The Edmonton arena district is home to many of the city’s best restaurants, and the Oliver and Bonacini Hospitality Group has recently staked its claim on some prime real estate inside the brand new JW Marriott hotel, directly across from the Rogers Centre. 

The Toronto-based restaurant group is opening a whopping four concepts at once (with three currently already open and a fourth opening in October), and gambling on a robust demand for food and drink at the swanky new hotel. 

Oliver and Bonacini culinary stylist Paul Brans says the group has never opened this many restaurants at once before, but the company is very excited to be finally opening in Edmonton. 

O&B co-founder Michael Bonacini agrees. 

“After years of planning, we’re thrilled to debut Braven and Kindred Food and Drink at the JW Marriott in downtown Edmonton. We’re honoured and humbled to be joining such a vibrant culinary community within one of Canada’s fastest growing cities. It has been no small feat to open multiple restaurant concepts at the same time, but our talented team of chefs, managers, bartenders and servers have proven that they’re up for the challenge, so I tip my hat to them!”

Here’s a quick rundown on the Edmonton operations.