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| - We are fans of Lina's. Our favourite thing to do is stop by for a late breakfast/early lunch. My husband gets the anchovy and olive pizza, and I love the rice croquettes with a little tomato sauce on the side. Sometimes we add on a spicy Italian sausage. My husband drinks a cappuccino and I get a latte. I don't typically drink coffee and I avoid carbs, but these are exceptions I'm willing to make!
The lunch counter usually has Italian favourites such as soup, stews, pasta, sausage, sandwiches, pizza and pastries. It's always busy, but the turnover is pretty fast and you can usually get a table.
After you eat, make sure you pick up some deli cheeses, meats, olives, etc. and groceries to make some meals for yourself. There's also a great selection of gift and household items.
Lina's is the closest thing to "real" Italy for me. I prefer it to Scarpone's - partly because Lina's is more 'organized' The Italian Centre store is also great, but a bit too far from our home for regular trips. For some reason, I still don't like the Calgary market as much as the ones in Edmonton.
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