BuyCity Centre

17th Avenue

Calgary's best-known urban business street is home to chains like Best Buy and Pet Planet, and independent businesses like Gravity Pope. If you're dropping from all the shopping, the heart of the strip is little Tomkins Park at 17th Ave near 8th St, filled with nice shade and cozy benches.

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EatCity Centre
Tubby Dog
Tubby Dog is a hot dog restaurant right on 17th Avenue, close to many of the bars. They offer huge hotdogs with toppings like nacho cheese, bacon bits, peanut butter and jelly, breakfast cereal, fried eggs, sausage, and potato chips. Some nights they have a DJ, and other nights they have video game tournaments. Expect to wait in line if planning on going on a Friday or Saturday after partying on 17th. Second location at 731 10 Ave SW.
Tu-Th 11:30AM-10PM; F Sa 11:30AM-midnight; Su 11:30AM-8PM$7-10 per dog
EatCity Centre
The Coup
This all-vegetarian restaurant serves a variety of interesting flavours from largely organic and local ingredients. You may have to wait to get a seat in the cozy 32-seat dining room, since they take no reservations and seat at most six per table, but ask for a drink from their bar (called "Meet") as you wait. Try the yam fries as a side to the El Taco grilled tortilla wrap with shredded beets, or the War and Peas soba noodle salad. Plenty of vegan options. Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Lunch: Mon-Fri 11AM-3PM; brunch: Sat Sun 9AM-3PM; dinner: Mon-Thu 5-10PM, Fri Sat 5-11PM, Sun 5-9PMdinner entrée $11-15 plus drinks and tax
DrinkCity Centre
Analog Cafe
Local coffee chain serving Fratello coffee (sister company). Additional location at Bow Valley Square (205 5 Ave SW).
Daily 6AM-11PM
EatCity Centre
The Big Cheese Poutinerie
Basic indoor seating, lots of options on those poutine fries.
Mon–Wed 11AM–9PM; Thu 11AM – 11PM; Fri Sat 11AM – 3:30AM; Sun 11AM – 9PMMains $7–10