 9 Ave SW
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Although not the highest perch in the city a great view and a great restaurant.
Beautiful park just a short walk away! Home to many summer festivals.
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Prince's Island Park
698 Eau Claire Ave SW
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Beautiful park just a short walk away! Home to many summer festivals.

Arts & Culture

Walkable, but also a short walk from inside the free ride zone.
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Fort Calgary National Historic Site
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Walkable, but also a short walk from inside the free ride zone.
The Military Museums of Calgary, Alberta is the largest tri-service museum in Western Canada and the second largest military museum in the country.
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De Militära Museerna
4520 Crowchild Trail SW
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The Military Museums of Calgary, Alberta is the largest tri-service museum in Western Canada and the second largest military museum in the country.
Heritage Park Historical Village is a historical park on 127 acres of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir, along the city's southwestern edge. You would need a train and bus to get here or a reasonable taxi ride from downtown.
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Heritage Park Historical Village
1900 Heritage Dr SW
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Heritage Park Historical Village is a historical park on 127 acres of parkland on the banks of the Glenmore Reservoir, along the city's southwestern edge. You would need a train and bus to get here or a reasonable taxi ride from downtown.
Vertigo Theatre is located at the base of the Calgary Tower in the heart of downtown Calgary, and is home to the organization, its two performance venues and the BD&P Mystery Theatre Series.
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Vertigo Theatre
115 9 Ave SE
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Vertigo Theatre is located at the base of the Calgary Tower in the heart of downtown Calgary, and is home to the organization, its two performance venues and the BD&P Mystery Theatre Series.
Within your LRT free ride zone.
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Theatre Calgary
220 9 Ave SE
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Within your LRT free ride zone.
◦National Music Centre collection and exhibitions including 22 exhibition stages about music in Canada and the power of music. Short walk from your last stop on the free ride zone.
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Studio Bell, hem för National Music Centre
850 4 St SE
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◦National Music Centre collection and exhibitions including 22 exhibition stages about music in Canada and the power of music. Short walk from your last stop on the free ride zone.
Right downtown as well, within your free ride zone or a nice walk through Stephen Avenue mall.
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Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
205 8 Ave SE
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Right downtown as well, within your free ride zone or a nice walk through Stephen Avenue mall.
Welcome to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth! The Calgary Stampede is an annual, 10-day rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta. It 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. The city takes on a party atmosphere during Stampede: office buildings and storefronts are painted in cowboy themes, residents don western wear and events held across the city include hundreds of pancake breakfasts and barbecues. The event will take place July 6-15, 2018.
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Calgary Stampede
1410 Olympic Way SE
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Welcome to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth! The Calgary Stampede is an annual, 10-day rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta. It 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. The city takes on a party atmosphere during Stampede: office buildings and storefronts are painted in cowboy themes, residents don western wear and events held across the city include hundreds of pancake breakfasts and barbecues. The event will take place July 6-15, 2018.
It’s a genre-defying, continent-linking festival where fiercely independent, creative troubadours and master instrumentalists from Mauritania, Korea, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Ethiopia, the United States and Canada celebrate diverse traditions, deep roots and cool grooves. July 26-29
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Festival Hall
1215 10 Ave SE
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It’s a genre-defying, continent-linking festival where fiercely independent, creative troubadours and master instrumentalists from Mauritania, Korea, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Ethiopia, the United States and Canada celebrate diverse traditions, deep roots and cool grooves. July 26-29