Locally sourced Alberta beef and handcrafted cocktails are the name of the game at this upscale steakhouse. Sleek booths, hip tunes and low lighting make this an atmospheric spot to slice into tender meat cooked beneath a 1,000°C (1,800°F) infrared grill. Choose from wet-aged or dry-aged, grain-fed or grass-fed beef.

This smart Calgary restaurant occupies a restored 1911 bank building on Olympic Plaza. Teatro serves modern Italian cuisine featuring local, seasonal organic products, while all the breads and pastries are baked fresh on the premises. There's an extensive award-winning wine list; the wine cellar (housed in the original bank vaults) holds more than 10,000 bottles.

This stylish restaurant serves modern Canadian food based on local ingredients, with game and seafood featuring prominently on the menu. Elegant décor and flattering lighting add to the upmarket vibe and skylights provide a stunning view of the Calgary Tower above. The wine list is among the best in the city.

Literally meaning 'food you eat with alcohol', Anju does just that, serving contemporary Korean fare that's supposed to be enjoyed with alcoholic drinks. Salty eats that might have you calling for beer include oxtail tortellini and wasabi nori nuts. Groups can pile into enormous platefuls of fried chicken and corn cheese fritters.

Modern North American cuisine is served family-style at this hip eatery, meaning you can share plates with friends. Vegetables are at the root of every dish, be it yam tortilla, roasted carrot or whole roasted beet with a pistachio crema. That's not to say you can't enjoy meaty options too – try the spring salmon with chorizo and avocado.

An offshoot of popular downtown eatery CHARCUT, this trendy East Village hangout is housed inside the Simmons Building, a former mattress factory. The focal point is the Argentine wood-fired grill, but it's not all about meat. Veggie small plates include blistered provoleta cheese and charred napa cabbage salad.

Great-value Italian-inspired dishes draw a steady stream of diners to this Beltline restaurant, where you might chomp through bowlfuls of gnocchi or pumpkin ravioli. Save money during the afternoon pizza happy hour or come for a set-price lunch of pizza, salad and scodellina (small snack bowls).

This long-standing Chinatown establishment offers a traditional Cantonese and Szechuan menu featuring over 200 dishes, including delicious dim sums. You can pick your own live crab or lobster from a seafood tank and pair it with a variety of dressings such as green pepper and black bean sauce or spring onion and ginger.

Walk into Sunterra Market and you might be tempted by the ground-floor grocery store selling produce and take-away meals. Head upstairs and you can grab an inexpensive lunch or dinner either from the counter (pizza, pasta, burgers etc) or in the sit-down lounge. The outdoor patio has BBQs in summer.