What are the Best Diners in Calgary?

Posted by Justin Havre on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 at 2:17pm.

The Best Diners in CalgaryCalgary provides a number of great spots for dinner. However, when you're looking for something a bit different, you just have to know where to go. Here are a few of the best diners for dinner in the city.

The Beltliner

Current owner of the Taste, Brendan Bankowski, proudly brings you The Beltiner. This modern eatery provides a variety of menu options, which includes Tomahawk steak, herb salad, chive butter and potato strings. Bankowski wanted to take timeless classics and give them a makeover.

You can expect to find chocolate milk and French toast on the breakfast menu. The Beltliner will also serve a variety of alcoholic beverages. Selections will include 50 different types of bourbon.

Blackfoot Diner

This is a truck stop and open 24.7. You will find plenty of interesting dishes on the menu and the decor is straight out of the 1950s. The jukebox boot tables are interesting ad there's always plenty of interesting people watching found here.

Peter's Drive-Inn

The lineups are a testament to the popularity of Peter’s Drive-In, the “drive-in you can’t drive by”. Located on 16 Ave NE on the northern end of the Calgary community of Crescent Heights, this burger and shake joint is older than the Calgary Tower and just as iconic.  Everyone knows where it is and rare is the person in Calgary who has never been there.

The original Peter’s Drive-In was located on the east side of Edmonton Trail but moved over to it’s present location in 1964.  It was founded by Gus Pieters, a baker and pastry chef who immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in 1954.

Long-time Calgarians said their parents took them to Peter’s when they were young.  In a time before the major hamburger restaurants had come to Calgary, Peter’s was one of the rare fast-food options.  A trip to Peter’s was a special event and one they wanted to share with their own children.  A new Calgarian, who arrived from Ontario, said the first time they visited Peter’s Drive-In and ordered large fries, what they got was a shoe-box filled with fries.  People take out-of-town visitors to Peter’s.

Kane's Harley Diner

This dealership found in Inglewood provides a 1950s-style diner. It's decorated in motorcycle memorabilia and provides all types of dishes from grilled peanut butter and banana to liver and onions.

All of these diner restaurants provide a delicious, old-style meal for people who stop in. Whether it's strange food or old-style decor, they all provide a unique feel for an afternoon or night out.

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