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
Red’s Diner
With five locations around the city, Red’s Diner is a popular brunch destination. The restaurant sports a rustic-chic interior where you can enjoy breakfast classics all day like the 58th Avenue eggs Benedict or the prairie breakfast plate with eggs, potato cheddar perogies and kielbasa.
Multiple locations, redsdiner.com, @redsdineryyc
Runners-up
Blue Star Diner
Blue Star Diner is committed to delicious food made with ingredients from local suppliers. The community-focused diner is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and its location in the heart of Bridgeland means it’s walking distance to unique storefronts and local parks when you’re done eating. Swing by for brunch and enjoy an eggs Benedict of your choice or a warm journey bowl with Thai green curry and brown rice.
809 1 Ave. N.E., 403-261-9998, bluestardiner.ca, @bluestar_yyc
Galaxie Diner
A Beltline staple since 1996, Galaxie Diner is a 1940s-style joint that offers all-day breakfast and lunch. The diner has a retro look with red tables and vinyl seats where guests can enjoy omelettes with bottomless toast and hash browns, French toast, Monte Cristo sandwiches, burgers and milkshakes featuring ice cream from Foothills Creamery.
1413 11 St. S.W., 403-228-0001, galaxiediner.ca, @galaxiediner
Diner Deluxe
With two Calgary locations in Mahogany and Marda Loop (plus one in Kelowna), Diner Deluxe offers a modern diner experience that focuses on freshly made breakfast dishes and warm comfort foods that are sure to delight guests. Order a deluxe burrito, banana-split French toast or try the big cinnamon buns available only on weekends.
106 Mahogany Centre S.E., 587-482-9979; 2252 33 Ave. S.W., dinerdeluxe.com, @dinerdeluxe
Bro’Kin Yolk
Bro’Kin Yolk, which has Calgary locations in Creekside, Mahogany and Signal Hill, serves a creative mix of breakfast and lunch fare that ranges from build-your-own mini Belgian waffles with your choice of toppings to Filipino-inspired dishes. Take a seat in a checkered booth and order dishes like the Bro’s Breakfast with pork belly adobo and jasmine rice or the chipotle chicken Benny with homemade pickles and chipotle hollandaise.
Multiple locations, brokinyolk.ca, @brokinyolk
Belmont Diner
Belmont Diner is a retro spot with locations in Marda Loop, Aspen Landing and Willow Park. Visit the ‘60s-inspired restaurant to try one of the eight signature eggs Benedicts, fluffy buttermilk pancakes or a Belmont milkshake in flavours like mocha or creamsicle.
Multiple locations, belmontdiner.com, @belmontdiner
