Each year, we ask Avenue readers to vote for their favourite restaurants in Calgary in our Best Restaurants readers’ choice ballot. These are some of their favourite places in the city.
Winner
Amihan Grill + Bakeshop
Located in the Beltline, Sunridge and along Macleod Trail S.E., Amihan Grill + Bakeshop serves a wide range of Filipino fare, including barbecue mains, rice or noodle bowls, street food favourites and more. All three locations offer house-made baked goods, such as mango loaves or ube macapuno cake, to round out your meal or to take home for later.
Three Calgary locations, amihan.ca, @amihan.grill.bakeshop
Runners-up
Maven
This popular brunch spot serves beautiful and filling dishes inspired by the lives and experiences of its past and present chefs. Maven brings Filipino flavours to the table with dishes like the Still in Manila plate, made with garlic fried rice, toasted pandesal, scrambled eggs, candied bacon and tomato onion sawsawan.
1006 17 Ave S.W., 403-457-7898, mavenbrunch.ca, @maven_yyc
Lola’s Filipino Kitchen
Focusing on traditional flavours made with quality ingredients, Lola’s Filipino Kitchen features a variety of authentic Filipino dishes. Start with the lumpia Shanghai and order one of the special bowls like lechon kawali (pork belly) or boneless fried milkfish. Round out your meal with a classic Filipino dessert like the halo-halo.
255 28 St. S.E., 403-235-1210, lolasfilipinokitchen.com, @lolasfilipinokitchen
Chopstix Filipino Restaurant
With two locations to its name, Chopstix provides easy access to fresh Filipino cuisine. Pop by for dishes like fresh lumpia, sinigang (a soup with a range of protein options), beef bulalo and more. Pair your meal with drinks like buko juice and sago’t gulaman.
9737 Macleod Tr. S.W., 403-251-0740; 5315 17 Ave. S.E., 403-235-1682, chopstixrestaurant.com, @chopstixfilipino
Lola’s Cluck + Oink
Located within Fresh and Local Market & Kitchens, Lola’s Cluck + Oink offers a small yet mighty menu of tasty Filipino snacks and mains. The whole oink is a great option to try on your next visit, as well as snacks like crispy chicken skin, lumpia (spring rolls) and wings. Best of all, you can take home some of the restaurant’s signature jarred sauces that come in flavours like sweet chili.
12445 Lake Fraser Dr. S.E., 587-577-1380, lolasclucknoink.com, @lolasclucknoink