Discover Alberta's vibrant culinary scene, from farm-to-table restaurants to craft breweries and everything in between.
A family-run Greek restaurant on Banff Avenue just ranked among the best in the world. Tripadvisor named the Balkan Mediterranean Restaurant fourth in the world for vegan and vegetarian dining and 14th for casual dining in its 2026 Travellers' Choice Best of the Best awards. It's the only Canadian restaurant on either list. Here's the story behind Banff's first Greek restaurant, what to order, and when to catch its famous Greek Nights.
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Three-course Thanksgiving dinners from $42, Sunday brunch buffets, a $28 turkey plate and complete feasts to pick up and reheat, from $32 a person to a $450 dinner for ten. Every Calgary and Edmonton restaurant, hotel and takeout offer for Thanksgiving 2026, checked against the venues' own sites, with prices and pickup windows.
Haidilao is coming to Calgary's Northland. The international hot pot chain is known for tableside noodle performances, build-your-own broths and over-the-top service, and the Calgary restaurant appears to be its first in Alberta.
Pho Song Huong on 97 Street got a second chance this spring, when its landlord had a change of heart. Now the north Edmonton Vietnamese restaurant has closed for good after 21 years, and the family that grew up inside it is saying goodbye.
Felice Café has closed after more than four years at Edmonton's Stadium Yards. Owners Michelle and Tim Brouwer say the café was busy and growing year over year, but behind the scenes the financial, emotional and physical strain had become unsustainable.
Canada's first Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen opens September 14 at River Cree Resort & Casino on Enoch Cree Nation. Beef Wellington is $75 and a 20-ounce ribeye is $95. Bannock, a Three Sisters salad, elk and bison also made the menu.
Jimmy John's is opening its first Calgary location in University District this fall, near the University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre and the Alberta Children's Hospital. It's the chain's second Alberta store, and the franchisor behind it plans up to 200 Canadian locations.
Jollibee has a 10-store development agreement for Edmonton, signed in June 2026, as the Filipino fast-food chain expands across Canada. No individual addresses or opening dates have been announced.
Canada's first Shake Shack with a drive-thru opens at 9253 Macleod Trail S.W. at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 27, ahead of the fall timeline announced in June. The company says its Alberta locations will generate about 200 jobs.
Thanksgiving Dinner 2026 in Calgary and Edmonton: Where to Eat Out or Order Turkey to Go
Oct 9, 2026
Calgary Is Getting Haidilao, the Global Hot Pot Chain Famous for Its Noodle Dance
Oct 6, 2026
North Edmonton's Pho Song Huong Closes After 21 Years: 'Our Family Has Grown Up With This Restaurant'
Oct 6, 2026
Edmonton's Felice Café Closes at Stadium Yards: 'Outwardly, We Looked Very Successful'
Oct 4, 2026