Block Kitchen + Bar is a compact downtown Banff restaurant built around Chef Stéphane Prévost, Asian-leaning small plates, bison and seafood anchors, and a real cocktail lane. It works best as a share-and-compare meal rather than a single-main stop.

LUPO is a reservable Banff Italian restaurant on Wolf Street with house pasta, wood-fired pizza, family-style meats, seafood, a mountain-view patio, and a daily 3 p.m. happy-hour window. The strongest order runs through Spicy Rigatoni Alla Vodka, Uncle Morty, and The James Tiramisu.

Coyotes Southwestern Grill is a long-running Banff Southwestern room built around breakfast-through-dinner utility, scratch-made details, blue-corn enchiladas, Chimayo chile salmon, vegetarian depth, and a daily happy-hour window.

The Balkan is a Greek-Mediterranean fixture on Banff Avenue, open since 1984 and built around meze, lamb-led platters, a recurring Greek Night, and a practical mix of vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and halal menu signals.