Best Savoury Dish
A skillet, hash and confit and waffles are the best savoury brunch dishes in Calgary
Eggs with tomato sauce at Borgo.
Photograph by Erin Brooke Burns
1. Purgatario at Borgo Trattoria
Editor’s Note: Borgo Trattoria has unfortunately closed.
Tomato sauce doesn’t pop up often on brunch menus, so you’d be a fool not to dive into this skillet of eggs baked in sweet tomato sauce, with gooey fior de latte cheese and crispy pancetta. -Dan Clapson
2. Meat Loaf Hash at Diner Deluxe
This long-time classic is as filling as it is delicious. A big slice of homemade meat loaf and poached eggs on top of hash and topped with red-pepper jelly is a nice mash-up of grandma’s home-style cooking meets diner grub. -Dan Clapson
804 Edmonton Tr. N.E., 403-276-5499 and 350 Aspen Glen Landing S.W., 403-457-3000, dinerdeluxe.com, @diner_deluxe
3. Duck Confit at Brasserie Kensington
Why have chicken and waffles when you can get waffles topped with duck confit? This isn’t always on the menu, but it’s a must-order when it appears. The crispy-skinned duck, the rich meat falling off the bone, is the perfect foil for waffles and a dousing of syrup. -Gwendolyn Richards
Kensington Rd. N.W., 403-457-4148, brasseriekensington.com, @the_brasskens