This article is part of the 2018 list of Calgary’s Best Neighbourhoods. For the 2019 list, go here.
Perhaps it’s unsurprising that access to restaurants, cafs and bars is important to Avenue readers, given the amount of dining coverage we do. In our 2018 Best Neighbourhoods Survey, respondents ranked it among the most important characteristics of a great place to live. Using the City of Calgary’s business license data, we scored every residential neighbourhood on restaurant access inside its borders.
These are the neighbourhoods in Calgary with the most restaurants, cafes and bars.
1.
Downtown Commercial Core
Score: 352
2.
Beltline
Score: 288
3.
Arbour Lake
Score: 56
4.
Hillhurst
Score: 53
5.
McKenzie Towne
Score: 45
6.
Chinatown, Forest Lawn (tie)
Score: 43
7.
Signal Hill
Score: 42
8.
Shawnessy
Score: 41
9.
Mission
Score: 39
10.
Crescent Heights
Score: 38