If you’re anything like me, planning which restaurants you want to try when visiting a new place is half the fun of traveling! I love to try new places and new foods, and since I do have a severe gluten allergy, I always make it a point to research restaurants and menus before I travel, so that I know where I can safely eat. Banff has tons of great options for dining, so here are some of my top picks!
- Bear Street Tavern
- If there was one place in downtown Banff that I had recommended to me over and over, it was Bear Street Tavern. They are known for their pizza, and I’d heard several times that their pulled pork and pineapple pizza was fantastic. Sure enough, it did not disappoint! They do have gluten free pizza crusts for those of us with gluten allergies or celiac disease, and overall this restaurant gets a huge thumbs up from me!
- Balkan Restaurant
- My husband Brian and I both love Greek food, and even though we know it typically won’t live up to the incredible food we ate throughout the Greek Isles while visiting last year, we still enjoy trying new places to get our Greek fix.Balkan is a great spot for lunch or dinner offering lots of classic Greek fare, with everything from spanakopita, to rice, veggie, chickpea, and hummus bowls (my pick), or pork gyros (Brian’s pick)
Loved this Greek bowl full of chicken, veggies, rice, and roasted chickpeas.
- My husband Brian and I both love Greek food, and even though we know it typically won’t live up to the incredible food we ate throughout the Greek Isles while visiting last year, we still enjoy trying new places to get our Greek fix.Balkan is a great spot for lunch or dinner offering lots of classic Greek fare, with everything from spanakopita, to rice, veggie, chickpea, and hummus bowls (my pick), or pork gyros (Brian’s pick)
- Nourish Bistro
- If you’re looking for yummy vegetarian and vegan eats in downtown Banff, this is the place to go. While I’m only about 80% vegetarian, I find that vegetarian and vegan restaurants almost always have lots of gluten free options, making them a good option for me while traveling.Nourish has inventive, farm-fresh takes on some Canadian staples, like the vegan poutine that my husband devoured while I enjoyed the rice noodles with veggies, seared tofu, and coconut chili peanut sauce.
King Kong Noodles at Nourish Bistro.
- If you’re looking for yummy vegetarian and vegan eats in downtown Banff, this is the place to go. While I’m only about 80% vegetarian, I find that vegetarian and vegan restaurants almost always have lots of gluten free options, making them a good option for me while traveling.Nourish has inventive, farm-fresh takes on some Canadian staples, like the vegan poutine that my husband devoured while I enjoyed the rice noodles with veggies, seared tofu, and coconut chili peanut sauce.
- COWS Creamery
- I can’t finish this list without mentioning my now-favorite ice cream spot in Banff: Cows! This homemade ice cream shop has unique flavors that I’ve never seen anywhere else like Moo Henry, which has chocolate flakes, peanuts, and pieces of brown sugar fudge in it. I’ll take fudge in my ice cream any day! 😍
My new ice cream obsession.
- I can’t finish this list without mentioning my now-favorite ice cream spot in Banff: Cows! This homemade ice cream shop has unique flavors that I’ve never seen anywhere else like Moo Henry, which has chocolate flakes, peanuts, and pieces of brown sugar fudge in it. I’ll take fudge in my ice cream any day! 😍
Where’s your favorite place to eat in Banff? There were plenty more places that I wanted to try, but since we’re already planning to visit Banff again someday, I’ll have a chance to try some more next time!
