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Mountain Mercato is a favourite place on
Main Street for locals to stop for specialty
teas, coffees and treats including beautiful
macarons and hand-made truffles. There’s
a good selection of gourmet foods stocked
on shelves and in the deli cabinet, an
all-day café menu plus in- and outdoor
seating areas that have all the seasons
covered. www.moutainmercato.com

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The Banff Springs Hotel is a must-see
landmark about half an hour by car
from Canmore. This spectacular pile,
originally constructed in 1888, is said to
PLACE: Canmore
be haunted, but Afternoon Tea in the
Rundle Lounge with a view of snow-
DATE: September 2017
capped peaks is a tradition worth the
goosebumps. The hotel’s Heritage
WEATHER: 13ºC, cool, blue skies,
sunny Hall mini-museum gives a fascinating
glimpse of the iconic resort’s history.
TRAVELLER: Susie Ellison
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COUNTRY: CANADA
There’s no shortage of restaurants in
downtown Banff but if you want to
dodge the tourists, Sleeping Buffalo
$BO .PSF Restaurant in the Buffalo Mountain Lodge
is a more peaceful option. The menu
focus is on sustainable Rocky Mountain
Cuisine. The signature Buffalo Burger . %(6 .+
IF YOU CAN TEAR YOUR ATTENTION with home-cured bacon, mushrooms and
from the stunning Rocky Mountain Cambozola, washed down with a Plaid
Goat Red Ale by Banff Ave Brewing Co.,
scenery this compact town in Alberta was outstanding. www.crmr.com/buffalo/
has a cool, indie vibe, a lively arts scene dining; www.banffavebrewingco.ca
and plenty of options for locally inspired ! " , ,
food and drink. The patio at The Wood, a log building on
a prime corner lot in downtown Canmore,
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PD3, a refurbished vintage London double decker, is a enjoying Alberta beef, wings, a huge
fully mobile restaurant on wheels, with seating for 16. The selection of draft beers, and mountain
Asian-fusion street food menu is by chef Blake Flann, views. For a more sophisticated dining
owner of restaurant BLAKE, and winner of the Gold experience Canmore insiders like Crazy
Medal in Calgary’s 2017 Gold Medal Plates competition. Weed, a relaxed restaurant with a globally
According to Mott’s Clamato, he also makes The Best inspired menu and a well-curated wine list. ' 6 )+"' ,6 (-
Caesar in the Bow Valley. www.blakecanmore.com www.thewood.ca; www.crazyweed.ca

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