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River Café

One of Calgary's first locavore restaurants, River Cafe is in the middle of Prince's Island Park (see map). It's right on the lagoon where the Bow River passes through downtown, thus has no parking. Nearest parking lot is not far, but this can cause problems in bad weather or for diners with mobility issues.

Address: 25 Prince's Island Park
Getting there: Prince's Island Park
Hours: Mon-Fri 11AM-10PM, Sat Sun 10AM-10PM; open until 11PM nightly during summer
Price: $32-52 per main dish (dinner)
Website: river-cafe.com (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Calgary/City Centre, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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