Leanne's Guidebook
Food scene
African flavours, well prepared and delicious. Some vegetarian options. Great for lunch or dinner.
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Zehabesha Traditional Ethiopian Restaurant
5030 50 StreetAfrican flavours, well prepared and delicious. Some vegetarian options. Great for lunch or dinner.
The original meeting place in Old Yellowknife. The original log cabin building has been refurbished, and is operated as a seasonal (summer) restaurant. Seating inside and on the patio. This is a good place to meet people — seating is communal.
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The Wildcat Cafe
3507 Wiley RdThe original meeting place in Old Yellowknife. The original log cabin building has been refurbished, and is operated as a seasonal (summer) restaurant. Seating inside and on the patio. This is a good place to meet people — seating is communal.
Best fish and chips for miles around — maybe in the country. Fish is fresh and northern. Meals are on the pricy side, but this is authentic Yellowknife, and well worth a visit. Environment is relaxed and casual. Don’t even try to get a reservation... just show up and be ready to wait a bit for a table.
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Thornton's Wine & Tapas Room
5125 51 StBest fish and chips for miles around — maybe in the country. Fish is fresh and northern. Meals are on the pricy side, but this is authentic Yellowknife, and well worth a visit. Environment is relaxed and casual. Don’t even try to get a reservation... just show up and be ready to wait a bit for a table.
Yellowknife’s first (and best) sushi restaurant. Food is fresh and delicious. Atmosphere is casual and sparkling clean. Order at the counter.
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Sushi North Inc
4910 Franklin AveYellowknife’s first (and best) sushi restaurant. Food is fresh and delicious. Atmosphere is casual and sparkling clean. Order at the counter.
The hippest place to be for local beer and high end pub grub. Noisy and busy, this is the place to be on a Friday evening, year round.
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NWT Brewing Company / The Woodyard Brewhouse & Eatery
3905 Franklin AveThe hippest place to be for local beer and high end pub grub. Noisy and busy, this is the place to be on a Friday evening, year round.
Half a block from the apartment. Doesn’t look like much, but the food is reasonably priced, delicious and quick.
Vietnamese Noodle House
4609 Franklin AveHalf a block from the apartment. Doesn’t look like much, but the food is reasonably priced, delicious and quick.
The second of two Vietnamese restaurants. Similar menu to the Noodle House, but a little better ambiance.
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A Taste of Saigon
4913 50 StThe second of two Vietnamese restaurants. Similar menu to the Noodle House, but a little better ambiance.
Sightseeing
Get a panoramic view of Yellowknife from the Bush Pilot Monument. It’s a long climb up, but the view is worth it. Bundle up. It can be chilly in the breeze up there! This is one of the best places to get a good look at the houseboats on Yellowknife Bay of Great Slave Lake, Old Town, and the City Centre.
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Bush Pilot's Monument
3513 Ingraham DrGet a panoramic view of Yellowknife from the Bush Pilot Monument. It’s a long climb up, but the view is worth it. Bundle up. It can be chilly in the breeze up there! This is one of the best places to get a good look at the houseboats on Yellowknife Bay of Great Slave Lake, Old Town, and the City Centre.
This park beside City Hall is a great place to bring a picnic lunch. Sit by the shore of Frame Lake and enjoy the view. Then take a walk around the Frame Lake Trail.
Sombe K'e Civic Plaza
4910 52 StThis park beside City Hall is a great place to bring a picnic lunch. Sit by the shore of Frame Lake and enjoy the view. Then take a walk around the Frame Lake Trail.
Niven Lake is a water fowl staging lake. A walk around the lake might include seeing otters, muscrat s and beavers as well as local waterfowl. This walk takes about 30 minutes. Wear mosquito repellant.
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Niven Lake
Niven Lake is a water fowl staging lake. A walk around the lake might include seeing otters, muscrat s and beavers as well as local waterfowl. This walk takes about 30 minutes. Wear mosquito repellant.
If you have access to a vehicle, take a drive about an hour down the Ingraham Trail to Hidden Lake. Here you’ll find a trail to Cameron Falls, a lovely waterfall and nature hike. Takes about 45 minutes.
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Cameron Falls
Ingraham TrailIf you have access to a vehicle, take a drive about an hour down the Ingraham Trail to Hidden Lake. Here you’ll find a trail to Cameron Falls, a lovely waterfall and nature hike. Takes about 45 minutes.
The Frame Lake Trail winds around Frame Lake, past City Hall and the Legislative Assembly. Parts of the trail require scrambling and climbing over rocks, so be sure to wear sturdy footwear. The trail takes about an hour or more to walk around. But even if you don’t want to hike that far, a short out-and-back walk is also very nice.
Frame Lake Trail System
The Frame Lake Trail winds around Frame Lake, past City Hall and the Legislative Assembly. Parts of the trail require scrambling and climbing over rocks, so be sure to wear sturdy footwear. The trail takes about an hour or more to walk around. But even if you don’t want to hike that far, a short out-and-back walk is also very nice.