Calgary’s culinary scene is about to get even more exciting with the return of the YYC Food & Drink Experience from March 15 to 31.
This event is an excellent opportunity to indulge in a diverse range of delicious cuisines, explore the city’s restaurant scene, and experience unique culinary events. With around participating restaurants, guests can expect to find value-driven, multi-course set menus featuring some of the best chefs, sommeliers, and bartenders in the city.
The YYC Food & Drink Experience offers specially curated three-course lunch and dinner menus, as well as gourmet masterpieces, all available at affordable prix-fixe prices.
The three-course brunches and lunches are priced at $25 or $35 per person, and dinners at $35 or $45 per person. Guests looking for a more elevated experience can indulge in gourmet masterpieces priced at $65 or $75 per person.
Out of nearly 90 restaurants participating in the event, only Charbar, Oeb Breakfast Co., Pigeonhole, The Living Room and Vendome have special brunch on offer.
In addition to the prix-fixe menus, the event will feature signature culinary events, allowing guests to get up close and personal with Calgary’s culinary experts. These include:
- Saturday, Mar 16 — MasaLa: An Indian-Mexican Pop-Up at Fonda Fora
- Sunday, Mar 17 — Clos de la Oyster Barre: Return of the Prodigal Chef at Teatro
- Tuesday, Mar 19 & Wednesday, Mar 20 — Francine’s & Bar Gigi Pop-Up Dinner
- Thursday, Mar 21 — The Dalmore Experience at The Hawthorn Dining Room
- Friday, Mar 22 — Stoneboat Vineyards Wine Lunch at Deane House
- Friday, Mar 22 — Dinner Collaboration with änkôr and Major Tom at River Café
- Thursday, Mar 28 — Knife Fight: Mexico vs Canada Chef Duel at The Wilde on 27
- Saturday, Mar 30 — Rough Drafts Collaborative Dinner Pop-Up at Model Citizen,
- Sunday, Mar 31 — Easter Sunday Brunch at Thomson’s Kitchen & Bar
Each event will offer unique and delicious experiences for food lovers to enjoy, and the price ranges from $85 to $195.
YYC Food & Drink Experience
What: YYC Food & Drink Experience showcases the diverse and delicious restaurant scene in Calgary with ten days of amazing prix-fixe menus and culinary events to explore around the city.
When: March 15 to 31, 2024
Where:
- Alforno Bakery & Cafe 222 7 St SW, Calgary — (403) 454-0308
- Aroma Cafe Bar 1845 33 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 355-1869
- Bar Chouette 227 11 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 813-2790
- Barbarella 240 8 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 888-1658
- Big Fish & Open Range – Marda Loop 2018 33 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 454-0014
- Big Fish & Open Range – Renfrew 1112 Edmonton Tr NE, Calgary — (403) 277-3403
- Bonterra Trattoria 351 4 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 262-0080
- Borough Bar & Grill 4011 University Ave NW, Calgary — (403) 210-0201
- Bridgette Bar 739 10 Ave SW, Calgary — (587) 319 6827
- Buchanan’s Chophouse 110 738 3 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 261-4646
- Business & Pleasure 1327b 9 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 300-1566
- Calcutta Cricket Club 1213 1 St SW, Calgary — (403) 719-1555
- Charbar 618 Confluence Way SE, Calgary — (403) 452-3115
- CHARCUT Roast House 101 899 Centre St South, Calgary — (403) 984-2180
- Cucina 515 8 Ave SW, Calgary — (587) 353-6565
- Donna Mac 1002 9 St SW, Calgary — (403) 719-3622
- Deane House 806 9 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 264-0595
- Earls Kitchen + Bar – 16th Ave 1110 16 Ave NW, Calgary — (403) 289-2566
- Earls Kitchen + Bar – Bankers Hall 315 8 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 265-3275
- Earls Kitchen + Bar – Barlow Trail 3030 23 St NE, Calgary — (403) 291-6700
- Earls Kitchen + Bar – Calgary Tin Palace 2401 4 St SW, Calgary — (403) 228-4141
- Earls Kitchen + Bar – Dalhousie #605-5005 Dalhousie Dr NW, Calgary — (403) 247-1143
- Earls Kitchen + Bar – Shepard Flats Suite 200 5155 130 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 255-3275
- Earls Kitchen + Bar – Southcentre 100 Anderson Rd SE, Calgary — (403) 278-7860
- Earls Kitchen + Bar – Westhills 140 Stewart Gr SW, Calgary — (403) 246-7171
- Embarcadero 208 17 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 263-0848
- FinePrint 113 8 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 475-5655
- Flower & Wolf, 255 Barclay Parade SW, Calgary — (403) 517-6666
- Fonda Fora, 630 4 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 764-6260
- Fortuna’s Row, 421 Riverfront Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 243-0069
- Goro + Gun 245 225 7 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 968-6679
- Hawthorn 133 9 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 260-1219
- Il Bivio 2120 16 Ave NE, Calgary — (403) 291-4666
- JINBAR 24 4 St NE, Calgary — (587) 349-9008
- Kama 211 11 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 266-7062
- Klein Harris 110 8 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 262-8100
- Lonely Mouth 528 17 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 990-5094
- Lulu Bar 510 17 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 519-0444
- Milestones | Crossiron Mills 261055 Crossiron Blvd, Unit 524, Calgary — (587) 755-5742
- Milestones | Southcentre Mall 90 Anderson Rd SE, Calgary — (403) 225-1150
- Milestones | Stephen Ave 107 8 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 410-9521
- Milpa 1531 5 St SW, Calgary — (403) 452-6155
- MINAS Brazilian Steakhouse 136 2 St SW, Calgary — (403) 454-2550
- Model Milk 308 17 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 265-7343
- Modern Steak | Kensington 107 10A St NW, Calgary — (403) 670-6873
- Modern Steak | Southport 10606 Southport Rd SW, Calgary — (403) 300-1424
- Modern Steak | Stephen Ave 100 8 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 244-3600
- Murrieta’s West Coast Bar & Grill 200 808 1 St SW, Calgary — (403) 269 7707
- National on 10th 341 10 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 474-2739
- Ninety Thirty Dining Lounge 9030 Macleod Tr S, Calgary — (403) 253-1101
- NOtaBLE the Restaurant 4611 Bowness Rd NW, Calgary — (403) 288-4372
- NUPO 631 Confluence Way SE, Calgary — (587) 353-1388
- OEB Breakfast Co. 222 5 Ave SW #110, Calgary — (587) 352-3447
- OLEA 1520 14 St SW, Calgary — (403) 454-4535
- Onyx 237 8 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 263-0200
- Orchard Restaurant 134 620 10 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 243-2392
- Our Daily Brett Market & Cafe 1507 29 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 457-0422
- Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse 521 10 Ave SW, Calgary — (587) 354-3441
- Pazzi Pizzeria 524 10 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 261-1799
- Pigeonhole 306 17 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 452-4694
- Pizza Culture 1114 Edmonton Tr NE, Calgary — (403) 277-4900
- Primary Colours 802 49 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 764-2607
- River Cafe 25 Princes Island Park SW, Calgary — (403) 261-7670
- Rouge Restaurant 1240 8 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 531-2767
- Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse 294 115 9 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 246-3636
- Saltlik 101 8 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 537-1160
- Sensei Bar 1520 14 St SW, Calgary — (403) 452-5929
- Shoe & Canoe Public House 209 4 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 205-5416
- Shokunin 2016 4 St SW, Calgary — (403) 229-3444
- Sky 360 101 9 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 860-2988
- Smuggler’s 6920 MacLeod Tr SW, Calgary — (403) 253-5355
- Sweet Loretta Bar 715 11 Ave SW, Calgary — (587) 576-4046
- Teatro Ristorante 200 8 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 290-1012
- The Banquet 1000, 80 Mahogany Rd SE, Calgary — (587) 943-6844
- The Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant 15979 Bow Bottom Tr SE, Calgary — (403) 476-1310
- The Canadian Brewhouse – Harvest Hills 1200 9650 Harvest Hills Blvd N, Calgary — (403) 452-5636
- The Canadian Brewhouse – Mahogany 700 7 Mahogany Plaza SE, Calgary — (587) 333-4330
- The Canadian Brewhouse – Northgate 425 36 St NE, Calgary — (587) 315-3466
- The Canadian Brewhouse – Township 100 80 Longview Common SE, Calgary — (587) 943-3940
- The Continental Restaurant 1131 Kensington Rd NW, Calgary — (587) 319-6776
- The James Joyce Irish Pub 114 8 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 262-0708
- The Living Room 514 17 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 228-9830
- The Nash & Off Cut Bar 925 11 St SE, Calgary — (403) 984-3365
- The Wednesday Room 100 118 8 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 452-5080
- The Wilde on 27 525 5 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 300-6633
- Thomsons Kitchen & Bar 112 8 Ave SE, Calgary — (403) 616-3567
- Vendome Cafe 938 2 Ave NW, Calgary — (403) 453-1140
- Vero Bistro 209 10 St NW, Calgary — (403) 283-8988
- Yellow Door Bistro 119 12 Ave SW, Calgary — (403) 206-9585