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The places that were instant hits. And yes, I love them!

 1. Earth's General Store

9605 82nd Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6C 0Z9
(780) 439-8725

Category: Grocery

5.0 star rating
  6/12/2011

If there's anyone who tells you not to check this place out, they'd have to be checked into a mental clinic!  

You don't have to be a locavore.
You don't have to be a crazy, organic geek.  
You don't have to believe in the green revolution.  
You don't…More »

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 2. Princess Theatre

10337 82 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 1Z9
(780) 433-0728

Category: Cinema

5.0 star rating
  12/12/2010

Give me an old theatre with a beautiful marquee and I'm a happy man!  Princess theatre is an extremely old theatre, built in 1915 and given that Edmonton was established as a city in 1904, just going for a movie here transports you to the early…More »

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 3. The Bothy Wine & Whisky Bar

5482 Calgary Trl
Edmonton, AB T6H 4J8
(780) 761-1761
5.0 star rating
  Update - 1/30/2011

I must certainly add that after going there a few more times, I've had the opportunity to try out the food.  Trust me, their savory meat pies are just terrific (you could easily get addicted to the beef and mushroom pie).  

Also, it's worth adding…More »

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  • 5.0 star rating
    12/27/2010

    The Bothy is really, really a stand out.  A stand out of no other kind!  The word bothy means a… Read more »

 4. La Piazza Dasee

10441 123 Street Nw
Edmonton, AB T5N 1N8
(866) 923-7721
5.0 star rating
  6/22/2011

There's no real reason to not give Jojo's coffee bar at La Piazza Dasee a full 5 star rating.  A very spacious cafe with comfortable furniture, free wifi, several plug points, great menu of eats and coffees, including the spiked varieties, airy,…More »

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 5. Sunterra Marketplace

5728 111 St NW
Edmonton, AB T6H 3G1
(780) 434-2610

Category: Grocery

5.0 star rating
  5/26/2011

Sunterra is a true gem of a grocery store.  I wish I was shopping here more often.  Firstly, it's a co-op grocery store in that it is made up of the owners of Sunterra farms, a group of individually run farms around parts of Alberta.

While they offer…More »

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 6. d'Lish Urban Kitchen & Wine Bar - CLOSED

10418 124 St
Edmonton, AB T5N 1R5
(780) 482-2242
5.0 star rating
  10/17/2010

D'Lish is an elegant & modern wine & tapas bar that serves a unique menu.  Although tapas are originally a spanish idea, the theme of the menu shows phenomenal adaptation.  Unlike other modern loungey places that have a great décor and music serving…More »

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 7. Battista's Calzones

118 Avenue and 84 Street
Edmonton, AB T5B 0S5
(780) 758-1808

Category: Italian

5.0 star rating
  6/20/2011

Battista serves up a menu of 4 calzones from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. everyday, except Sunday.  I went with Liv V.'s suggestion and got the Classico calzone which consists of delicious Canadian mozzarella oozing out of the bread pocket, green & red peppers,…More »

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 8. Transcend Coffee

8708 109 St
Edmonton, AB T6G 1E9
(780) 756-8882

Category: Coffee & Tea

5.0 star rating
  Update - 4/6/2011

I've become a regular at this Transcend over the last six months or so, so much so that a couple of the staff know that my favorite drink is the Flat White.  Of course, my morning cup still remains the clover coffee and I always spend a couple of…More »

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  • 5.0 star rating
    7/19/2010

    Transcend has a very specific goal - serve a masterful cup of coffee.  The prices are about a dollar… Read more »

 9. Dahlia's Mediterranean Bistro

10235 124st
Edmonton, AB T5N
(780) 488-7656

Category: Mediterranean

5.0 star rating
  5/22/2011 ROTD 7/3/2011

Woohoo!  No complaints here.  The thing is that it's not really a high end bistro with great plating techniques and chef hats that cost thousands of dollars.

It's just an awesome little bistro on the High Street that serves really nice food.  Went…More »

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 10. The Sequel Cafe

10011-102 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 4K2
(780) 425-9210

Category: Sandwiches

5.0 star rating
  6/9/2011

Sequel is a completely adorable cafe that serves a modern, almost Californian menu of lunch options.  From delicious sounding unheard of stuff like cream of cauliflower soup, to sausage calzones, veggie burritos and a lot more!

The reasons for 5…More »

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 11. Duchess Bake Shop

10720-124 St NW
Edmonton, AB T5M 0H1
(780) 488-4999

Category: Bakeries

5.0 star rating
  5/26/2011

Oooooh mama maaa!  Duchess bakery is certainly the duchess of my heart.  I have no clue how they do it, but they make such delicious and seemingly guilt free (although I'm sure my bulging equator would disagree) baked goods, be it buttery light…More »

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 12. Luzzara Coffee Bar - CLOSED

10011 82 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6E 6P4
(780) 913-5713

Category: Coffee & Tea

5.0 star rating
  Update - 6/20/2011

Luzzara is a true class-act and certainly something that every neighborhood cafe should strive to achieve.  Sarah, the owner, is friendly and happy to entertain her customers and creates an atmosphere that is really unmatched with anything else that…More »

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  • 4.0 star rating
    2/11/2011

    I went to Luzzara for the first time today and boy, can't wait to hang out again, whenever I get a… Read more »

 13. Notables Stationers

12543 102 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB T5N 0M4
(780) 488-4625
4.0 star rating
  8/20/2011

Although Notables is technically a stationery store, it has so much in it that one could keep visiting this place for a long time.  My work requires a lot of the use of pencils, pens and paper; Notables has the best collection of stationery in…More »

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 14. Cafe Coral de Cuba

10816 82 Ave
Edmonton, AB T6E 2B3

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Cuban

4.0 star rating
  11/30/2011

I'm glad that this block of Whyte ave has somehow remained primarily small business  driven.  It's probably that last beacon of hope!  Coral de Cuba recently opened and I had to opportunity to make it with a few friends, amongst which was my friend…More »

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 15. High Voltage Food & Coffee Bar

10387 63 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB T6H 1P2
(780) 437-3202
5.0 star rating
  1/25/2012 ROTD 4/6/2012

It's hard to not give High Voltage a 5 star rating.  They're basically a gyros/falafel/donair place with also a few options for sandwiches served on white buns.  They have Montreal smoked meat too, but I'm not sure if I'd have it out here simply…More »

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