Openings
- Malina Ukrainian Bakery is opening up a new venture in the former Credo space on 124 Street. It is called Malina Cafe & Bar, which will offer coffee by day and wine by night. It will open in October 2025 at 10350 124 Street.
- Italian restaurant Da Cecot in Old Strathcona is now open at 8137 104 Street NW.
- A new restaurant will take over the space vacated by Dalla on Rice Howard Way at 10166 100A Street NW. It is called Zymo, offering “European cuisine with Ukrainian character”, and will open in mid-October.
- I did not know that a Burmese restaurant existed in the Edmonton area. Myanm’s Noodle opened earlier this year in Beaumont at 5305 Magasin Avenue.
Upcoming Events
- The next Swine and Dine will be at RGE RD on October 1. Tickets are $90 for the multi-course dinner.
- 16 food businesses are offering rodeo-themed specials to commemorate the Canadian Finals Rodeo. Check out the menu available from September 26-October 5, 2025.
Local News
- The 2025 Air Canada enRoute Best Restaurants longlist was released, and the sole Edmonton nominee is Olia.
- It’s great to see another contestant represent Edmonton on the upcoming season of Top Chef Canada. Holly Holt of Yellowhead Tribal Council and She Cooks Catering is on season 12, which begins airing on October 14. Last season, Edmonton chef Shane Chartrand placed fifth on the program.
- Edify checked out Island Brew Coffee House and Boxer Albertan Kitchen and Bar.
- Restaurants Canada released a report that shows that three in four Canadians are eating out less often.
What I Ate
- It’s been ages since I’ve been to Thanh Thanh. I was impressed by how much care went into checking and packing our take-out order. The serving (especially the meat portion) was also more than generous; we ended up with enough for two meals.
Grilled chicken vermicelli from Thanh Thanh
- Our family hit up the final Chinatown After Dark this season. It was a pretty glorious evening weather-wise, and our kids loved the EPL2Go activities, drumming, and face painting. It was wonderful to see so many people enjoying the festivities. I had to have my usual rare beef salad from Xu Hue, but we also tried the banh xeo from Kim Tuyet, among other dishes that night.
Rare beef salad at Chinatown After Dark
- After our first experience of Edmonton Expo (I couldn’t pass up the chance to see the four hobbits together again), Mack and I had dinner at Bernadette’s. Service was excellent, and the pacing of our meal was perfect. The alder wood smoked salmon with a bannock wedge was the star of the show.
Smoked tsiin from Bernadette’s
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