Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Banff / Canmore

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Updated April 05, 2025

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FREE Distillery Tours & Experiences

5.0

5 (19)

CAN$30 and under

Distillery

Banff

About the restaurant

📍𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 🥃 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 🎁 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲
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Visit our working Distillery & Liquor Store on Banff Ave to shop for spirits & merchandise made in Banff and enjoy interactive Distillery Tours & Experiences including Free Distillery Tours, Blend Your Own Gin workshops and the Banff Cocktail Trail.

Top review

Colin

Dined on Apr 19, 2025

A great place to grab a couple good drinks and have some food. I meant to check out the 2nd level for the elevated patio, but I forgot! Everyone was super happy to be there. We did the distillery tour and Anna was a great tour guide. Lots of good info…and alcohol! We will be back!

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Experience

🍹 Banff Cocktail Trail

Experience

🍸𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞 Distillery Cocktail Happy Hour

Experience

📦𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞 Craft Spirits Store - Open Daily

Eden - Rimrock Resort Hotel

5.0

5 (1367)

CAN$51 and over

Canadian

Banff

About the restaurant

Our AAA Five Diamond award winning restaurant is an exquisite dining experience, offering French cuisine with regional accents. Combined with Eden's Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and ALTO Award winning service, this restaurant provides each guest with the finest in dining, service and scenic views in Banff. Sommeliers are on staff to offer the best wine pairing to complement the experience. Please check reservation for availability.

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Terri

Dined 1 day ago

Exceptional service; excellent food and presentation. Very knowledgeable and helpful sommelier.

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6-Course Chef’s Tasting Menu

Post Hotel Dining Room

4.9

4.9 (218)

CAN$51 and over

European

Lake Louise

About the restaurant

Nestled amidst the serene Canadian pines, The Dining Room's inviting ambiance features fresh-cut flowers, sparkling crystal, and the warm glow of a grand fireplace, creating the perfect setting for an extraordinary meal.
At the heart of our restaurant is the remarkable four-course Table d'Hôte menu, crafted by the acclaimed European-trained Executive Chef Hans Sauter. His expertise brings a blend of international flavors and techniques to each dish, ensuring a memorable dining experience.
Awarded “Best Food in the Americas” by Conde Nast Traveler’s Gold List, The Dining Room also boasts a Wine Spectator “Grand Award” winning cellar. With over 20,000 bottles and 3,600 selections, our wine list is among the most extensive in the country, carefully curated by our expert wine team.
Experience the artistry of this exceptional duo that has made The Dining Room a destination in itself.

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Nycole

Dined on Apr 15, 2025

Excellent service; a lovely experience all around.

Chuck's Steakhouse & Patio

4.8

4.8 (2144)

CAN$51 and over

Steakhouse

Banff

About the restaurant

OpenTable Top 100 Restaurants in Canada. Banff’s most luxe restaurant, Chuck’s Steakhouse features an exclusive collection of the highest quality, locally sourced Alberta beef served up in a stylish ranch-inspired dining room with panoramic mountain views. Our in-house dry aged, 100% Alberta beef is grilled over hardwood and mesquite, then finished to perfection under an 1800-degree broiler. Chuck's Steakhouse is the true Alberta beef experience.
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Chuck's offers group & private dining options accommodating 8-120 guests.
Mountain-view private rooms / Total venue experiences
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Learn more/connect about group dining:
www.banffcollective.com/groups
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George

Dined on Mar 25, 2025

Great experience with Jess!! Great food, service and ambiance! 10/10 recommend

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The Bison Restaurant & Patio

4.8

4.8 (3004)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Banff

About the restaurant

Named in Trip Advisor's top 10 Canadian fine dining restaurants and OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants in Canada, we proudly feature regional, seasonal, Canadian cuisine. Watch the show as a line of talented chefs prepare your meal in our open concept copper kitchen. Specializing in forno creations, fresh plant based dishes and of course Alberta bison. Enjoy your meal from our mountain view dining room, or escape to our rooftop terrace. Sip away on a signature cocktail, local craft beer or choose from our carefully selected wine list. Bison offers group & private dining options accommodating 8-100 guests.

Mountain-view dining room / Open-air terrace cocktail receptions / Total venue experience
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Learn more/connect about group dining:
www.banffcollective.com/groups
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Ning

Dined 6 days ago

Wonderful place for enjoying bison. Highly recommend the cod and bison from the spring special menu.

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Alberta Bison Tomahawk

Bowl Valley - Fairmont Banff Springs

4.8

4.8 (76)

CAN$30 and under

Canadian

Banff

About the restaurant

Whether you’re a seasoned bowler or you are looking for some family fun, Bowl Valley | Five Pin & Pints has something for everyone.

The centre is equipped with 5-pin bowling lanes and a fully licensed bar. Reservations are recommended. Open year-round.
• Four lanes of Canadian 5 Pin Bowling
• Neon Blacklight Bowling (available upon request)

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Birgit

Dined on Feb 23, 2025

It's a amazing team which works there and a bowling party even more special

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Experience

Bowling Lane: 1 Hour Rental

The Eddie Burger + Bar

4.9

4.9 (193)

CAN$30 and under

Burgers

Banff

About the restaurant

A small retro diner space with a big personality. Pull up a barstool, but get here fast - there's only 45 of them! Eddie loves burgers more than most, and just as much as you. Alberta beef is his favorite, washed down with a milkshake. Come by, watch the game, bring the kids, have a burger, send the kids home, have a trashcan, watch another game, have another burger and have a great time! We take limited reservations.
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If you do not see your time join our online waitlist or come on in, we will always find you a spot.
Open 7 days a week from lunch until late.
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Kirsty

Dined on Apr 15, 2025

Amazing burgers! Recommend and great service. Small place so good ambience

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Experience

🍔EDDIE BURGER BLITZ🍔

Experience

🍻LATE NIGHT HAPPY HOUR @ THE EDDIE BURGER + BAR🍺

Experience

🛠️BUILD YOUR OWN BURGER 🛠️

änkôr

4.9

4.9 (788)

CAN$51 and over

Contemporary Canadian

Canmore

About the restaurant

Opened in November 2020, our venue lets you indulge in an approachable yet refined atmosphere that delivers a fine dinning experience that resonates with each guest. Surrounded by a team driven by passion, Chef Danny Beaulieu takes pride in honoring the richness of the Canadian terroir, showcasing a vision of contemporary Canadian cuisine.

For the full experience a 6 courses tasting menu is also available.
Our sommelier curates a wine list designed to pair with the creations chef Beaulieu & his team brings to the table. Enhancing our approach to what we believe is an outstanding gastronomic experience.

Also, elaborated seasonally, ãnkôr offers a diversified local beer selection as well as a Canadian spirits focused cocktail list.

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Lisa

Dined 7 days ago

The food is absolutely magical at Ankor. Enjoyed the chef’s tasting menu along with the nonalcoholic pairings. Service was top notch and Paisley was a doll as always.

LUPO Italian Ristorante & Patio

4.8

4.8 (1653)

CAN$30 and under

Italian

Banff

About the restaurant

Ranked 6th in Canada's 100 Best Top 10 New Restaurants in Canada, 2023. Friends and family unite in Little Banff Italy! Lupo captures the bustle and vibrancy of a traditional Italian marketplace. Watch our chefs hand-stretch pizza dough, roll fresh pasta and grill tender meats and seafood. Indulge in a classic martini at our lamp-lit bar, enjoy the mountain views from a coveted window seat, or relax on our sun-soaked patio, Aperol Spritz in hand. Lupo will transport you to the streets of Italy with views of Banff. Salut!

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Fred

Dined 3 days ago

Excellent food & service in a great location. Loved it!

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Experience

🤌The Italian Happy Hour - $16 Pizza & Pasta

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🍕$16 Pizza Night @ LUPO

Pizzeria Sophia

4.8

4.8 (49)

CAN$30 and under

Italian

Banff

About the restaurant

*NOW OPEN*
Pizzeria Sophia is your new old favourite. Modern Italian celebrating the warm, comforting classics you crave. A chef-driven approach to pizza, pasta, antipasti and cocktails. Our intimate room has been curated to pull you in, wrapping you in eclectic textures & colours to set the mood.

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PearceVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Great overall experience! Pizza was amazing. Restaurant can get noisy with tables being small and tight. Can hear conversations of all the other tables around you.

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Experience

🍕50% off Pizza Happy Hour

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🌄 PATIO RESERVATION @ Pizzeria Sophia

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