Guidebook for Calgary
Essentials
Closest large, all purpose grocery store
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Safeway Westbrook Shopping Centre
1200 37 Street SWClosest large, all purpose grocery store
Everything Else
7-Eleven
6408 Old Banff Coach Rd SWGood place to buy bus tickets or pick up some snacks
Specialty wine store - awesome selection and friendly staff. Great place to pick up a bottle to enjoy on the balcony back at the apartment
Wine Inkorporated
932 17 Avenue SouthwestSpecialty wine store - awesome selection and friendly staff. Great place to pick up a bottle to enjoy on the balcony back at the apartment
A must see if you have never been to the Rockies before - super easy to get to from my house by bus or car
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Banff
A must see if you have never been to the Rockies before - super easy to get to from my house by bus or car
Greyhound Bus Station - connections to Banff, Jasper, Canmore, Golden, Kelowna, Vancouver, etc. If taking the LRT from 33 Street, get off at Sunalta station
Greyhound Way Southwest
Greyhound Way SouthwestGreyhound Bus Station - connections to Banff, Jasper, Canmore, Golden, Kelowna, Vancouver, etc. If taking the LRT from 33 Street, get off at Sunalta station
Plenty of quick and easy prepared and semi-prepared options
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Midtown Co-op
1130 11 Ave SWPlenty of quick and easy prepared and semi-prepared options
Catch a Flames game or concert while you are in town
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Scotiabank Saddledome
555 Saddledome Rise SoutheastCatch a Flames game or concert while you are in town
Stampede park where the Calgary Stampede events are held. Get off the train at the Victoria Park or Erlton stations.
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Calgary Stampede
1410 Olympic Way SEStampede park where the Calgary Stampede events are held. Get off the train at the Victoria Park or Erlton stations.
Downtown shopping mall; convenient location, check out the Devonian Gardens while you are there.
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Core Shopping
324 8 Ave SWDowntown shopping mall; convenient location, check out the Devonian Gardens while you are there.
Calgary International Airport
2000 Airport Rd NEAccess it via bus route 300
Food Scene
UNA Takeaway
616 17 Ave SWAwesome pizza! Gluten free options available.
Great food - and reasonably priced for the amazing quality - a really nice dinner out
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Cibo 17th
1012 17 Ave SWGreat food - and reasonably priced for the amazing quality - a really nice dinner out
Delicious coffee if you are out and about during the day (only open until 5pm though)
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Bumpy's Cafe
1040 8 St SWDelicious coffee if you are out and about during the day (only open until 5pm though)
Great place to stop in for an evening latte. Always busy though!
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Caffe Beano
1613 9 St SWGreat place to stop in for an evening latte. Always busy though!
More organic and specialty items that cater to gluten free, vegetarian, and other restricted diets. There is also a community cafe which has delicious burritos.
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Community Natural Foods
1304 10 Ave SWMore organic and specialty items that cater to gluten free, vegetarian, and other restricted diets. There is also a community cafe which has delicious burritos.
Himalayan Restaurant
3218 17 Ave SWDelicious Nepalese cuisine!
Shopping
In case you need to pick up some backpacking essentials - MEC has a great variety and it's a Canadian company!
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MEC Calgary
830 10 Ave SWIn case you need to pick up some backpacking essentials - MEC has a great variety and it's a Canadian company!
Drinks & Nightlife
Wine Bar Calgary
Great music, very underground feel because you enter off the alley.
Great live bands on Saturday nights - they even have a dance floor.
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Murrieta's West Coast Bar & Grill
808 1 Street SouthwestGreat live bands on Saturday nights - they even have a dance floor.