Nellie’s is in the Calgary community of Kensington. It’s a bohemian area of the city with lots of great little shops, pubs, a park and the oldest building in the community, the Plaza theatre which still showcases many indie and foreign films. It’s also walking distance to Memorial drive and the Bow River, with its well travelled pathway system.
Breakfast at Nellie’s is generous and reasonably priced. The service is friendly and attentive as your coffee mug will never go empty. I ordered the Nellie’s Tostada, which featured a baked whole wheat tortilla topped with scrambled eggs, chives, peppers, black olives, tomato, avocado, hot sauce, cheese, salsa and sour cream. They also managed to fit some fruit on there. Sue chose the California omelette with cheese, avocado and chicken, topped with salsa and sour cream. Be sure to ask for the sour cream and salsa on the side, as the portions are very plentiful.
Total for the great meal came in at about $25 for 2, including the 18 cups of coffee we drank. The atmosphere for this location is laid back and makes for a great place to talk and chill out. I’ll add that Nellie’s has 7 locations throughout this great city, so if you’re not in the Kensington area, just google it and you’ll probably find one nearby.
After breakfast, we walked around Kensington, stopping at the different shops and checking out the events calendar at the Plaza Theatre. I love the kinds of areas that are great for walking. You can really spend a lot of time just discovering. In the video, you can see our visit to Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut and Livingstone & Cavell Extraordinary Toys. If you never been to Livingstone & Cavell, you have to go. It will definitely stir up the nostalgic memories. Until next time.
