Omakase sets from BaKeMoto
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This new downtown restaurant makes it easy to enjoy omakase at home. Choose from four different omakase sets, which can include a mix of nigiri, maki and/or miso soup, for the ultimate at-home date night experience.
102, 855 8 Ave. S.W., bakemoto.com
Uncrustable Cocktail from Mount Pleasant Vintage
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Mount Pleasant Vintage is a Vancouver-based restaurant and bar that recently opened a second location in Calgary’s Victoria Park. Head over to treat yourself to fun drinks like the Uncrustable, which features Reifel rye, strawberry soda and Chida peanut butter liqueur. And here’s a fun fact about the concept: almost all the vintage furniture and decor on display (and that you might even be sitting on) is for sale.
1207 1 St. S.W., 403-455-9789, mtpleasant.bar/yyc
Bavette from Pastiche
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A new restaurant that recently opened in JinBar’s former Bridgeland space, Pastiche has launched with a show-stopping steak dish. Tender bavette sits on a bed of silky, cheesy potatoes, and it’s all topped with shallot jus, crispy shallots and some pickled mustard. You’ll be plotting your next visit for more before you’re even done.
24 4 St. N.E., 587-834-5161, pasticheyyc.ca
ShackBurger at Shake Shack’s new Drive-Thru Location
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Calgary’s first Shake Shack location in CF Chinook Centre has been buzzing since it opened earlier this year. And now, it’s even easier to get your hands on one of the brand’s popular burgers with the opening of the company’s first Canadian drive-thru location along Macleod Trail. Get your order to-go from the handy drive-thru or pop inside to dine in the expansive new dining room complete with a mural by local artist Schux. The new location serves all the Shake Shack classics, including ShackBurgers, the Chicken Shack, flat-top dogs, milkshakes and more.
9253 Macleod Tr. S.W., 825-417-1178, shakeshack.ca
Salt Bread from Sora Bake & Tea Room
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Sora Bake & Tea Room is Calgary’s new spot for delicious drinks and salt bread. Along with matcha, genmaicha, hojicha and coffee drinks, the eatery specializes in salt bread, a buttery roll available plain and in flavours like chive, Earl Grey, Black sesame, strawberry and more. Get a few flavours to share with friends — trust us, you won’t be able to stop at one.
Lower level of Tokyo Street Market Macleod, 5828 Macleod Tr. S.W., @sora.bakery.cafe