Avenue Calgary tucks into the city's best restaurants

Avenue Calgary magazine is marking 15 years of celebrating the best restaurants in Calgary and environs. The Best Restaurants Issue is on newsstands.

"In the 15 years that Avenue has been publishing a Best Restaurants list, the dining scene in the city has grown tremendously in terms of quality, diversity and creativity. This issue celebrates the excellent work that the city's chefs and restaurateurs do every day and applauds their ongoing commitment to maintaining Calgary's status as a world-class food city," says Jennifer Hamilton, executive editor of Avenue.

The list of 25 best restaurants  for 2018 is unranked, say the publishers, because of the high quality and range of options. The issue also features such categories as best Italian, best brewpubs, best restaurants for brunch and best restaurants in the mountains. The awards will be celebrated in a reception on Wednesday at Willow Park Wines & Spirits.

The 25 Best Restaurants are

• Alloy
• Anju
• Bar Von Der Fels
• Bread & Circus
• Bridgette Bar
• Calcutta Cricket Club
• Cardinale
• Cassis Bistro
• Charbar
• Deane House
• Elbow Room
• Foreign Concept
• Hayloft
• Model Milk
• Native Tongues Taqueria
• Pigeonhole
• Posto Pizzeria & Bar
• Provision
• River Café
• Rouge
• Shokunin
• Tavernetta
• Ten Foot Henry
• The Nash
• Una Pizza + Wine