Restaurants in Calgary
Steakhouse The best Steakhouse in Calgary is always a competition. best restaurants in calgary , the self-styled Heart of the New West is located in the province of Alberta, which produces some of the best beef known to mankind. With strict treatment laws, rolling hills made for free-ranging herds, and all the grass an animal with four stomachs can eat life just doesn't get much better for a cow. That's why this entry is going to be a bit of a surprise. The best steak for your money in Calgary is not found in a steakhouse but an Italian restaurant-slash-market called Mercato. There are plenty of other steak houses in Calgary worthy of honourable mentions, (Ric's Steakhouse, Chicago Chophouse, and Ruth's Chris Steakhouse are all vulnerable choices) but pound for pound the best steak in the city is found at 2224 4 Street SW. Mercato is usually fairly busy at dinner, you probably shouldn't even bother trying to go there for lunch if it's after 11:45, though
Seafood Landlocked provinces such as Alberta are never great places to get seafood in. The problem is simply one of transportation; fresh fish will always taste better than fish that's been frozen. Having said that, there are still some excellent places in Calgary to go and devour some former residents of the world's oceans. Strangely, one of the best places in Calgary to get seafood is a steakhouse. Yup, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse is also known for its excellent shrimp, crab, and halibut. Since the restaurant is located in the Calgary Tower, this is kind of a double win for anyone visiting the city. The
Pubs/Sports Lounges Sometimes all you want is a good, cold beer (or warm beer if you're English) and a burger. If you find yourself in this situation here in Calgary, you actually have two excellent choices. The first is the Kensington Pub, located in Kensington of course, and the second is Brewsters which is located in the downtown core of the city. While both places are fairly typical, if well executed, sports pubs there are some differences between the two. The Kensington Pub has better food that Brewsters, but Brewsters is also a microbrewery and therefore has much better beer than the K-Pub. You can find some great beer and decent food at 834 11 Ave SW, and you can see their menu at brewsters.ca. The Kensington Pub is located at 207 10A ST NW and their menu is available online