Guide: 8 places to treat yourself during Summer Feast
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Calgary’s fave foodie festival is back for another year! Experience 10 days of culinary indulgence and dine for less at some of Calgary’s top chef-driven restaurants. We’ve teamed up with Summer Feast to guide you through our favourite restaurants to eat at during the foodie-festival. Taste delicious culinary creations and take your pick between lunch or dinner prix fixe offerings. Top off your summer with the tastiest way possible!
BUFFO
Nestled on the west side of CF Chinook Centre, Buffo is serving up a killer Summer Feast menu. This charming spot offers beautiful interiors, so snap a few sippin’ selfies while you’re dining on your lunch or dinner!
When: August 16-25, 2019
Where: CF Chinook Centre, 6455 Macleod Trail
Cost: $25 lunch menus & $35 dinner menus
DONNA MAC
This vegetable-forward neighborhood favorite is dishing out a menu stocked with Canadian-inspired cuisine. Text the besties and head to Donna Mac for their shareable dishes that have an emphasis on local ingredients!
When: August 16-25, 2019
Where: 1002 9th Street SW
Cost: $25 lunch menu & $50 dinner menu
ELBOW ROOM
Satisfy your love for all things Canadian with Elbow Room’s culturally inspired menu! Elbow Room has cherry-picked its menu from the best food representing Canadian culture, talk about patriotic, eh?!
When: August 16-25, 2019
Where: 802 49 Ave SW
Cost: $50 dinner menus
HAYLOFT
Not one for dining in the city? Take a hop, skip and jump over to Airdrie and experience Hayloft! Hayloft pays homage to local farmers and ranchers by crafting up scrumptious servings inspired by Airdrie’s Agrarian culture.
When: August 16-25, 2019
Where: 403 MacKenzie Way SW #5101, Airdrie
Cost: $35 dinner menus
PIGEONHOLE
We’ve got two words for you; wine and snacks… well technically that’s three but you know what we mean. And who doesn’t love wine and snacks by award-winning chef Justin Leboe?! From small plates to a killer wine, beer and cocktail list, Pigeonhole’s gotta be on the must-dine hit list!
When: August 16-25, 2019
Where: 3016 – 17th Ave SW
Cost: $25 lunch menu & $35 dinner menu
ROUGE
Nothing’s better than freshly plucked herbs and vegetables straight from your own garden. Don’t have a garden? Head to Rouge where the foundation of food begins with the best of ingredients straight from their own backyard!
When: August 16-25, 2019
Where: 1240 – 8th Ave SE
Cost: $35 lunch menu
ROYALE
Take your pick from the largest rosé selection in Calgary! We know it will be hard to choose, but that’s what second and third glasses are for, right?! In addition to their killer, rosé lineup, Royale will be serving up eclectic cuisine on their beautiful patio and bar!
When: August 16-25, 2019
Where: 730 17th Ave SW
Cost: $25 lunch menu & $65 dinner menu
THE GUILD
Dine at The Guild, located along Calgary’s historic Stephen Avenue. Take advantage of The Guild’s dog-friendly patio and taste delicious culinary creations inspired by traditional bar-keeping, cookery, and butchery!
When: August 16-25, 2019
Where: 200 8 Ave SW
Cost: $25 lunch menu & $35 dinner menu
Take a peek at Summer Feast’s website to see lunch and dinner menus from the over 25 participating restaurants including: Alforno, Anju, Brasserie, Bread & Circus, Bridgette Bar, Calcutta Cricket Club, Cucina, Foreign Concept, Klein Harris, Lulu Bar, Market, Model Milk, Notable, Tavernetta, Teatro, The Nash, Two Penny, Vendome, and Wine Bar.
Reservations are filling up quickly, so book your spot today. See you there, Calgary!
SUMMER FEAST
When: August 16-25, 2019
Where: Check out the Summer Feast website to view all participating restaurants
Cost: $25-$65
