Calgary is the main gateway to Alberta. This beautiful Canadian city is more popular for its mountains, natural beauty scenes and not epic food.
As you catch cheap flights to Calgary, you would have least expectations to enjoy great food. But the city of Calgary would pleasantly surprise you with its impressive food scene.
Here are some of our recommendations… you will ridiculously fall in love with it. Reach over to Simmons building – a space saved with love and a lot of thoughtfulness – for best food experience in Calgary. It is absolutely worthy to buy cheap flight tickets to Calgary and save to relish the epic food this city has to offer.
Start your day with coffee at Phil & Sebastian
A driving smell of fresh beans and newspaper are the things you need to wake up with. Phil & Sebastian is an open coffee shop that will serve you best cup of coffee in whole Calgary.
The coffee shop is owned by two good friends – Phil & Sebastian - who love food and coffee. They both were engineering students but turned into an award winning baristas for their love of coffee.
Phil & Sebastian is an inspiring place to enjoy your coffee with close friends or business peers. You would even love to see the process of coffee making in the open shop.
Satisfy your hunger at Sidewalk Citizen Bakery
This is an amazing Israeli owned bakery shop that serves Mediterranean and Middle Eastern menu. This is a perfect place to fill your tummy with baked goodies after your dozes of coffee.
You can taste innovation blended with tradition in every item they make in house. Don’t be surprised if you indulgingly want to stay here all day long and have a bite of everything available. There is love in all their preparations since they almost make every ingredient (including yeast for breads) by their own.
Lunch at Charbar
An expansive menu prepared with the combination of Spanish, Argentinian and Italian flavors would leave you in wonder. It is a funky place with lots of young crowd and it is also the best place to mix up with locals to know more about the city if you are traveling alone.
The highlights of this restaurant are the dishes prepared authentically over Argentinian woodfire grill. You must not miss trying out their ceviche mixto and delicious pizzas.
At Simmons Building, these three food & coffee outlets are the best place to satiate all your cravings during any time of the day. Not only do they complement each other pretty well but they also serve huge variety under single roof.
Need Options?
For more food options in the city, you may also try the Yellow Door Bistro for a satisfying dinner with perfect menu. It is an eccentric restaurant that is famous for serving best pierogies – a must try local staple food.
For a fresh and hot brunch, land at the Red’s diner which is a local favorite place to dine at before driving out for Rockies. Don’t forget to try their spicy breakfast burritos with a generous drop of guacamole.
Overall, the food scene in Calgary is yet another amazing thing to fall in love with beside the Rockies and natural grandeur. The epic Calgary food is calling – book your cheap tickets & flights right now.