Coffee in a plant-filled space on east Whyte Ave.

Take a little hike up the hill from the Whitemud Park parking lot to see this lovely gleaming sculpture.
The lush terrace at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald offers one of the absolute best views in town. Gaze out at the sprawling river valley in style for the price of a swish cocktail.
Legendary, long standing Whyte Ave pub with the classic Hair of the Dog live music on weekend afternoons. They'll pour your Guinness right. Check their online listings for up to date events.
An absolutely dazzling interior, classic western-style Chinese food and old-timey cocktails - this place is a showstopper!

The Next Act pub has anchored Whyte Ave's theatre scene for generations.
Classic prairie steak and pizza joint in Little Italy.
Inventive wild and sour beers plus fermented dough pizza, in an industrial park in the west end.

It's worth stopping in to Va for the green-tiled interior design situation alone, but those pizzas, kale ceasar salads, italian sodas and baked goods aren't gonna eat themselves dontchaknow.