Each year, we ask Avenue readers to vote for their favourite restaurants in Calgary in our Best Restaurants readers’ choice ballot. These are some of their favourite places in the city.
Winner
Silver Dragon Restaurant
With 60 years in business to its name, Silver Dragon knows how to craft a memorable dining experience. Shrimp toasts, oyster sauce fried chicken and Peking duck are just a few of the tasty dishes you’ll find on the huge menu of Szechuan and Cantonese fare. There are also set dinners for one to 10 people, and a wide selection of dim sum is available from open to close.
106 3 Ave. S.E., 403-264-5326, silverdragoncalgary.com, @silverdragonyyc
Runners-up
U & Me Restaurant
Chinatown’s U & Me Restaurant is well known for its high-quality dim sum. Visit with family or friends to tuck into steamed Shanghai-style dumplings, steamed egg yolk buns, steamed cream custard cakes and more. And if it’s late-night dining you’re looking for, you’re in luck — U & Me is open late every day.
201, 233 Centre St. S.W., 403-264–5988, uandme.ca, @uandmerestaurantyyc
Great Taste Chinese Restaurant
Expect great service and delicious food when you visit Great Taste Chinese Restaurant. The steamed pork soup dumplings are particularly popular here, though dishes like the stir-fried beef and black pepper or fried green beans with mince pork are must-tries as well.
123 2 Ave. S.E., 403-265-9880; 594 64 Ave. N.E., 403-275-6577, greattastecalgary.com
Ginger Beef Bistro House
At its two Calgary locations, Ginger Beef Bistro House offers a full-service dining experience that will leave you feeling full and satisfied. Hungry guests can tuck into skillfully made plates of grilled chicken gyoza dumplings, deep-fried bass fillet, honey ginger shrimp and Peking duck. And of course, you have to try the restaurant’s signature ginger beef. This team is also behind spots like Ginger Beef Peking House and Ginger Beef Express.
400, 388 Country Hills Blvd. N.E., 403-265-1616; 228 28 St. S.E., 825-413-0913, gingerbeef.com
Singapore Sam’s
On a night out in the Beltline, many Calgarians end up at Singapore Sam’s. The popular late-night destination serves up Peking-style Chinese dishes in a dining room that is always full of energy. Satisfy your cravings with dishes ranging from sesame chicken to salt and pepper prawns.
101, 555 11 Ave. S.W., 403-234-8088, singaporesams.com
