Downtown/Eau Claire
You can find the real energy of Calgary in the Downtown Core. Dominated by the oil and gas industry, the sky-scrapers here are predominantly filled with huge corporations, such as Encana, Apache, Shell, etc. On any given day, you're likely to see coffee shops and restaurants full of mover-and-shakers; everyone's trying to work a deal.
There are a lot of restaurants in the Core, but they can get very busy, especially at lunch-time. So, it's important to book reservations. Stephen Avenue is considered the pedestrian area of the Core. It will take you from City Hall past Olympic Plaza and among Calgary's best (and most expensive) shops, such as Holt Renfrew and Harry Rosen. From here, it's easy to find TD Square or Banker's Hall, which offer a wide variety of shops. On a cold winter day, you can escape into the Devonian Gardens.
Eau Claire Market and Prince's Island Park are great during the long summer days. You can stroll along the Bow River, or catch a show of Shakespeare in the Park. The River Cafe is one of Calgary's classiest restaurants. Eau Claire Market, itself, is probably worth skipping. But, this area of the city is very nice.
If you're wondering where the street traffic is, as many new-comers do, most of it is on the 2nd floor. Calgary has the world's largest indoor, climate-controlled walkway system. This is because of our winter climate, of course, but it's a convenient way to get from building to building. Most of the walkway is filled with shops and eateries, and there are maps to help you get around.
Nightlife
Garage Billiards Bar & Grill (The)
Garden of The Orient
Gaston's Ristorante
Silver Dragon
Brewsters Brewing Company & Restaurant
Abruzzo Ristorante
Jugo Juice
Girasole (Il)
Soda
Chicago Chophouse
Oriental House Restaurant and Lounge
Sizzling Wok
Sage Theatre
Skazka Restaurant & Bar
Sandstone Lounge
Rococo
Alberta Theatre Projects
Cantos a la Carte
Auburn Saloon
Shakespeare in the Park
Globe Cinema
April Fools Day Parade
Soho Bar and Grill
Ship and Anchor Pub
Mother Tucker's
Mona's Kitchen
Twisted Element
Local 522
Bagelmakers Inc.
Unicorn (The)
Juilliard Restaurant and Lounge
Croissant Company
Roxbury (The)
Vinyl Retro Dance Lounge
Spartan's Pizza
Embarcadero Wine & Oyster Bar
Opus on 8th
Bamboo Tiki Lounge
Van Gogh Cafe
Ca'puccini
Roadhouse (The)
Barfly (The)
Ho Won
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Mango Shiva Indian Bistro & Chai Bar
King & I Thai Cuisine (The)
Cineplex Odeon - Eau Claire Market
Dakota Bar and Grill
Beatniq Jazz and Social Club
Honey's Pizza and Sports Parlour
Dante's Restaurant & Wine Bar
Pegasus Restaurant
Bean Stop & The Tea Stop, (The)
Corral Arena
Hong Kong Bakery Cafe
Deane House (The)
Bermuda Triangle
Jack Singer Concert Hall
Hop In Brew Coffee and Beer House
Artisan Bistro
Demetri's Pizza
Baraka Cafe
Tantra
Murph's
Brickyard (The)
Caffe Artigiano
Choice Cafe
Tequila Bar & Nightclub
Casa de la Salsa
Belvedere (The)
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
DeVille Luxury Coffees & Pastries
Hy's Steakhouse
Dicken's Pub
Divino Wine & Cheese Bistro
Distillery (The)
Bonavista Barley Mill
Flames Central
Grand (The)
King's Horse
Hexter's Pub
Don Quijote Spanish Restaurant
Uptown Stage Screen (The)
Martha Cohen Theatre (ECPA)
Urban Rice
Max Bell Theatre (ECPA)
Drink (The)
Whiskey Creek Saloon and Steakhouse
Drum & Monkey, (The)
Broken City
Mojomonk Coffee House
Drinkwaters Grill
Murrieta's Bar and Grill
Drum & Monkey, (The)
Owl's Nest Restaurant (The)
Ceili's Irish Pub and Restaurant
Palace Nightclub
Palomino (The)
Earls Bankers Hall
Pied Pickle Restaurant & Bar
Pied Pickle (The)
Elbow River Casino
Q Haute Cuisine
James Joyce Authentic Irish Pub (The)
Schwartzie's Bagel Noshery
Piq Niq Cafe
Lunchbox Theatre
Roughstock
Stampede Casino
Emperor Restaurant
Second Cup
Chameleon Restaurant
Underground (The)
Teatro
Venue One
Epcor Center
Vern's
Visionary Cafe & Bistro
Il Sogno
Esther Honens Calgary International Piano Competition
Warehouse
Cafe Mediterranean
Whiskey Nightclub (The)
Buchanan's
Raw Bar at the Arts
Julius Caesar's Steak House
Trung Nguyen V-N Sub
Shehnai Restaurant
Thai Sa-On
Zzips Pizza
Bodega
Fionn McCool's Irish Pub
Luxor Emporium Cafe
Quincy's on Seventh
Rajdoot
Booker's Bar and Crab Shack
Martin's on Eighth
Attractions
Devonian Gardens
Fourth Street Art Walk
McDougall Centre
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede
The Calgary Roughnecks
Art Loop Gallery
Artists of the World
Virginia Christopher Fine Art Gallery
The New Gallery (TNG)
4th Street
Diana Paul Galleries Ltd.
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
St. Stephen's Anglican Church
Pumphouse Park
Flames Central
Stephen Avenue Walk
Flemish Monkey
Four By Five - Gallery of Photography
Influx Jewelery Gallery
Knox United Church
Korean Gallery
Cantos a la Carte
Maya Gohill Studio
New Black (The)
Seventh Avenue
To a T Artist's Studio & Gallery
Corral Arena
Artisans Gallery
TELUS World of Science
Eau Claire Market
Calgary Tower
High Performance Rodeo
Webster Galleries Ltd.
Wine Stage
Centre Gallery (The)
Paul Kuhn Art Gallery
April Fools Day Parade
Prince's Island Park
Canada Day Festival
The CORE, TD Square, and the Eaton Centre
Banker's Hall
TELUS Convention Centre
Avatamsaka Buddhist Monastery
House of Persian Rugs
Drinkwaters Grill
Art is Vital Gallery
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Art Central Calgary
Rainbow Balloons Over Calgary
Swirl Fine Art & Design
Heritage Park Historical Village
Keystone Art Gallery
By Chance Studio
Eric Louie Studio
Shakespeare in the Park
Calgary Pathway System
Restaurants
Bootleggers
Raw Bar
McQueen's Upstairs
Thai Sa-On
Newport Grill on Lake Bonavista
Moti Mahal Restaurant
Thi Thi Vietnamese Submarine
Vero Bistro Moderne
Roxbury (The)
Joy's Caribbean Foods
Brava Bistro
Redwater Rustic Grille - Northwest
Open Sesame
Mercato Italian Gourmet Cultura
Juan's Mexican Restaurante
Pegasus Restaurant
Redwater Rustic Grille - South
Aida's Mediterranean Bistro
Chianti Ristorante (Il)
Brewsters Brewing Company & Restaurant
Teatro
Broken City Social Club
Mona's Kitchen
Spartan's Pizza
Divino Wine & Cheese Bistro
Regency Palace Restaurant
Buchanan's
Abruzzo Ristorante
Alloy
Sizzling Wok
Mother Tucker's
Rimrock Room
China Rose Restaurant and Lounge
Treasures Of China
Sky 360
Cilantro
Ho Won
Skazka Restaurant & Bar
Burger Inn
The Tribune Restaurant & Bar
Paella Spanish Restaurant (La)
Palace Nightclub
Van Gogh Cafe
Buzzards Cowboy Cuisine
King's Horse
Bonavista Barley Mill
Rose Garden
Earls Bankers Hall
Local 522 Public Tavern & Kitchen Ltd
Caesar's Steak House
The King & I
Art Central Bistro (The)
Artisan Bistro
Gaston's Ristorante
Owl's Nest Restaurant (The)
Bali Indonesian Restaurant
Cafe Mediterranean
Badass Jack's
Bookers
Garden of The Orient
Emperor Restaurant
Choice Cafe
Sorabol
Drink (The)
Osteria de Medici Restaurant
Kensington Riverside Inn
Crush Restaurant & Lounge
Khublai Mongolian Cuisine
Hop In Brew Coffee and Beer House
Monty's Deli
ParkerHouse Grill and Wine Bar
Dante's Restaurant & Wine Bar
Ruan Thai Restaurant
Extreme Pita & California Yogurt
Zzips Pizza
Velvet at the Grand
Pimento's Italian Café and Catering
Restaurant Indonesia
Da Paolo Ristorante
Rush
Red Door Bistro
Ric's Grill - Calgary
Royal Seoul Restaurant
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Bodega
Vietnamese Village
The Italian Kitchen
Honey's Pizza and Sports Parlour
Rococo
Trung Nguyen V-N Sub
Calzoni's Pizza
Martin's on Eighth
Urban Rice
Visionary Cafe & Bistro
Luxor Emporium Cafe
O Restaurant & Lounge
Santorini Greek Taverna
James Joyce Authentic Irish Pub (The)
Open Range
Cannery Row
TYN Lounge – The Yellow Nectarine
Sugo Caffe Italia
Saint Germain
WURST
Shehnai Restaurant
Belgo Brasserie
Sakana Grill
La Vita E Bella
Carver's Steak House
King & I Thai Cuisine (The)
Booker's Bar and Crab Shack
Vintage Chophouse & Tavern
Bonterra Trattoria
Calgary Tower
Big Fish
Murrieta's Bar & Grill
Smuggler's Inn
Bagelmakers Inc.
Surya Restaurant
Laurier Lounge
Unicorn (The)
Murph's
San Remo Ristorante - Garrison Woods
Drum & Monkey, (The)
Il Giardino
San Remo Ristorante - McKenzie Towne
Chameleon Restaurant
Sogno (Il)
San Remo Ristorante - Oak Bay Plaza
Ouzo Greek Taverna
Catch Oyster Bar
Tango Bistro
Bistro Twenty Two Ten
CHARCUT Roast House
Indochine
Monty's Crab Shack & Grill
Santorini Greek Taverna
Piq Niq Cafe
Deane House (The)
Chicago Chophouse
Hy's Steakhouse
Pied Pickle Restaurant & Bar
Pied Pickle (The)
Kawa Espresso Bar
Ceili's Irish Pub and Restaurant
Soho Bar and Grill
Hong Kong Bakery Cafe
Western Coffee Shop
Oriental House Restaurant and Lounge
Ki Modern Japanese - Calgary
Wildfire Grill @ Flames Central
Ed's Restaurant
Dakota Bar and Grill
Blink Restaurant
Wildwood Pub
Tangerine Supper Club
Charly Chan Szechuan Restaurant
Seven Resto Lounge
Joey Tomato's Kitchen - Eau Claire
Croissant Company
Stonehill Restaurant and Tavern
Bears Den Restaurant
downtownfood
Girasole (Il)
Villa Maria - Calgary
Chili's Texas Grill - Calgary - Barlow
Fuze on Fourth
Chili's Texas Grill – Calgary - Southcenter
Chili's Texas Grill - Calgary - 16th
Prego Cucina Italiano
Ox and Angela Restaurant
Drinkwaters Grill
Wrapture
Twisted Element
Falafel King
Calabro Southern Italian Cuisine
Chaumiere (La)
BLVD Restaurant & Lounge
Olives Restaurant
Zen 8
Fionn McCool's Irish Pub
Auburn Saloon
Bamboo Tiki Lounge
The Blind Monk
The Casbah
Fiore Cantina Italiana
Demetri's Pizza
The Embarcadero Wine and Oyster Bar
Heritage Park Historical Village
Q Haute Cuisine
Mango Shiva
Don Quijote Spanish Restaurant
Highwood Dining Room at SAIT
Whiskey Creek Saloon and Steakhouse
Canvas Coffee & Wine
Candela
The Metropolitan Grill - TD Square 8th Ave.
Schwartzie's Bagel Noshery
Garage Billiards Bar & Grill (The)
Hotels
Sheraton Eau Claire Calgary
Prince Royal Suites Hotel
Delta Bow Valley
Holiday Inn Downtown
Ramada Hotel Downtown Calgary
Best Western Suites
Hotel Le Germain Calgary
Nuvo Hotel Suites
Wicked Hostels - Calgary
Hyatt Regency Calgary
11th Street Lodging B&B
International Hotel of Calgary
ExecSuite
5 Calgary Downtown Suites
Fairmont Palliser
Lord Nelson Inn (The)
Calgary Marriott Hotel
