Edmonton's '25 Best' Dishes

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Avenue Magazine took it upon themselves to discover Edmonton's most delicious eats

BY EMIL TIEDEMANN

EVERYONE loves to eat, right?! Well, perhaps with the exception of Calista Flockhart, but we won't go there. Anyways, the lovely--and stuffed--folks over at Avenue Magazine recently put together their favourite foods (etc.) in all of Edmonton, and are willing to share their finds with the rest of us.

For their second annual "25 Best Things to Eat" issue, Avenue scoured dozens of our city's most talked-about or underrated restaurants, cafès, bakeries and markets, all in an effort to suggest to us an alternative to Big Mac's, Whoppers and Kentucky fried chicken. It's gonna be hard to top those favs, but Avenue's Gail Hall answered the call.

So, in no particular order, I Heart Edmonton is excited to bring you Avenue Magazine's "25 Best Things to Eat" in our city...

-Pear and Cambozola Triangles (The Dish & the Runaway Spoon)
-Finca Vista Hermosa-La Vega Coffee Beans (Transcend Coffee)
-Yellow Curry Whitefish Chowder (Soul Soup)
-Deli Sandwich (Italian Centre)
-Warm Cherry Cake (Lazia)
-Fatouch Salad (Parkallen Restaurant)
-Pecan Caramel Cheesecake (Capitals Restaurant)
-Macarons (Duchess Bake Shop)
-Frozen Yogurt (Kiwi Kiss)
-Shish Taouk (Swiss Donair)
-Szechwan Beef (Happy Garden Restaurant)
-Freshly Baked Nine-Grain Bread (Prairie Mill Bread Co.)
-Cannelloni (PiccoLino Bistro)
-Vegetarian Samosa (Punjabi Sweets & Restaurant)
-Spanakopita (Hellas Foods)
-Veggie Burger (Upper Crust Cafè)
-Sylvan Star Grilled Cheese Sandwich (Madison's Grill)
-Orange Marmalade (Strathcona Country Kitchens)
-Spicy Salmon Rolls (Maki Maki Japanese/Vietnamese Restuarant & Lounge)
-Buttercrunch Candy (Sweet Lollapalooza Confections)
-Saganaki (Koutouki)
-Godfather's Choice Pizza (Ragazzi Bistro Italiano)
-Eggs Benedict (Fairmont Hotel Macdonald)
-Bacon Cheeseburger Perogies (Hundred Bar + Kitchen)
-Smoked Tuna (Ocean Odyssey Inland)
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  1. AdminApril 28, 2010 at 3:49 PM

    I look forward to these lists every year!! My husband and I are foodies and Edmonton has some delicious restaurants. We are lucky!
    Thanks for the post!!
    Gluten Free Chickie
    www.glutenfreechickie.com

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