Banff & Jasper National Parks
It's worth detouring off the Smith Dorrien/Spray Trail for a bite at this charming backwoods lodge. Drop-ins are welcome for the daily afternoon tea,…
Banff & Jasper National Parks
It's worth detouring off the Smith Dorrien/Spray Trail for a bite at this charming backwoods lodge. Drop-ins are welcome for the daily afternoon tea,…
Maligne Canyon Wilderness Kitchen
Jasper Town & Around
The outdoor deck at the edge of gorgeous Maligne Canyon is temptation enough to dine at Jasper's newest restaurant. But the real clincher is the…
Jasper National Park
Rustic yet elegant, the Num-Ti-Jah’s historic Elkhorn Dining Room lets you step back in time to Jimmy Simpson's original hunting lodge, complete with…
Banff Town
Not your average fast-food joint, Eddie's is devoted to building large, custom-made and crave-worthy burgers, from the usual classics to specialties like…
Canmore
Ethically aware and all organic, this community cafe exudes a warm, relaxed vibe and colorful modern aesthetic. Food is fresh and local, with noodles,…
Canmore
This flashy bistro on the edge of town feels more big city than small town, with its sharp designer lines, funky artwork and globetrotting menu that takes…
Lake Louise Station Restaurant
Lake Louise
Lake Louise's historic train station is the most atmospheric place in town to have a meal. Details like stacks of turn-of-the-century luggage, the…
Lake Louise
The 3.4km hike from Lake Louise to Lake Agnes is among the area's most popular – surely because it ends here. This fabulously rustic alpine teahouse…
Jasper Town & Around
This cozy, tastefully designed bistro offers vegetarian dishes, encourages shared plates and earns a loyal clientele with sublime offerings like Kaffir…
Banff Town
This gastropub hits a double whammy: ingeniously flavored pizzas washed down with locally brewed pints. Banffites head here in droves for a plate of…
Jasper Town & Around
An offshoot of the original Bear's Paw bakery around the corner, the Other Paw offers the same addictive mix of breads, pastries, muffins and coffee –…
Canmore
Canmore’s slinkiest bistro is a bit tucked away on 9th St, but worth discovering for a romantic night out. The mother-son team creates amazing dishes like…
Banff Town
Banff gets hip with a microdistillery to complement its microbrewery, plying spirits (gin, vodka and whiskey) and beer made from Alberta's foothills'…
Banff Town
Rustically elegant, the Bison is full of trendy, well-off Calgarians dressed in expensive hiking gear, who're drawn by its regionally sourced, meat-heavy…
Banff Town
Confronted by a strangely beautiful papier-mâché tree when you walk in the door, you instantly know this vegetarian bistro is not average. With locally…
Sunwapta Falls Rocky Mountain Lodge
Jasper National Park
With its stone fireplace, plank floors and white tablecloths, this roadside lodge's dining room makes an atmospheric spot for breakfast or dinner (just…
Canmore
In this outdoorsy town where you naturally end up craving pizza, Rocky Mountain Flatbread is a fabulous apparition. The thin-crusted flatbreads start…
Banff Town
Spectacular mountain views combine with an innovative, locally sourced menu at Juniper's, a surprisingly good hotel restaurant on Banff's northern…
Banff Town
If you're searching for an inexpensive snack or a relatively guilt-free sugary treat, make a beeline for Banff's best bakery, where you'll find cheesecake…
Jasper Town & Around
If you're looking for breakfast, you can't go wrong at Coco's. There's not much room inside, but many are happy to cram in to plan hikes and trade bear…
Lake Louise
With a bona fide Swiss chef (Hans Sauter) in the kitchen, this cute-as-a-button 24-seat wood-paneled stübli is the perfect reward after a chilly day on…
Chateau Lake Louise Fairview Dining Room
Lake Louise
File it under 'part of the experience.' Rarely will you get afternoon tea served up with these kinds of views. The Chateau Lake Louise's expensive British…
Canmore
Alberta's best microbrewery (offering seven year-round beers plus seasonal specials) is hiding in the mountains of Canmore. With beer and food pairings,…
Banff Town
This casual bar serves up tapas with heavy Asian and Mediterranean influences – or 'Mediterrasian,' as it calls it. The small but creative plates might…
Jasper Town & Around
This casual restaurant with big booths has a classy menu. Main dishes such as slow-braised organic lamb shank, elk rigatoni or a vegan 'dragon bowl' come…
Banff Town
With rib eye in citrus-rosemary butter and peppercorn New York strip loin on the menu, Saltlik is clearly no plain-Jane steakhouse knocking out flavorless…
Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse
Lake Louise
Constructed in 1927 as a way station for Swiss mountaineering guides leading clients up to the summit of Mt Victoria, this twin-level log chalet looks…
Canmore
Is there anything better in life than sitting by the fireplace or out under the flower baskets at Rocky Mountain Bagel, studying the morning shadows on…
Jasper Town & Around
Come to the Patricia Street Deli hungry – really hungry. Homemade bread is made into generously filled sandwiches by people who are just as generous with…
Banff Town
With plenty of local and foreign plaudits, the classy Maple Leaf eschews all other pretensions in favor of one defining word: 'Canadian.' The menu is…
Lake Louise
This is the place to come for breakfast or a takeout lunch. Wraps and sandwiches are made to order, the staff are well versed in the espresso machine, and…
Canmore
Permanently parked just off Main St, this converted school bus is the place for ice cream in Canmore. The chalkboard hawks a tempting spectrum of flavors,…
Jasper Town & Around
Jasper's go-to bakery-cafe is right downtown where you need it most at the end of an energy-sapping activity. The menu features scones, cookies, muffins,…
Banff Town
Banff Ave isn't Banff Ave without an omnipresent queue snaking out the door at Cows, a product of Prince Edward Island. Cows' 30-plus ice-cream flavors…
Jasper Town & Around
A long-standing Jasper favorite founded by a family from northwestern Greece, Something Else wears many hats (steakhouse, Italian, Cajun) but at its core…
Banff National Park
This attractive cabin restaurant is located inside the Baker Creek Chalets complex and is among the few places to eat on the Bow Valley Pkwy. Good thing…
Banff Town
Melissa's is a casual, family-friendly, ketchup-on-the-table type of place in a 1928 heritage lodge-style building. One of Banff's favorite places for…
Canmore
Exuding aromas tantalizing enough to lure the local wildlife (a hungry bear nearly wandered through the front door in 2019), this authentic Brazilian…
Banff Town
Hotel restaurants can be hit-and-miss, but the Evergreen inside the Delta Banff Royal Canadian Lodge is consistently good, provided you like formal fine…
Canmore
When summer rolls around, it's hard to resist PD3's shiny silver double-decker bus parked in a grassy lot and pumping cool tunes. Sit at picnic tables out…