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Canmore Restaurants & Bars
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Restaurants & Bars in Canmore, Alberta.
Canmore’s Diverse Restaurant Scene: Home-grown Cooking & International Flair
Once a small mountain village of only a few hundred miners and their families, Canmore is now a vibrant alpine town bustling with sports enthusiasts and tourists. Situated between Kananaskis Country and Banff National Park, Canmore sees millions of international visitors pass through each year and this once sleepy mining town has responded with a unique and cosmopolitan culinary scene, one that rivals the quality and diversity of major cities.
It's easy to find a good eatery while wandering down Main Street. Casual dining is fun and convenient at the many fast food restaurants, pizza parlours, pubs, cafes and juice bars, traditional fare can be found in a variety of family restaurants and steakhouses, and upscale restaurants offer modern Canadian cuisine as well as all types of international fare.
HOME-GROWN COOKING FROM CANMORE’S MINING ROOTS
Canmore was founded in 1884 by an employee of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Shortly after, Queen Victoria granted a coal mining charter to the town and Canmore quickly became a prosperous town of a couple of thousand miners and their families, mostly of European descent. Each morning miners would pack a hearty breakfast to last them a day of hard labour. The Canmore Hotel, located conveniently on Main Street, is over a hundred years old and still serves a traditional miners' breakfast.
The Iron Goat restaurant is named after the goats that used to pull Canmore's coal carts. When the goats were replaced by locomotives, the miners called the engines iron goats. The rustic decor of this eatery reflects Canmore's historical origins. Diners can take in the stunning view of Three Sisters mountain range while perusing the menu, drawn strongly from local ingredients, featuring bison tenderloin, goat cheese and smoked salmon.
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