Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies /
Société canadienne d'études du dix-huitième siècle

CONFERENCE 2012 CONGRÈS


CSECS Restaurant Guide / Guide de restaurants


WITHIN 15 MINUTE'S WALKING DISTANCE FROM WESTIN

Upscale/Fine Dining
Hardware Grill (beautiful restored building)
9698 Jasper Avenue NW; (780) 423‑0969 – hardwaregrill.com/
Zinc (in Art Gallery of Alberta; modern design and menu)
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square; (780) 392‑2501 – zincrestaurant.ca
The Marc (cozy cool)
9940 106 St.; (780) 429-2828 – themarc.ca
Wildflower Grill (fusion)
10009 ‑107 St.; (780) 990-1938 – wildfloweredmonton.com/

Bistro/Midscale/Ethnic
Bistro Praha (Old Europe; Edmonton fixture; open late)
10117 101 St.; (780) 424‑4218 – bistropraha.com
Blue Plate Diner (cozy; comfort food; vegan and gluten-free options)
10145 104 St.; (780) 429‑0740 – blueplatediner.ca
Normand's Bistro (theatre crowd; recently opened)
10177 99 St. (in the Citadel Theatre) — (780) 425‑1008
Hundred Bar Kitchen (across street; 1 of 6 Century Hospitality restaurants)
10009 101 A Ave; (780) 425-0100 – centuryhospitality.com
Sofra Restaurant (Turkish)
108, 10345 106 St.; (780) 423‑3044
Sorrentino's (across street; Italian)
10665 109 St.; (780) 474-6466 – sorrentinos.com
Select (open late; European fare)
10018 106 St.; (780) 428‑1629 – selectrestaurant.ca
Boualong Laos & Thai Cuisine (in Chinatown; best Thai)
10569 97 St. — (780) 423-4207
Khazana (Indian; buffet)
10177 107 St.; (780) 702‑0330 – khazana.ab.ca
Padmanadi (excellent vegetarian restaurant; worth the extra blocks)
10740‑101 St.; (780) 428‑8899 – padmanadi.com/

Tapas, Pubs and Wine Bars
Mrkt (trendy, tastey, and comfortable; lunch)
10542 Jasper Ave; (780) 757‑6758 – mrktcafeteria.com
Tzin Wine and Tapas (intimate; very downtown)
10115 104 St.; (780) 428-8946 – tzin.ca
The Hat Resto Pub (burgers; tapas)
10251 Jasper Avenue; (780) 429‑4471 – thehatonjasper.com
Moriarty's Bistro and Wine Bar (upscale tapas and wine but casual; around the corner)
10154 100 St; (780) 757‑2005 – 
Sherlock Holmes (around the corner; classic pub fare)
10012 101a Ave; (780) 426‑7784
Confederation Lounge at the Hotel Macdonald (classic; great location and scotch)
10065 100th St; (780) 424-5181 – fairmont.com/macdonald‑edmonton


Less Expensive/ Lunch
Drift Food Truck (mobile eatery; hand-cut fries)
Check website for current location: driftfoodtruck.ca
Nomad Kitchen (mobile eatery; organic; of late on Rice Howard Way; changes daily)
nomadkitchen.ca
Tres Carnales Taqueria (excellent fresh tacos; popular spot)
10119 100A St.; (780) 429‑0911 – trescarnales.com
Three Bananas Café (on Churchill Square; breakfast and lunch; paninis)
Sir Winston Churchill Square; 9918 B 102 Avenue; (780) 428‑2200 – http://threebananas.ca/
Sobey's (downtown grocery store with eat-in deli)
10404 Jasper Ave.; (780) 429-9922
Zenari's (longstanding Italian deli; in Manulife Place)
10180-101 Street; (780) 423-5409

Coffee:
Second Cup (7 Winston Churchill Square; 2 block, beside library)
Starbucks (101 Jasper Ave; Empire Building)
Cafe Da Gama (good espresso; Portuguese café; Suite 142 10020 101a Ave)
Credo (10134 ‑ 104 Street; walk a few blocks to ultra hip cafe)

MIDSCALE CLOSE TO CAMPUS:
Earl's Kitchen & Bar (comfortable; contemporary chain)
8629 112 St.; (780) 439-4848 – earls.ca
High Level Diner (fixture; nice, but casual)
10912 88 Ave; (780) 433-0993 – highleveldiner.com
Upper Crust (homey and popular)
10909 86 Ave; (780) 433-0810 – cafeuppercrust.ca

Noorish (vegetarian-conscious eatery)
8440- 109th Street; (780) 756-6880 – noorish.ca/

FURTHER AFIELD (RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED)
Culina Mill Creek (fusion; eclectic)
9914 89 Ave.; (780) 437.5588 – culinafamily.com/
Niche (intimate; exposed brick; concise menu)
11011 Jasper Ave; (780) 761-1011 – experienceniche.ca
Café de Ville (Bohemian charm) 10137 124 St.; (780) 488‑9188 – cafedeville.com/
Red Ox Inn (serious food in casual room)
9420 91 St.; (780) 465‑5727 – theredoxinn.com/

Detail of The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour (1770), Xu Yang. Mactaggart Art Collection. Reproduced with the permission of Museums and Collections Services, University of Alberta.