Best of Calgary Foods and Drinks

Calgary Farmers Market – South

A big data dump on my favourite Calgary eats and drinks that are independent and “reasonably priced”. Save this list for your dining out pleasure. Organized by category.

Coffee roasters: Devil’s Head Coffee, Sought X Found Coffee Roasters, Chronicle Coffee

Devil’s Head Coffee

Coffee shops: Q.lab, Sought X Found, Sierra Cafe,Rosso Ramsay, MobSquad Cafe, Qamaria Yemeni Coffee

Q.lab and Butter Block

Bakery bread: Begonia Bakehouse, Mari Bakeshop

Mari Bakeshop

Sourdough bread: Butter Bakes

Bakery pastries: Mari Bakeshop, Butter Block, Begonia Bakehouse, Yann Haute Patisserie, Otie Cafe

Begonia Bakehouse

Muffins: Butter Block

Ethnic bakeries: Erina Bakery, Village Pita Bakery

Vegan bakery: Canela Vegan Bakery

Sausage rolls: Yann Haute Patisserie, Blush Lane Organic Market

Bagels: Wayne’s Bagels, Bagel Daze

Basic breakfast: Blue Star Diner

Blue Star Diner

Omelettes: Galaxie Diner

Pancakes, French toast: Blue Star Diner

Eggs Benedict: OEB Breakfast, Sweatered Hen

Breakfast bowls: Diner Deluxe, Poached YYC

Breakfast sandwich: Sunterra Market, Apprentice Cafe

Breakfast burrito: ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen 

Brunch: River Café, Deane House, Park by Sidewalk Citizen

Deane House

Soup: Primal Grounds

Pho: Mot To Vietnamese Restaurant, Pho Dau Bo, Pho Binh Minh, Bee the BanhMi

Bee the BanhMi

Banh Mi: To Me Vietnamese, Bee the BanhMi

Ramen: Shiki Menya, Lonely Mouth Bar, Oishidesu Ramen Shack

Shiki Menya

Sandwiches: Meat & Bread, Grumans Deli, Lazy Loaf & Kettle

Krooked Provisions

Italian sandwiches: Scozzafava’s Deli, Lil’  Black Rooster, Peppino Gourmet Foods 

Steak sandwich: ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen 

Hot chicken sandwich: JinBar, Alumni Sandwiches, Cluck N Cleaver, Birdie 

Sausages: Spolumbo’s Fine Food, Paolini’s Sausage & Meat, Old Munich German Sausage House

Burger: Class Clown Hamburgers, Buchanan’s Chop House, Rocky’s Burgers, Small Bar Bridgeland, Austin’s Bar & Grill

Austin’s Bar & Grill

Drive Ins: Angel’s Drive In, Inglewood Drive In

Drive throughs: To Me Vietnamese

To Me Vietnamese

Eclectic: Krooked Provisions, Hearts Choices

Shawarma: Jimmy’s A & A, Jerusalem Shawarma, Basha Foods International

Krooked Provisions

Donairs: Uncle Moe’s Donairs & Falafels

Lebanese: Beirut Street Food

Beirut Street Food

Middle East Markets: Doughlicious, Basha Foods International

Turkish: Anatolia Turkish Foods, Turca Breakfast House

European: Edelweiss Village

Greek: 2 Greek Gals, The Greek Corner, Santorini Greek Taverna, Spiros Pizza

Latin Markets: Tres Marias Food Market, Fiesta Market & Restaurant

Tacos: Native Tongues Taqueria, Mestizo Taqueria, Tacos Mexico, Taqueria El Chefe

Native Tongues

Filipino: Amihan Grill + Bakeshop, Darwin’s Charcoal BBQ Chicken

Hawaiian: Aloha Modern Kitchen

Poke: Aloha Modern Kitchen, Oishidesu Ramen Shack

Nepalese: Calgary Momo House

Calgary Momo House

Peru: Pio Peruvian

Salvadoran: Que Chivo Salvadoran Street Food

Cheap appetizer: Sabores Mexican Cuisine ($5 tostada), Deepak’s Dhaba ($2 veggie samosas), Doughlicious ($4 zaatar pita pie), Chilitos Taqueria ($6.50 tamal de pollo)

Deepak’s Dhaba

Hangouts: ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen, Lina’s Italian Mercato, Calgary Farmers Market West, Our Daily Brett Market & Cafe

ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen

Character places Deerhead Café

Institutions: Blackfoot Truckstop Diner, Spolumbo’s Fine Foods, Coco Brooks, Jimmy’s A & A, Peters’ Drive-In, Boogie’s Burgers, Glamorgan Bakery, Hy’s Steakhouse, Spiros Pizza & Greek Taverna

Fish & chips: Corner Street Cafe, Pelican Pier, Chippy Dude

Golf course restaurants: Lynx Ridge Golf Club

Italian: Pulcinella, Villa Firenza, Rea’s Italian Cucina

Noodles: Nan’s Noodle House, Niubest Hand-Pulled Noodles

Sushi: Ryuko West Japanese Kitchen

Ryuko Wesr

Chinese: Central Grand Restaurant, BBQ Express

BBQ: Tool Shed Brewing, Prairie Dog Brewing

Salad: Una Pizza + Wine, Seed N Salt

Vegetarian/Vegan: Hearts Choices, Padmanadi, Nan’s Noodle House, Vegan Street

Hearts Choices

Happy Hour: Native Tongues Taqueria, National Westhills, Buchanan’s Chop House, JinBar, Lonely Mouth Bar, Last Best Brewing, Vegan Street, Citizen Brewing

Pizza: Una Pizza, Coco Brooks, Noble Pie Pizza, Azzurri Pizzeria, Pizza Culture Napoletana, Italian Super Market

Beer and Pizza: Two House Brewing, Last Best Brewing, Eighty-Eight Brewing, The Mash, Tailgunner Brewing, Cold Beer & Pizza, Trolley 5

Pita Pies: Village Pita Bakery, Azar Bakery, Doughlicious,

Two House Brewing

Beer and Burgers: Annex Ales, Trolley 5, Citizen Brewing, Bitter Sisters Brewing

Bar food: Trolley 5, National Westhills, Citizen Brewing, Last Best Brewing

National Westhills

Craft breweries: Annex Ales, Cold Garden Beverage, Cabin Brewing, Two House Brewing

Beer: Tokyo Drift (Last Best), seasonal small batch (Annex Ales)

Beer markets/neighbourhood pubs: National Westhills, Austin’s Bar & Grill, Wild Rose Brewery

Pie: Pie Junkie

Doughnuts: Wow Bakery, Doughnut Party, Crème Cream Puffs

Creme Cream Puffs

Ice cream: Amato Gelato, Made by Marcus, Village Ice Cream

Carrots: Beck

Neighbourhood market: Bridgeland Market

Farmers Markets: Crossroads, Avenida, Calgary Farmers Market West and South

Food Court: First Street Market

Spices: Silk Road, Spice Merchant

Dips: Jerusalem Shawarma, Stock & Sauce 

Thai: Thai Siam Restaurent, Hungry Thaiger

Hungry Thaiger

Southeast Asia: Expat Asia

Indian: Deepak’s Dhaba, Calcutta Cricket Club, Leafy Grill, Kondattam Indian Kitchen, Masala Bhavan Indian Restaurant

Korean: Rendezvous, Hankki Korean Street Food, JinBar