Shaun's Guidebook
Neighbourhoods
Trendy neighborhood with shops, restaurants and breweries a short walk away. Calgary's oldest neighborhood!
161 locals recommend
Inglewood
Trendy neighborhood with shops, restaurants and breweries a short walk away. Calgary's oldest neighborhood!
Kitschy little neighborhood a stones throw from stampede park and right next to trendy Inglewood.
Ramsay
Kitschy little neighborhood a stones throw from stampede park and right next to trendy Inglewood.
East Village
Calgary's newest high density neighborhood.
Breweries
Cool 80s vibe and really good beer. they serve pizza as well
15 locals recommend
Eighty-Eight Brewing Co.
2600 Portland St SECool 80s vibe and really good beer. they serve pizza as well
5 minute walk, closest brewery to our place. One of Calgary's first microbreweries. Our favorite beer, and a nice vibe to boot! They serve food as well if your hungry.
33 locals recommend
The Dandy Brewing Company And Tasting Room
2003 11 St SE5 minute walk, closest brewery to our place. One of Calgary's first microbreweries. Our favorite beer, and a nice vibe to boot! They serve food as well if your hungry.
Good beer, chill vibe. Overflow from their neighbor brewery Cold Garden. Cold Garden has the fun party atmosphere, but Ol' Beautiful has better beer!
28 locals recommend
Ol' Beautiful Brewing Co.
1103 12 Street SEGood beer, chill vibe. Overflow from their neighbor brewery Cold Garden. Cold Garden has the fun party atmosphere, but Ol' Beautiful has better beer!
Super fun party atmosphere. Great outdoor space for drinking beer. Recommended for the atmosphere for sure, beer is ok but no worries, their neighbor Ol' Beautiful is literally next door and their beer is really good!
80 locals recommend
Cold Garden Beverage Company
1100 11 St SESuper fun party atmosphere. Great outdoor space for drinking beer. Recommended for the atmosphere for sure, beer is ok but no worries, their neighbor Ol' Beautiful is literally next door and their beer is really good!
Decent beer, old school arcade machines, pinball, Super Nintendo. Fun place to hang out on 9th Ave.
10 locals recommend
Revival Brewcade
1217B 9 Ave SEDecent beer, old school arcade machines, pinball, Super Nintendo. Fun place to hang out on 9th Ave.
Sightseeing
The Scotiabank Saddledome
555 Saddledome Rise Southeast7 minute walk to the Dome. Home of the Flames!
Nice farmers market a 10 minute walk from our place. Chongos for fresh fruit and veg, Say Cheese for fancy cheeses, Luc's for fancy cured meats. They have a good food court for breakfast or lunch. Also have a flea market in the back. Check it out if you have the time.
70 locals recommend
Crossroads Market
1235 26 Ave SENice farmers market a 10 minute walk from our place. Chongos for fresh fruit and veg, Say Cheese for fancy cheeses, Luc's for fancy cured meats. They have a good food court for breakfast or lunch. Also have a flea market in the back. Check it out if you have the time.
Nice walkable street in the heart of downtown. Lots of bars and restaurants, shops close by.
132 locals recommend
Stephen Avenue Walk
340 8 Ave SWNice walkable street in the heart of downtown. Lots of bars and restaurants, shops close by.
The pathway along the river is beautiful. Great place to walk, you can literally walk all day down the path. Start in Inglewood and head west for the downtown walk, or east for the nature and river rapids walk.
26 locals recommend
Bow River Pathway
Bow River PathwayThe pathway along the river is beautiful. Great place to walk, you can literally walk all day down the path. Start in Inglewood and head west for the downtown walk, or east for the nature and river rapids walk.
World renowned architecture sets this space apart. Check it out for the unique design.
148 locals recommend
Central Library
800 3 St SEWorld renowned architecture sets this space apart. Check it out for the unique design.
Cool building and a nice museum, walkable from our place.
261 locals recommend
Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre
850 4 St SECool building and a nice museum, walkable from our place.
World renowned architect Santiago Calatrava designed bridge. Beautiful addition to the skyline, and great spot for Instragram picks of the skyline.
188 locals recommend
Peace Bridge
Peace BridgeWorld renowned architect Santiago Calatrava designed bridge. Beautiful addition to the skyline, and great spot for Instragram picks of the skyline.
Norman Foster designed this iconic building. Nice sculpture in the plaza, great spot for pictures.
28 locals recommend
The Bow
500 Centre St SNorman Foster designed this iconic building. Nice sculpture in the plaza, great spot for pictures.
Great spot for a peaceful walk. We got married there!
73 locals recommend
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and Nature Centre
2425 9 Ave SEGreat spot for a peaceful walk. We got married there!
Cool little facility where they raise all the trout for the trout ponds in Alberta.
22 locals recommend
Bow Habitat Station & Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery
1440 17a St SECool little facility where they raise all the trout for the trout ponds in Alberta.
The zoo! Walkable from our place (20 minutes). Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! And lots more.
745 locals recommend
Calgary Zoo
The zoo! Walkable from our place (20 minutes). Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! And lots more.
Fun place to explore. They do adult only nights once a month which are pretty fun date nights for the young at heart.
362 locals recommend
TELUS Spark
Fun place to explore. They do adult only nights once a month which are pretty fun date nights for the young at heart.
Food Delivery
Our favorite pizza place for a "Detroit" style deep dish pizza. It's small but loaded, 2 slices and you're done!
Connie and John’s
618 Confluence Way SoutheastOur favorite pizza place for a "Detroit" style deep dish pizza. It's small but loaded, 2 slices and you're done!
Our favorite sushi place in town. It's on the west side of downtown, but they will deliver to our place. Order from their website, not skip or dash.
9 locals recommend
Nami Sushi & Grill
1604 14 St SWOur favorite sushi place in town. It's on the west side of downtown, but they will deliver to our place. Order from their website, not skip or dash.
Yim Siam Thai Street Food
4327 Macleod Trail SouthwestReally tasty Thai, nuff said!
Food Scene
Great place to grab a burger. Walk up to the window and order, gets pretty busy on the weekend but worth it.
11 locals recommend
Inglewood Drive In
802 12 Street SEGreat place to grab a burger. Walk up to the window and order, gets pretty busy on the weekend but worth it.
Craft nachos, don't underestimate it! Good patio right on 9th Ave, and they deliver too! Mimosas on the weekend.
13 locals recommend
Madison's 12|12
1212 9 Ave SECraft nachos, don't underestimate it! Good patio right on 9th Ave, and they deliver too! Mimosas on the weekend.
Rocky's Burgers
1235 26 Avenue SoutheastNice fist sized burger served out of a bus at the Crossroads Market.
All you can eat sushi! Our favorite all you can eat place at a decent price.
7 locals recommend
Sushi Ichiban
4014 Macleod TrailAll you can eat sushi! Our favorite all you can eat place at a decent price.
High end food, really tasty in an old historic hotel. A nice place for a nice night out.
80 locals recommend
The Nash
925 11 St SEHigh end food, really tasty in an old historic hotel. A nice place for a nice night out.
Vegan Street Taco Bar (Inglewood)
1413 9 Avenue SoutheastGreat drinks and great tacos!
Excellent curated beer menu and great food, moderately pricey but a nice hangout for an evening.
Rain Dog Bar
1214 9 Avenue SoutheastExcellent curated beer menu and great food, moderately pricey but a nice hangout for an evening.
Great place to grab a cup of coffee in a heritage building. Right across the street from Dandy.
Calgary Heritage Roasting Company
2020 11 St SEGreat place to grab a cup of coffee in a heritage building. Right across the street from Dandy.
Yummy ice cream, pretty popular to grab a scoop or two. Salted caramel for the win!
165 locals recommend
Village Ice Cream
431 10 Ave SEYummy ice cream, pretty popular to grab a scoop or two. Salted caramel for the win!
Nice Asian flavours of ice cream in a fish shaped cone lined with Nutella. Pandan flavour for the win!
Uzu Taiyaki and Ice Cream
110 2 Avenue SoutheastNice Asian flavours of ice cream in a fish shaped cone lined with Nutella. Pandan flavour for the win!