The Ultimate Overview of Restaurants in Banff

You’ll probably eat almost exclusively outdoors during your vacation in Banff National Park. Banff and Lake Louise are the right place for this because the range of restaurants is extensive. Below you’ll find a handy overview, arranged by type of restaurant and type of food.

In the overview, you will find almost all the restaurants Banff and Lake Louise have to offer. I have included a total of 142. The most famous cuisines are widely represented, but more exclusive food like Peruvian and Ramen can also be found.

Of course, this page about food in Banff could also have been an overview of Banff’s “best” restaurants. But that is an opinion, and it’s subjective. Who knows, maybe you like something completely different than I do, and I’m certainly not a culinary expert, unfortunately. Therefore, you’ll find an overview below of Banff’s many dining options, all conveniently arranged by type of cuisine.

I used the average on Google for the ratings. If a restaurant received at least one hundred reviews, you will find the average rating in the overview. This way, you get a much better idea of the food and the restaurant’s quality (or coffee shop, bistro or pub) than when you base your choice on my opinion. Restaurants with fewer than one hundred reviews are displayed with a dash (“-“).

Suffer from coeliac disease? Check the post about gluten-free restaurants in Banff National Park.

What to Find in the Overview

Besides the type of cuisine and the average rating in Google, you will also find the price indication (from cheap to expensive), the address, and whether the restaurant has takeaway and/or delivery. This way, you can make a good choice at a glance, based on your preferences.

Prices in Banff and Lake Louise Restaurants

The prices of most restaurants in Banff and Lake Louise are not too bad. There are a fair number of budget options. Sure, you can also eat out fancy if you want. But the average price level of restaurants in Banff is not significantly different from restaurants in Alberta’s bigger cities. 

Want to see where and how to get discounts? Read the post about all kinds of discounts you can get in the park

Famous (Fast Food) Chains

There are also plenty of fast-food restaurants. The franchises located in Banff are part of well-known US chains. You will find the names under “Fast Food” in the overview. Lake Louise doesn’t have any, strangely enough.

Craving ice cream? Then click over to the post about where to get delicious ice cream in the town of Banff.

Kinds of Food

It probably doesn’t surprise you that fast food restaurants are most represented. But beyond that: It seems like many residents of Banff town have Italian roots because you can get pizza in many places. You will find no less than seven pizza restaurants and takeaway places in the overview.

Because there are so many, I have included them as a separate category in the overview. In addition, you will find another five Italian restaurants under their separate header. It’s also striking that you will find “only” three sushi restaurants and two Japanese restaurants in Banff and one sushi restaurant in Lake Louise. With the considerable influx of Japanese tourists, you would expect these kinds of restaurant to be more prevalent.

Craving Pizza? Then I recommend reading the post about the best Pizza places in Banff.

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BANFF

American

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Troy Roma’s	3.7	$$	138 Banff Avenue	✗	✓	✗	+1 403 – 760 8540

Bistro

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Alpha Bistro	–	–	1029 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 762 5531
Bare Bistro	–	–	6-100 Owl Street	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 760 2677
Cliffhouse Bistro	4.6	$$	2 Mount Norquay Road	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 4421
Juniper Bistro	4.6	–	1 Juniper Way Unit 2	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 763 6219
Maclab Bistro	4.4	$$	107 Tunnel Mountain Drive	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 762 6141
Nourish Bistro Banff	4.4	$$	211 Bear Street #110	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 760 3933

Breakfast

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
JK Bakery Cafe	–	$	229 Bear Street	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 760 0800

Buffet

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Vista’s Dining Hall	–	$$	107 Tunnel Mountain Drive	✓	–	–	+1 403 – 762 6300

Cafe/Pub

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Banff Ave Brewing Co.	4.2	$$	110 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 1003
Bear Street Tavern	4.5	$$	211 Bear Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 2021
Buffalo Mountain Café	–	–	700 Tunnel Mountain Drive	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 2400
Rose & Crown	4.2	$$	202 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 2121
Tommy’s Neighbourhood Pub	4.3	$$	120 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 8888
Waldhouse Restaurant & Pub	4.5	–	405 Spray Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 6860

Cajun

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Toulooloos	4.3	$$	204 Caribou Street	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 762 2633

Chinese

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Bamboo Garden Restaurant	3.7	–	211 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 985 6688
Silver Dragon	3.9	$$	109 Spray Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 3939

Coffee Bars

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Evelyn’s Coffee Bar	4.1	–	215 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 2000
Starbucks	3.9	$$	201 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 760 8777
Starbucks	3.7	$$	318 Marten Street	✗	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 5378
Starbucks	3.8	$$	100 Mountain Avenue	✗	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 7481

Fast Food

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
A&W Canada	–	$	601 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 762 0465
Banff Shawarma	3.9	$$	317 Banff Avenue c1b	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 762 0489
BeaverTails Banff (East)	4.4	$	120 Banff Avenue	✗	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 0086
BeaverTails Banff (West)	4.4	$	201 Banff Avenue	✗	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 1977
Dairy Queen	–	$	317 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 760 2570
Edo Japan – Sushi and Grill	–	$	317 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 8820
McDonald’s	3.7	$	116 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 5232
Popeye’s Lousiana Kitchen	–	$	317 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 1486
Subway	–	$	317 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 5599
Subway	3.7	$	137 Banff Avenue Bay 9	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 985 5589
Tim Hortons	3.7	$	100 Gopher Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 8701
Yan’s Bistro	–	$	317 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 6868

Gourmet

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Grizzly House	4.3	$$$	207 Banff Avenue	✓	✗	✗	+1 403 – 762 4055

Grill

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Coyotes Southwestern Grill	4.4	$$	206 Caribou Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 3963
Crave Mountain Grill	–	–	222 Lynx Street	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 760 3255
Chili’s Grill & Bar	4.3	$$	461 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 760 8502

Italian

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Castello Italiana	–	–	405 Spray Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 6860
La Terrazza	4.0	–	222 Lynx Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 760 3271
LUPO Italian Ristorante & Patio	–		208 Wolf Street #201	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 985 9180
Old Spaghetti Factory	4.3	$$	317 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 760 2779
Pacini Banff	4.1	$$	345 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 760 8580
Ticino Swiss-Italian Restaurant	4.3	$$	415 Banff Avenue	✓	✗	✗	+1 403 – 762 3848

Indian

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Indian Curry House	4.0	$$	225 Banff Avenue #202	✓	✓	✓	+1 587 – 222 8779
Masala Authentic Indian Cuise	4.4	$$	229 Bear Street	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 760 6612
Saffron Indian Bistro	4.7	–	205 Wolf Street	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 985 2005

Irish Pub

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
St. James’s Gate	4.4	$$	207 Wolf Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 9355

Japanese

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Oh Bento & Pizza / Oh Catering	4.8	–	100 Mount Norquay Road	✗	✓	✗	+1 403 – 760 6660
Shoku Izakaya	–	–	304 Caribou Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 1112

Korean

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Seoul Country Korean Restaurant	3.3	$$	215 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 762 4941

Mexican

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Dessert Bar at Taco N Tikka	–	–	211 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 405 – 609 8548
Magpie & Stump	4.3	$$	203 Caribou Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 4067

Peruvian

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Bow Valley Empanadas	–	$	317 Banff Avenue	✗	✓	✓	+1 403 – 985 7632

Pizza

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Aardvark Pizza & Sub	3.5	–	304a Caribou Street	✗	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 5500
Boston Pizza	3.8	$$	201-225 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 2192
Carlito’s Pizzaria	4.0	–	501 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 3388
Domino’s Pizza	3.9	$	314 Marten Street	✗	✓	✓	+1 403 – 760 3330
High Rollers	4.5	$$	110 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 2695
Meatball Pizza & Pasta	3.7	$$	337 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 762 3667
Pizza Pizza	–	$	302 Lynx Street	✓	✓	✓	+1 587 – 883 9111
Una Pizza + Wine Banff	4.5	44	202 Caribou Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 453 1183

Ramen

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Amu Ramen Bar	4.8	–	119 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 2888
Chaya	4.0	$$	118 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 760 0882
Ramen Arashi Banff	4.5	$	215 Banff Avenue #213	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 760 0908

Steak

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Chuck’s Steakhouse	4.6	–	101 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 4825
Keg Steakhouse + Bar	–	$$$	117 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 760 3030
Keg Steakhouse + Bar	4.1	$$$	521 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 4442
Melissa’s MisSteak	4.2	$$	201 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 -762 5511
Saltlik Banff	4.2	$$$	211 Bear Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 2467
1888 Chop House	4.5	–	405 Spray Avenue	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 762 6860

Sushi

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Hello Sunshine	–	–	208 Wolf Street #101	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 985 7225
Sushi Bistro	3.7	$$	208 Caribou Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 4000
Sushi House Banff	4.3	$$	304 Caribou Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 4353

Thai

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Pad Thai	3.9	–	110 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 762 4911

Vietnamese

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Peak Cafe	–	–	109 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 2220

Miscellaneous

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Afternoon Tea at Fairmont Banff Springs	–	–	405 Spray Avenue	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 762 2211
Alberta Wing Shack	4.7	$	101 Eagle Crescent	✗	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 4440
Banff National Perk	–	–	220 Bear Street	✓	–	–	+1 403 – 762 8642
Banff Poutine	4.6	–	223 Bear Street	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 985 3333
Banff Take Out by BHC	–	–	128 Eagle Crescent	✗	✓	–	+1 403 – 762 3454
Balkan Restaurant	4.4	$$$	120 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 3454
Bison Restaurant	4.6	$$$	211 Bear Street #213	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 5550
Block Kitchen	4.5	$$	5 Banff Avenue #201	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 2887
Earls Kitchen + Bar	4.0	$$	299 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 4414
Eddie Burger + Bar	4.5	$$	137 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 2230
Eden	4.6	$$$$	300 Mountain Avenue	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 762 3356
Elk & Oarsman Restaurant & Bar	4.1	$$	119 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 4616
El Toro Restaurant	4.0	–	429 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 2520
Evergreen Restaurant & Lounge	–	–	459 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 3307
Farm & Fire	4.5	–	333 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 760 3298
Grapes	4.6	–	405 Spray Avenue	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 762 2211
Lookout Patio	–	–	405 Spray Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 6860
Maple Leaf Grill and Lounge	4.2	$$$	137 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 760 7680
Milk Tea at Banff	–	–	211 Banff Avenue	✗	✓	–	+1 403 – 985 5188
Park Distillery Restaurant and Bar	4.4	$$	219 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 5114
Patrinos Banff	–	–	537 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 2622
Pho House	3.6	–	211 Banff Avenue #3	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 762 0334
Primrose	–	–	300 Mountain Avenue	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 762 3356
Prow	–	–	700 Tunnel Mountain Road	✓	✓	✓	+1 403 – 760 4484
Radiant	4.6	–	111 Banff Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 0730
Rundle Bar at the Fairmont Banff Springs	4.6	$$$	405 Spray Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 6860
Schenjenta	–	–	513 Banff Avenue	✓	–	✗	–
Stanley’s Smokehouse	–	–	405 Spray Avenue	✓	–	–	+1 403 – 762 6860
Three Bears Brewery and Restaurant	4.6	–	205 Bear Street	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 985 8038
Three Ravens Restaurant and Wine Bar	4.5	$$$	107 Tunnel Mountain Drive	✓	–	–	+1 403 – 762 6300
Vermillion Room	3.6	–	405 Spray Avenue	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 762 6860
Voyageur’s Lounge	–	–	555 Banff Avenue	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 760 7790

LAKE LOUISE

Bakery

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Laggan’s	3.9	$$	101 Village Road, Building B	–	✓	✗	+1 403 522 2017

Bar / Pub

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Banded Peak Base Camp	–	–	1 Whitehorn Road	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 522 3555
Bill Peyto’s Cafe	4.5	$$	203 Village Road	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 522 2200
Explorer’s Lounge	3.9	–	210 Village Road	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 522 3791
Mountain Restaurant	4.0	$$	200 Village Road	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 522 3573
Outpost Pub	4.2	$$	200 Pipestone Road	✓	✗	✗	+ 1 403 522 3989

Bistro

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Northface Bistro	–	–	1 Whitehorn Drive	✓	–	–	+1 403 – 522 3555
Whitehorn Bistro	4.5	$$	1 Whitehorn Road	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 522 1310

Brasserie

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Poppy Brasserie	–	$$$	111 Lake Louise Drive	✓	✗	✗	+1  403 – 522 3511

Cafe

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Chateau Deli	4.2	–	111 Lake Louise Drive	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 522 1817
Javalanche Cafe	–	–	200 Village Road	✓	✓	–	+1 403 522 3574
Trailhead Cafe	4.4	$	101 Lake Louise Drive	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 522 2006
Whiskey Jack Cafe	–	–	1 Whitehorn Road	✓	–	–	+1 403 – 522 3555

Coffee Bar

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Slopeside Coffee Bar	–	–	Lake Louise Drive	✓	✓	✗	+1 877 – 956 8473

Italian

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Lago Italian Kitchen	–	–	111 Lake Louise Drive	✓	–	–	+1 403 – 522 1898
Timberwolf Pizza & Pasta Cafe	4.1	$$	210 Village Road	✓	✓	–	+1 403 – 522 3791

Juice Bar

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Jusu bar	–	–	111 Lake Louise Drive	✓	✓	✗	–

Sushi

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Kuma Yama	–	–	1 Whitehorn Road	✓	–	–	+1 403 – 522 3555

Swiss

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Walliser Stube	4.6	–	111 Lake Louise Drive	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 522 3511

Tea

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Afternoon Tea at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise	–	–	111 Lake Louise Drive	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 522 3511

Miscellaneous

NAME	SCORE	$	ADDRESS	DINE IN	TAKEOUT	DELIVERY	PHONE
Alpine Social	4.3	–	111 Lake Louise Drive	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 522 1898
Fairview	3.9	–	111 Lake Louise Drive	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 522 3511
Lake Louise Railway Station & Restaurant	4.4	$$	200 Sentinel Road	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 522 2600
Lake Louise Ski Resort	4.7	–	1 Whitehorn Road	✓	–	–	+1 403 522 3555
Lake Louise Village Grill & Bar	3.0	$$	Lake Louise Drive	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 522 3879
Lakeview Lounge	4.2	–	111 Lake Louise Drive	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 522 3511
Legends Restaurant	4.2	–	210 Village Road	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 522 3791
Lodge of the Ten Peaks Cafe	–	–	1 Whitehorn Road	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 522 3555
Mount Fairview Dining Room	–	–	109 Lake Louise Drive	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 522 4202
O2 Bubble Tea Bento	–	–	101 Village Road	✓	✓	–	–
Post Hotel Dining Room Lake Louise	–	–	200 Pipestone Road	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 522 3889
Powder Keg Lounge	–	–	1 Whitehorn Road	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 522 3555
Sawyer’s Nook	–	–	1 Whitehorn Road	✓	–	✗	+1 403 – 522 3555
Sitzmark Lounge	–	–	Lake Louise Ski Resort	✓	✓	✗	+1 403 – 522 3555

Check out this post about accommodations in Banff National Park. It provides a handy overview of most hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts and hostels in the park.