Guidebook for Yellowknife

Andrea
Guidebook for Yellowknife

Food Scene

Indigenous-owned coffee shop and good lunch food
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Birchwood Coffee Kǫ̀
5021 49 St
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Indigenous-owned coffee shop and good lunch food
It's the best place to eat local fish. It's very expensive but worth the $, I think.
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Thornton's Wine & Tapas Room
5125 51 St
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It's the best place to eat local fish. It's very expensive but worth the $, I think.

Drinks & Nightlife

It's right across the road from our house, has good, local craft beer and they have special dinner specials, mid-week.
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NWT Brewing Company / The Woodyard Brewhouse & Eatery
3905 Franklin Ave
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It's right across the road from our house, has good, local craft beer and they have special dinner specials, mid-week.
If you want to rub shoulders with real Northerns then check out this un-polished drinking hole. Live music, dim light...cash only bar.
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Gold Range Hotel
5010 50 St
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If you want to rub shoulders with real Northerns then check out this un-polished drinking hole. Live music, dim light...cash only bar.

Sightseeing

You can walk on the frozen bay in the winter (check with hosts about ice safety before heading out!) and see some of the floating homes, up close.
Yellowknife Bay
You can walk on the frozen bay in the winter (check with hosts about ice safety before heading out!) and see some of the floating homes, up close.

Parks & Nature

It's a close walk in winter (check with hosts about ice safety before walking across the frozen bay) and feels like being in the bush, right in the middle of the city. Some nice views and a great aurora viewing spot!
Jolliffe Island
It's a close walk in winter (check with hosts about ice safety before walking across the frozen bay) and feels like being in the bush, right in the middle of the city. Some nice views and a great aurora viewing spot!

Arts & Culture

It's the best (and only) museum in Yellowknife, and it's free!
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Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
4750 48 St
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It's the best (and only) museum in Yellowknife, and it's free!

Shopping

It's the coolest souvenir shop in Yellowknife, featuring lots of local art and crafts and CDs, including 'Snappy Day' a new release by your host, Andrea Bettger!
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Down to Earth Gallery
5007 Bryson Dr
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It's the coolest souvenir shop in Yellowknife, featuring lots of local art and crafts and CDs, including 'Snappy Day' a new release by your host, Andrea Bettger!
It's a full service grocery store, only a 15 minute walk away.
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Glen's Your Independent Grocer
4802 Franklin Ave
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It's a full service grocery store, only a 15 minute walk away.