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.