Danforth Avenue is a long road. But when someone says The Danforth, they mean that amble from Broadview to Pape where restaurants with ample patio space proliferate and stylish young women promenade for diners’ enjoyment. Wear your contacts. Many refer to the area as Greektown and most of the restaurants … Read More
As sundress weather approaches, XYYC went out to do the painful research of finding our readers the best patios and decks in Calgary where you can sip a few cocktails and enjoy the views. Big Rock Grill (5555 – 76 Ave. SE) The restaurant of the Big Rock Brewery, this … Read More
Bernard is the best kind of urban avenue: a mix of commercial and residential, restaurants and small shops, lively but not unruly. Between the upscale Outremont-north stretch, to the west of Parc, and the down-to-earth (but gentrifying) blocks east, it was not easy to whittle down this list of our … Read More
Navigate your way towards a few steaming bowls of noodles and other dishes full of rich fresh flavour with this second installment of XYYC’s Best Eats series: our top picks for Calgary’s Vietnamese. Pho Minh Chau: While they serve a mean bowl of soup, it’s really all about the number … Read More
Everyone has a favourite sushi bar, Italian pizzeria or French bistro. But what about those ethnic cuisines less represented in our city’s culinary landscape? Where to go to satisfy that craving for Burkina Faso BBQ or Uyghur eats? Sadly, the world’s less- known ethnic groups can tend to be pushed … Read More
