Best Neighbourhoods 2018: Calgary Neighbourhoods with the Best Access to Restaurants, Cafes and Bars

This article is part of the 2018 list of Calgary’s Best Neighbourhoods. For the 2019 list, go here. 

Perhaps it’s unsurprising that access to restaurants, cafs and bars is important to Avenue readers, given the amount of dining coverage we do. In our 2018 Best Neighbourhoods Survey, respondents ranked it among the most important characteristics of a great place to live. Using the City of Calgary’s business license data, we scored every residential neighbourhood on restaurant access inside its borders.

These are the neighbourhoods in Calgary with the most restaurants, cafes and bars.

1.

Downtown Commercial Core

Score: 352

2.

Beltline

Score: 288

3.

Arbour Lake

Score: 56

4.

Hillhurst

Score: 53

5.

McKenzie Towne

Score: 45

6.

Chinatown, Forest Lawn (tie)

Score: 43

7.

Signal Hill

Score: 42

8.

Shawnessy

Score: 41

9.
Mission

Score: 39

10.

Crescent Heights

Score: 38

This story is part of Avenue Calgary’s 2018 Best Neighbourhoods project.