Red Deer’s Oldest Restaurants
The windmill on The Donut Mill has marked a Highway 2 stopping place since the spring of 1994. Next door, Glenn’s Family Restaurant has served travellers since January 28, 1986. George’s Pizza & Steakhouse predates both, opening in Red Deer in 1978.
Winnipeg’s Oldest Restaurants
At Oscar’s Deli, corned beef is still stacked between slices of Winnipeg rye in a business that began on Main Street in 1929. Two years later, Salisbury House opened an all-night café with ten counter seats on Fort Street. Neither original room survives, but both names remain in use.
Regina’s Oldest Restaurants
On summer evenings, customers line up at the walk-up window of Milky Way Ice Cream on Victoria Avenue. The seasonal stand has served Regina since 1956. A few blocks west, the Copper Kettle traces its beginnings to a small lunch counter opened during the following decade. Houston Pizza arrived in 1970, bringing the thick crust and generous toppings that would become associated with Regina-style pizza.
Saskatoon’s Oldest Restaurants
Gibson’s Fish & Chips began serving Saskatoon in 1964. Taverna followed in 1969, Venice House in 1972, and The Cave opened its rock-walled dining room the next year. Their tables have remained through Saskatoon’s expansion along 8th Street, changes to the downtown core, new ownership, and several generations of customers.
Calgary’s Oldest Restaurants
Calgary’s oldest restaurants tell the story of a city shaped by immigration, industry, agriculture, and constant change. Before Calgary became known for its modern dining districts, craft breweries, internationally inspired cuisine, and its connection to the creation of ginger beef, long-standing restaurants were serving generations of residents through periods of growth, economic shifts, and changing culinary trends.
The Prairies’ Oldest Restaurants
Calgary’s King Eddy carries a 1905 date, but the hotel closed in 2004. Its dismantled bricks and timbers were incorporated into Studio Bell, where the King Eddy reopened as a music venue, bar, and restaurant in 2018. A few blocks away, Deane House occupies a home built in 1906, although the present restaurant opened in 2016.
Edmonton’s Oldest Restaurants
Edmonton is a city that wears its age quietly. While much of its modern identity has been shaped by oil booms, arts festivals, and growing immigration waves, the story of its food is told in tucked-away diners, enduring bakeries, and family-run restaurants that have outlived trends.