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1. All Seasons Cafe
The All Seasons is reason enough to visit Nelson. Located in a handsome heritage home a block off busy Baker Street, it isn't easy to find, but...
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3. Woolsey Creek Café
The menu at this pleasant and informal restaurant blends French accents with North American favorites. Choose from a broad choice of salads and...
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4. Heidi's Restaurant
The menu at this pleasantly refined restaurant, with redbrick walls and potted plants, is dominated by the cuisines of Germany and Italy. Appetizers...
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5. Eagle's Eye Restaurant
Canada's highest-elevation restaurant, the Eagle's Eye towers above the new Kicking Horse Resort. Diners take the ski gondola 1,200m (3,936 ft.)...
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6. Cedar House
Perched high above the Columbia Valley south of Golden, Cedar House has one of the best views in the region. The log lodge is divided into cozy...
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7. Max and Irma's Kitchen
The focus at bright, lively Max and Irma's is the wood-fired oven. Located half a block off Baker Street, this restaurant serves very tasty, California-influenced...
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8. One Twelve Restaurant
This handsome restaurant is one of Revelstoke's best fine-dining options, with a good selection of steaks, seafood (about half the menu options),...
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9. Old Salzburg Restaurant
This is one of the most authentic-looking of Radium's ersatz Alpine structures, flanked by filigreed balconies, gables, and flowerpots. The menu...
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10. Corks Restaurant
The best choice for dining at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort base is this friendly small restaurant (in summer, with a great patio) in the Copper...
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Restaurants in the Canadian Rockies are very good. Despite the Rocky Mountain terrain, in Banff, Canmore, and Jasper, you can find a broad variety of food. The choice of ingredients is unique; you'll find more elk, venison, and bison here than just about anywhere else in the world. You'll also be able to find fresh seafood, BBQ, and local, organic offerings throughout the region. If you had thought the Rockies lacked quality food choices, think again.
Banff is the most frequently visited town in the Canadian Rockies, and as a result it has the most restaurant options. There are enough steakhouses, grills, bistros, pubs and fine dining places to give you something new every day during your stay. The Rimrock Hotel made a reputation for itself by opening Western Canada's first 4-diamond restaurant, Eden, and the Hotel has other restaurants, as well. The Primrose serves possibly the best steak I've ever had.
Jasper has a unique feel to it, in that it has prevented an influx of large chain restaurants, preferring instead to have independent, locally owned places. The variety is nice. You can find Oriental, Eastern European, Southern BBQ, or local favorites. These are often quite a bit cheaper than Banff, too.
Canmore is only 15 minutes from Banff, and it has a selection of good restaurants, too. It doesn't have as many as Banff, but you can kind of share both towns, if you're staying in one of them.
