Guidebook for Calgary
Food Scene
This is our favourite sushi place in Calgary! It's unassuming and a bit quirky and the staff are friendly. But most importantly the sushi is amazing and beautifully presented. The sashimi pieces are huge!
7 recommandé par les habitants
Red Ember
609 14 St NWThis is our favourite sushi place in Calgary! It's unassuming and a bit quirky and the staff are friendly. But most importantly the sushi is amazing and beautifully presented. The sashimi pieces are huge!
Rosso is a trendy Calgary coffee brand that has a few different cafes around the city. The closest one is just a few blocks from our Airbnb!
15 recommandé par les habitants
Rosso Coffee Roasters
2102 Centre St NRosso is a trendy Calgary coffee brand that has a few different cafes around the city. The closest one is just a few blocks from our Airbnb!
Lina's has a great selection of top quality Italian products, with a cafe and deli inside for some tasty meals and treats. It's also right next to Scopa's Italian Restaurant which is a more full-scale restaurant with great drink specials every day of the week!
65 recommandé par les habitants
Lina's Italian Market & Cafe
2202 Centre St NELina's has a great selection of top quality Italian products, with a cafe and deli inside for some tasty meals and treats. It's also right next to Scopa's Italian Restaurant which is a more full-scale restaurant with great drink specials every day of the week!
Edelweiss is a very cute building that holds both a European import store and a German cafe and restaurant. Lots of tasty foods and cute products to find here.
14 recommandé par les habitants
Edelweiss Village
1921 20 Ave NWEdelweiss is a very cute building that holds both a European import store and a German cafe and restaurant. Lots of tasty foods and cute products to find here.
This is a slightly upscale, trendy, and creative restaurant. Lots of succulent (but smaller) dishes to check out here. There's also a caviar and sparkling wine special on Mondays for $100.
43 recommandé par les habitants
Pigeonhole
306 17 Ave SWThis is a slightly upscale, trendy, and creative restaurant. Lots of succulent (but smaller) dishes to check out here. There's also a caviar and sparkling wine special on Mondays for $100.
A dedicated gluten-free restaurant and bar that is super close to our Airbnb. They have regular live entertainment in the basement as well!
Getto Boys Bar & Grill
720 16 Avenue NorthwestA dedicated gluten-free restaurant and bar that is super close to our Airbnb. They have regular live entertainment in the basement as well!
Arts & Culture
This is the largest museum in Calgary. It has rotating art and history exhibits as well as a few permanent ones. Admission is free from 5 - 9PM on the first Thursday of every month.
492 recommandé par les habitants
Musée Glenbow
130 9 Ave SEThis is the largest museum in Calgary. It has rotating art and history exhibits as well as a few permanent ones. Admission is free from 5 - 9PM on the first Thursday of every month.
We have a pretty good zoo in Calgary! Good for a full day trip and easily accessible by transit, bike, or car.
745 recommandé par les habitants
Zoo de Calgary
We have a pretty good zoo in Calgary! Good for a full day trip and easily accessible by transit, bike, or car.
This is a multi-theatre space housing the Big Secret Theatre, Engineered Air Theatre, Jack Singer Concert Hall, Martha Cohen Theatre, Max Bell Theatre, and Motel Theatre.
92 recommandé par les habitants
Arts Commons
205 8 Ave SEThis is a multi-theatre space housing the Big Secret Theatre, Engineered Air Theatre, Jack Singer Concert Hall, Martha Cohen Theatre, Max Bell Theatre, and Motel Theatre.
Parks & Nature
This is an outdoor cultural hub of Calgary and often hosts festivals or open air theatre. Easily accessible by walking or biking but cars cannot access the island.
419 recommandé par les habitants
Prince's Island Park
698 Eau Claire Ave SWThis is an outdoor cultural hub of Calgary and often hosts festivals or open air theatre. Easily accessible by walking or biking but cars cannot access the island.
This is an incredibly charming city park with a mini train for the kids, paddle boat rentals, playgrounds, and bbq pits for picnics. There is also a cafe and restaurant by the lagoon that offers a really lovely view.
128 recommandé par les habitants
Parc Bowness
8900 48 Ave NWThis is an incredibly charming city park with a mini train for the kids, paddle boat rentals, playgrounds, and bbq pits for picnics. There is also a cafe and restaurant by the lagoon that offers a really lovely view.
This park is a bit more traditional with walking and biking trails along the river and railroad tracks. There are also some playgrounds and bbq pits for get-togethers and picnics.
81 recommandé par les habitants
Edworthy Park
5050 Spruce Dr SWThis park is a bit more traditional with walking and biking trails along the river and railroad tracks. There are also some playgrounds and bbq pits for get-togethers and picnics.
If you have a car this is a great place an afternoon. There are some picnic tables close to the parking lot but further in there is genuinely beautiful and epic landscape. I created a treasure-hunt map of this park for a birthday suprise because it has so many magical areas: numerous springs and waterfalls, tipi forests, fairy lagoons, the ruins of an old creamery, dense bramble tunnels, and the list goes on. It's one of our favourite hidden parks in Alberta.
41 recommandé par les habitants
Big Hill Springs Provincial Park
Big Hill Springs RoadIf you have a car this is a great place an afternoon. There are some picnic tables close to the parking lot but further in there is genuinely beautiful and epic landscape. I created a treasure-hunt map of this park for a birthday suprise because it has so many magical areas: numerous springs and waterfalls, tipi forests, fairy lagoons, the ruins of an old creamery, dense bramble tunnels, and the list goes on. It's one of our favourite hidden parks in Alberta.
Shopping
There are tons of trendy and quirky stores in the Inglewood area, especially along 9th Ave. It's also a great area to grab a coffee.
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Inglewood
There are tons of trendy and quirky stores in the Inglewood area, especially along 9th Ave. It's also a great area to grab a coffee.
Essentials
This is a Safeway grocery store within walking distance of the Airbnb suite. You can buy all your food or essentials here.
1818 Centre St N
1818 Centre Street NorthThis is a Safeway grocery store within walking distance of the Airbnb suite. You can buy all your food or essentials here.
This is a Co-op Liquor store that has a fairly wide selection of wine, beer, and spirits.
Co-op Wine Spirits Beer Mount Pleasant
336 16 Ave NWThis is a Co-op Liquor store that has a fairly wide selection of wine, beer, and spirits.
Getting Around
South bound #2 bus - Mt. Pleasant/Killarney 17 Ave Route.
Bus stop #4857.
SB 4 St NW @ 19 Av NW station
South bound #2 bus - Mt. Pleasant/Killarney 17 Ave Route.
Bus stop #4857.
North bound #2 bus - Mt. Pleasant/Killarney 17 Ave Route.
Bus stop #5090.
SB 4 St NW @ 19 Av NW station
North bound #2 bus - Mt. Pleasant/Killarney 17 Ave Route.
Bus stop #5090.
This is the closest train station to the Airbnb, right in the middle of the SAIT/ACAD campus and right next to the Jubilee Theatre.
NB SAIT / ACAD / Jubilee CTrain Station
This is the closest train station to the Airbnb, right in the middle of the SAIT/ACAD campus and right next to the Jubilee Theatre.
Sightseeing
This is one of the most iconic buildings in Calgary. It has an observation deck and a rotating restaurant at the top for a prime view of the city, as well as a few spots with glass floors. It lights up with LEDs at night as well.
757 recommandé par les habitants
Calgary Tower
101 9 Ave SWThis is one of the most iconic buildings in Calgary. It has an observation deck and a rotating restaurant at the top for a prime view of the city, as well as a few spots with glass floors. It lights up with LEDs at night as well.