Primal Italian Restaurant
Primal
A rustic Italian restaurant in the Riversdale neighbourhood, known for its handmade pasta and whole-animal butchery, and repeatedly named to Canada's Top 100 Restaurants list.
Opened in 2015 by chef couple Christie Peters and Kyle Michael, the restaurant sits on 20th Street West in Riversdale. It focuses on handmade pasta, locally sourced meats and Saskatchewan heritage grains, with a commitment to whole-animal butchery. Signature dishes include bison cheek with Diane sauce, bison carpaccio, roasted bone marrow and pork agnolotti, while the Maldon sea salt butterscotch pudding is a popular dessert. Open for dinner only, with weekend bookings strongly recommended. The average spend is about CAD 70-90 per person, and it is about a 15-minute walk from downtown.
Opening hours
Usually dinner service Tuesday to Saturday; check the website
Nearby sights
- Remai Modern
- Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan
- River Landing
- Meewasin Valley Trail
- Delta Bessborough
- Broadway Avenue
- Ukrainian Museum of Canada
- Western Development Museum Saskatoon