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
Broken Plate
Preserving family recipes dish by dish, Broken Plate has been part of the Willow Park community for over 20 years. A family business that prioritizes fresh, seasonal and local ingredients, Broken Plate offers a taste of Greece with dishes like saganaki, moussaka, chicken souvlaki and sweet bites like baklava.
10816 Macleod Tr. S.E., 403-225-9650, brokenplate.ca, @brokenplateyyc
Runners-Up
Spiros Pizza & Greek Taverna
Spiros Pizza and Greek Taverna has been serving traditional Greek flavours since it opened in 1969. The restaurant’s huge menu offers something for everyone, with specialty pizzas and dishes like spanakopita, arni psito and moussaka.
1902 33 St. S.W., 403-685-4444, spirospizza.ca, @spirospizzayyc
Kama
Kama’s take on Mediterranean cuisine draws influences from Spain, Greece, North Africa and the Middle East, resulting in a menu of small plates and bites that have pleased Calgary foodies since it opened in 2022. Kama’s colourful dining room creates a great ambiance to tuck into dishes like tirosalata, honey feta beignets or a range of tapas.
211 11 Ave. S.W., 403-266-7062, kamacalgary.com, @kamayyc
Aida’s Bistro
Since 2000, this Mission restaurant has served up traditional dishes from owner Aida Abboud’s home country of Lebanon. In fact, you’ll still find the restaurant’s namesake running the kitchen from time to time. Pop by for classic Lebanese dishes like tabbouli, lamb kabob and share plates piled with hummus, grape leaves, falafel and more. The sweets are all made in-house as well, like baklava or kashtaliey, a milk pudding topped with pistachio and rose water.
2208 4 St. S.W., 403-541-1189, aidasbistro.ca, @aidasbistro
Jerusalem Shawarma
Jerusalem Shawarma has been a go-to spot for shawarma and other Mediterranean fare for over a decade. The Calgary and Edmonton restaurants are known for their generous platters of shawarma, kababs, donair, falafel and more paired with freshly baked pita. Stop by any one of the locations to grab a bite or get catering from them for your next event.
Multiple locations, jerusalem-shawarma.ca
Park by Sidewalk Citizen
While Park By Sidewalk Citizen’s incredible solarium may be the first thing that draws you into this restaurant, the menu of shareable plates — which includes a variety of Mediterranean dishes, grilled skewers and dips — is the main thing that keeps guests coming back. Park also hosts a number of events, such as cooking classes, salons and food talks.
340 13 Ave. S.W., 403-263-2999, parkbysidewalk.com, @parkbysidewalk
