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Downtown saskatoon’s large cluster of dining spots
keeps traffic flowing into the city core.
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restaurants have an opportunity to do so. Even inside our hotels for
the most part, the restaurants are not franchise restaurants,” says
Scadden.
Having such a large cluster of popular dining spots keeps traffic
flowing into downtown, day and night. “If you want to have a vibrant
downtown, it has to be vibrant for more than the work day. There are
lots of downtowns in North America that are busy and vibrant from
8 to 6, then they die after that. Saskatoon is not like that. It can be as
difficult to get a parking space in downtown Saskatoon after 6:00 p.m.
as it was to get in the afternoon,” says Scadden.
“We have the kind of vibrancy downtown in the evening that big
cities like Vancouver and Montreal have. That’s because there are
things to do downtown. Having a plan and insisting that the Galaxy
stadium-style movie theatre be downtown rather than a suburban
big box development has lent a lot to why downtown Saskatoon is
successful in the evening. That’s just one of the things we have.
Persephone Theatre is another. That all comes from a plan that
insisted that downtown be the cultural hub of the city of Saskatoon.”
Saskatoon’s downtown has welcomed the recent addition of
such notable eateries as State & Main, Woods Alehouse, Cafe Noir
Espresso Bar, Woodfire Grill , Afghan Kabob and Donair, Mardis
Gras Grill, Istanbul Diner, Mediterrano, The Hub at Holiday Inn, The
Sugar Moon Cakery, La Prep and Hudsons Canadian Tap House - to
name but a few.
What new taste delights can Saskatonians look forward to
downtown?
While Scadden can’t reveal the names of new restaurants that are
seeking space in downtown, there is one up and coming establishment
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