The date
Cafe Norte fed Edgemont Village until it closed in 1998. Twenty years later Jeremy Mitchell and Katie Moody, the former owners' children, reopened the family idea as Cantina Norte in the Connaught building, about 100 metres from where the original stood. The cooking leans to Mexico's west coast done with BC ingredients, the room is dark brick and warm lamplight with a bar that takes its margaritas seriously, and there is a patio for the months that deserve one. The loyalty card gives every tenth margarita free, which tells you roughly what kind of place this is.
How to do it
Reserve, because Edgemont has adopted this room and the booths go first. Start with the guacamole and the wild mushroom empanadas, then let the barbacoa platter do the heavy lifting; the margarita list is the reason half the room is here, so order from it rather than the wine. Budget about an hour and a half. Park free in the Connaught parkade directly underneath, entry off Ayr Avenue, and the village shops are a two-minute stroll for a wander afterwards.
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- Duration
- 1½-2 hours
- Best time
- Afternoon to late night
- Per person
- $$
- setting
- neighbourhood
- cuisine
- best season
