Hi everyone, welcome to Lindork Does Life!
Today' we're going to be eating all around
the Town of Banff in Banff National Park, Alberta
My name is Linda Hoang and I'm a Canadian blogger
and now video blogger sharing about my life!
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Visit places you might want to visit
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Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies
is well known for its beautiful scenery and ample adventures
We drove down for our anniversary weekend
and were excited to do one of my favourite adventures—eating!
Here are 10 places in Banff you might want
to dine at when you're in town
It's not an exhaustive list but it's definitely a tasty one!
First try Banff's newest bubble tea spot
Milk Tea Banff!
It's located inside Park Avenue Mall and serves up
some beautiful and delicious milk or fruit teas
smoothies, yogurt sparklers, cheesecakes and more!
Next let's pick up a sweet treat from The Fudgery
Located on Main Street, find handmade specialty chocolates
including bear paws, truffles, brittles and candy apples
made on site right before your eyes at this
popular spot serving sweet treats since 1977
"Break your teeth?"
"No"
For a Cajun breakfast, lunch or dinner
Touloulou's is the place to be!
Their slogan is a little Louisiana, Acadiana and Canadiana
"We just ordered and the server said...
...'are you sure you want to order that, it's a lot of food'
...Yeah I think we're sure (lol)"
Check out their unique seafood benedicts
in their breakfast Benedict Bar
try the Breakfast Poutine
or one of their famous Bayou Bowls
The portions here are big!
** cheers **
Bear Street is home to a few great spots in Banff!
We were invited to try a tea-inspired cocktail crawl
along the street with complimentary teas and cocktail samples
"We have 65 different organic tea blends...
... which we blend here in Banff"
"Every day we have six different samples out you can try...
... so come along and we'll try a few out!"
** sips **
"Ooo, interesting!"
Make your way through all the free tea sample stations
at Jolene's Tea House located inside the historic
Old Crag Cabin, one of Banff's oldest buildings
said to have been built in the late 1880s
"Can you smell it?"
We also bought a few teas to take home!
Next we hit the patio at Three Bears Brewery
but probably should have dined in because this place
apparently has a star gazing retractable roof and beer garden
plus a 25-foot pine tree inside the restaurant!
Really missed out on that one but didn't miss out on
the scratch-cooked food and small batch brews
made on site using glacial water!
** crunch **
Try a flight, their cheesy waffle fries
with caramelized onions
and the carne asada beef lettuce wraps!
Then head down to The Bison
named one of the Top 10 best fine dining restaurants in Canada
for farm to table, locally sourced, rotating seasonal menus
You've got to try bison at a place called The Bison!
and let the cocktails flow with suggestions from servers
"Cheers!"
Hello Sunshine is one of Banff's newest restaurants
a Japanese spot with private karaoke rooms
The batter corn and eggplants are must orders
and you get great value in the baos!
They have a lot of fun drinks too
including this Matcha Colada!
Now for a bit of a palate cleanser—poutine!
Banff Poutine is a Montreal-style eatery
offering traditional poutines made of fresh home-cut potatoes
and Quebec's famous squeaky cheese curds
covered with gravy!
We got the Montreal Smoked Meat Poutine
but you could grab a sandwich too!
** chomps **
** chomps again **
"Did you see? Did I disappear?"
"No"
"Oh" (lol)
Delish!
Craving soup?
Ramen Arashi is a tiny little ramen joint
in Sundance Mall
Expect lineups at this popular spot
with a selection of Japanese ramen soup bowls
appetizers like gyoza or chicken karaage
and an appetizer sample, which funnily is
just toppings from a ramen bowl
** sake cheers **
** clink **
You should also try the popular
taiyaki Japanese fish-shaped dessert cake here too!
And the 10th and final spot to eat in Banff
at least for this trip, is the classic—some might say iconic—
institution: The Grizzly House!
** sizzle **
Banff's famous fondue and hot rock restaurant
has been operating since 1967
You can find over a dozen varieties of meat
from your standard beef or chicken
to some pretty unique cuts like snake or frog
It's an interactive, filling meal
that you've gotta try at least once!
"Oh my god"
"Ughhh"
(the sound of being full)
"So we are done eating in Banff"
"We ate all the food"
"We ate so much food"
"It was so good"
"You probably won't eat all the food that we ate"
"Just imagine eating so much food
that you feel like you're going to throw up" (lol)
So it's actually not a good thing if you eat that much"
"I didn't enjoy it, actually."
(lol he did)
"But we wanted to do that for the video...
... so that you could see all the different options
you have and that's not even all of the options
that are in Banff!"
"Anyway...
... so we hope you enjoy your visit to Banff
and eat all the good food and do the different adventures!"
"Thanks for watching and we'll see you next episode!"
"Byeeee!"
** slurp **
** chokes a little **
"It's too spicy!"
(LOL)