Caffe Beano an intimate coffee experience

Our modern world likes to lionize the newest, the latest, the trendiest. So it’s a pleasure to recognize a Calgary coffeehouse that’s quietly been a neighbourhood institution for more than 35 years.

Caffe Beano keeps things simple. Good, custom-roasted coffee. Friendly, efficient staff. In-house baked pastries and fine Wayne’s bagel sandwiches. And a two-level layout that creates lots of nook seating choices—though good luck, often, finding a vacant table.

But the critical element, for me, is the ambience. It’s a place where students, artists and neighbourhood regulars gather to read newspapers and have actual conversations. Caffe Beano is a true coffeehouse, not a coffee shop.

I’m guessing that 35 years from now, things will be pretty much the same.

In-house baked pastries

Bacon bagel

Caffe Beano
1613 9 Street SW, Calgary
Daily 6:30 am-8 pm
403-229-1932