Cuisine of Calgary for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

In Calgary tourists will find more than a thousand of different gastronomic facilities. Local restaurants offer dishes from all cuisines of the world. National cuisine restaurants, bistros and pizzerias are usually the most popular among both local residents and foreign tourists. Rush is one of the most popular restaurants dedicated to the national cuisine. Numerous delicacies are cooked here in accordance with classic recipes. The spacious dining hall of the restaurant is perfect for special occasions. In the evening live music is played at Rush and visitors are entertained by interesting performances.

Redwater Rustic Grille - South and Escoba Bistro and Wine Bar are the most popular budget dining facilities of the city. The basis of their menus is represented by the dishes from California cuisine, and the latter restaurant is distinguished by a rich selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and cocktails. Denny's is one of the most famous inexpensive restaurants of Calgary. In the morning it often offers "buffet type" breakfasts, and in the afternoon guests are offered to select from a special menu.

La Brezza is a popular restaurant that offers visitors to try the most popular dishes from Italian cuisine. La Brezza accepts visitors until late in the evening. The restaurant has a lot of regular customers, so a table there must be ordered in advance. Niko's pizzeria is a perfect place for a family holiday. In addition to popular varieties of pizza the dining facility offers a rich variety of salads, snacks and desserts. Niko's also offers a special budget menu at lunchtime. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Bow Bulgogi is the most famous restaurant of Eastern cuisine in the city. The delicious menu, which is updated every week, excellent service and luxurious atmosphere of the hall will make your dinner truly unforgettable. Mongolie Grill restaurant is the best place to try delicious food cooked on a grill. Its tables are located on the beautiful terrace that makes a meal here even more enjoyable.

Ther are also exotic restaurants in Calgary. For instance, tourists are welcome to try interesting vegetable dishes and game in Marathon Ethiopian. The basis of the menu of this restaurant is represented by dishes of Ethiopian cuisine. The dining facility is very popular among inhabitants of the city. Fans of spicy Moroccan dishes are always welcome in Sultan's Tent restaurant. Its hall is decorated in full compliance with national traditions of the eastern country. In the evening visitors are usually entertained by dancers and musicians.

The traditional cuisine of local people is quite simple, nutritious, and very healthy. Here, tourists can try many interesting meat dishes, first- and second-course dishes with seasonal vegetables. Local people also love and know how to cook homemade noodles. Virtually every local restaurant offers mouthwatering baked ham that each chef necessarily cooks in accordance with own unique recipe.

Some meat dishes that seem to be typical for locals may look quite exotic for tourists. For example, restaurants not in all cities of the world offer such dish as rabbit pate. Dishes with the game are also very popular in the region. It is possible to try them virtually all year round. Traditional steaks cooked from different types of meat are also an important part of the national menu.

The menus of local restaurants offer many interesting soups. Cream soups are particularly popular. The traditional pumpkin soup is a usual everyday dish for locals. Don’t forget to try mouthwatering broths with homemade noodles. As a rule, they are served together crispy croutons. In Calgary restaurants, visitors can always try many interesting dishes with potato. For example, locals adopted such dish as a breaded potato with eggs from the Scottish.

When describing popular regional products, it would be a mistake not to mention magnificent local cheese. Cheddar remains the most popular type of cheese in the region. Locals also like pastries and desserts. Calgary restaurants make dozens of sweet and non-sweet patty cakes. Tourtière pie is a popular national dessert, the recipe of which appeared yet at the beginning of the 17th century.

This nutritious pie with ground meat can contain beef, veal, pork, and other meat types. Some restaurants offer special types of Tourtière, for example, the pie with fish. The original pie is present in the menus of Quebec restaurants all year round. For local people, it remains one of the most popular festive dishes.

The choice of desserts is no less spectacular. Both locals and tourists like patty cakes with blueberry and apples. Confectioneries in Calgary also offer the original sponge cakes with anise, and nut sticks – a popular local cookie type. The majority of desserts are served together with a sweet drink containing maple syrup.