Diners' Choice: Canadian restaurants in Calgary / Southern Alberta

OpenTable

Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Canadian cuisine in Calgary / Southern Alberta? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Eden - Rimrock Resort Hotel

4.9

4.9 (1377)

CAN$51 and over

Canadian

Banff

About the restaurant

Our AAA Five Diamond award winning restaurant is an exquisite dining experience, offering French cuisine with regional accents. Combined with Eden's Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and ALTO Award winning service, this restaurant provides each guest with the finest in dining, service and scenic views in Banff. Sommeliers are on staff to offer the best wine pairing to complement the experience. Please check reservation for availability.

Top review

Melissa

Dined 3 days ago

Eden made this Valentine’s Day the most special one I’ve ever had! Every detail was prepared with such care and warmth — I truly felt welcomed and celebrated. The staff was impeccable and so attentive from beginning to end. The food and wine pairing were absolutely outstanding — a true sensory experience. I’ve honestly never tasted anything so delicious! A magical night I’ll never forget. 💙 Thank you so much for everything, Eden!

Discover more

Experience

Cellar Experience

Experience

6-Course Chef’s Tasting Menu

The Bison Restaurant & Patio

4.8

4.8 (3049)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Banff

About the restaurant

Named in Trip Advisor's top 10 Canadian fine dining restaurants and OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants in Canada, we proudly feature regional, seasonal, Canadian cuisine. Watch the show as a line of talented chefs prepare your meal in our open concept copper kitchen. Specializing in forno creations, fresh plant based dishes and of course Alberta bison. Enjoy your meal from our mountain view dining room, or escape to our rooftop terrace. Sip away on a signature cocktail, local craft beer or choose from our carefully selected wine list. Bison offers group & private dining options accommodating 8-100 guests.

Mountain-view dining room / Open-air terrace cocktail receptions / Total venue experience
.
Learn more/connect about group dining:
www.banffcollective.com/groups
.

Top review

Carl

Dined 3 days ago

Lovely meal on our first night in Banff. Gabriel our waiter was very attentive and knowledgeable. Happy to recommend to all.

Discover more

Alberta Bison Tomahawk

The Lake House

4.8

4.8 (3495)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Calgary

About the restaurant

Perched directly above Lake Bonavista with large glass windows overlooking the lake, The Lake House is home to one of Calgary’s finest and most creative restaurants as well as a unique setting for weddings and events.

The Lake House features Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts‘ (CRMR’s) renowned and distinctive Rocky Mountain Cuisine. This is interpreted and presented by Chef Gareth Colville. Chef Colville and his team excel at showcasing the regional flavor of Western Canada. Our locally inspired menus are complimented by a diverse wine list offering global selections authored by acclaimed sommelier Brad Royale.

Top review

Amanda

Dined 2 days ago

Had a wonderful evening. Darcy was amazing to work with and our service and food were fantastic.

Après Canmore

4.9

4.9 (23)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Canmore

About the restaurant

Great cocktails, wine, pizza, and speakeasy style dining.
We also offer a main street patio with epic views and are the perfect spot for group getaways.
Please note Apres Canmore is for those 18 years of age and over.

Top review

StaceyVIP

Dined on May 23, 2025

We just arrived in Canmore after a long day of travel. This was the perfect spot to stop for a bite. Thank you!

525 Restaurant and Patio

4.7

4.7 (116)

CAN$30 and under

Canadian

Airdrie

About the restaurant

525 Restaurant and Patio was born out of a desire to provide a unique dining experience to our community. "High End Casual" is what we call it. We've created exceptional menu offerings that are complimented with polite, attentive service to produce memorable experiences for our guests.

Top review

Ibolya

Dined 7 days ago

Great food, good price and good service. Lots of choices and the drinks are always made to perfection.

Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (4408)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Calgary

About the restaurant

The Bow Valley Ranche is located at the end of Bow Bottom Trail SE, in Fish Creek Provincial Park, just follow the signs for Bow Valley Ranche.

The Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant is the new fine dining facility located in the restored Ranche House. Their menu features a contemporary interpretation of Alberta regional cuisine. Today, the flavours and traditions of Alberta’s ranching heritage live on at the Bow Valley Ranche. Our Grand Salon holds approximately 110-120 guests. William Roper Hull and Senator Patrick Burns hold approximately 30-32 guests. Our John Glenn room, located in the upstairs, old master bedroom of the house, holds approximately 12 guests.

Sit down beside the massive fireplace in the Grand Salon or enjoy the covered wrap-around veranda during warm weather. Enjoy lunch, dinner, cocktails or weekend brunch. Reservations are recommended. Please note that we do not take reservations for the patio.

Top review

LindseyVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Food is very fresh and the atmosphere is very relaxing

Discover more

Blowers & Grafton - Mission

4.6

4.6 (161)

CAN$30 and under

Canadian

Calgary

About the restaurant

Blowers & Grafton (B&G) dishes up authentic street food, delivering real, honest ingredients and laid-back, East Coast hospitality. Shack up in our cozy-cool spaces to savour passionately crafted East Coast eats and cheers to the weekend, or soak in some live music and stay a while. B&G sources as much of its menu from out East as possible to bring you tasteful tributes, genuine flavours and all the classics! From the OG Halifax Donair and Garlic Fingers, to the Mini Lobster Rolls and Chips, it’s all washed down with your choice of craft beer or cocktails. B&G was founded by a group of passionate Canadians with a bold vision: to salute the spirited roots of Halifax with fellow Maritimers and share this beloved experience of food, drink, music and culture with the rest of Canada.

Top review

Janet

Dined on Jun 6, 2025

We really enjoyed our time at Blowers and Grafton! We were fortunate enough to eat on the patio on a lovely sunny evening!

Discover more

Popular dish

Mini Lobster Rolls

1888 Chop House

4.7

4.7 (1285)

CAN$30 and under

Canadian

Banff

About the restaurant

Set within the impressive Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, 1888 Chop House is the next chapter in the tradition of extraordinary dining restaurants at the Castle. 1888 presents a modern twist on the authentic chop house with a menu focused on prime cuts of Alberta beef, sustainably sourced wild game and Ocean Wise seafood.

Delivering the best Alberta Meat with a menu developed through lasting relationships with local farmers and purveyors.

Top review

Ambrose

Dined 3 days ago

Food was excellent, service was equally fantastic. Amazing wine selection to boot

River Café

4.7

4.7 (4952)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Calgary

About the restaurant

An extraordinary dining experience is a journey—one of taste, place, and connection.
We've created a beautiful space in a remarkable setting, where every detail is designed to make you feel at home. Our passionate chefs craft menus rooted in regional, seasonal ingredients, offering a true taste of place, while our caring team ensures every moment feels special.
Open seven days a week for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch, we are proud to be a regular on Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants list and France’s World's Best Restaurants 'La Liste', in addition to enRoute and Avenue Magazine’s best restaurants year after year.
Step into our warm wooden interior, relax by the inviting stone fireplace, or dine al fresco on our serene, water-facing patio. Surrounded by lush gardens and open green space, we also offer seasonal picnic baskets for those seeking a more leisurely experience.

Top review

EmilyVIP

Dined 4 days ago

The setting is beautiful and the food is good; service was spotty (took a long time for our entree to be served).

Discover more

Firestone Restaurant and Bar

4.7

4.7 (2887)

CAN$30 and under

Canadian

Lethbridge

About the restaurant

- 2024 OpenTable Diner's Choice recipient -

Firestone Restaurant and Bar is a polished, casual restaurant & bar utilizing rotisserie, forno and woodstone ovens. Our restaurant features acclaimed cuisine including steaks, rotisserie chicken and seafood. Our bar is a signature “rum” bar; we have created an extensive list of premium rums used to create our signature rum cocktails.

Please note: Firestone is unable to accept reservation requests on the patio

The Firestone Difference

Our bread and pizza dough are made fresh daily.

Our soups, salad dressings, and signature sauces are made in house and from scratch.

We are proud to serve Alberta Gold Premium Beef.

We make all our desserts in house.

We pour only premium brand liquors as house brands.

We aerate all of our glasses of wine.

We offer a new Feature Menu every 4-6 weeks.

Top review

Ezio

Dined 2 days ago

In the mood for a great steak sandwich, go to Firestone. Best steak sandwich other than the one I make for myself...lol. Great food, great service, can't complain one bit.

Discover more

Explore Diners' Choice best of Calgary / Southern Alberta

Explore more Diners' Choice lists