Calgary’s food scene is nothing short of amazing, and a multitude of restaurants in the city are offering unique, set-coursed menus that can only be found on New Year’s Eve.
What better way to ring in the new year than with a loved one enjoying some of the best cuisine our beautiful city has to offer? Indulge for your final meal of the year and celebrate new beginnings with good food, good drinks and even better company!
Here’s seven spots in the city you have to visit for a delicious and romantic meal to cap off 2024:
Porch
Stop into Porch for a unique and intimate dining experience, before celebrating New Year’s Eve with a classic 17th Ave bar crawl!
This trendy and aesthetic restaurant serving up some delicious Mediterranean cuisine is offering a five-course dinner curated by their Executive Chef, with cocktail and wine pairings designed by their in-house expert.
What’s on the Menu: Delight in a curated multi-course menu featuring dishes like Oyster with Truffle Crème Fraîche, Artichoke and Endive Salad, Bison and Boar Bourguignon, or Lobster Ravioli in Tarragon-Miso Consommé.
Where: Porch – 730 17th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
Price: $89/person (plus tax & gratuity), with an optional add-on of $35/person for cocktail/wine pairings with each course.
The Guild
Celebrate NYE in style at The Guild with their three-course dinner in the heart of the city on Stephen’s Ave!
Specializing in their traditional cooking techniques over wood and coal, with a commitment to the highest quality butchery, cookery and bar-keeping, The Guild is sure to please for a final romantic date night in 2024.
What’s on the Menu: Featuring savoury favourites like the 24-hour Braised Pork Belly with glazed heirloom carrots, colcannon mash, apple gastrique and jus, or the sweet and decadent Sticky Toffee Pudding with Tahitian vanilla bean gelato, walnut crumble, and spiced rum caramel sauce.
Where: The Guild – 200 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Price: $89/person (plus tax & gratuity)
JINBAR
Indulge in a luxurious four-course Contemporary Korean feast with the option to enhance your experience with curated wine and spirit pairings!
The cherry on top? The chef will personally bring each beautifully plated dish to your table, adding an extra touch of elegance to your holiday celebration.
What’s on the Menu: Savor a four-course feast featuring dishes like fried chicken drumettes, ahi tuna and wild salmon slaw, galbi-marinated hanger steak with roasted bone marrow, and a yuzu meringue cheesecake finale.
Where: JINBAR – 24 4 St NE, Calgary, AB
Price: $75/person (plus tax & gratuity), with optional add-on of $40/person for wine and spirit pairings with each course.
FinePrint
Not too far from The Guild is the beautiful FinePrint restaurant serving up some of the best and most inventive Contemporary Canadian cuisine in the city.
The ingenious Chef Francis Martinez has curated a five-course tasting menu that even starts with a glass of prosecco on arrival!
What’s on the Menu: Enjoy five courses of delectable classics with a modern twist, including Niçoise salad with bluefin tuna and confit potatoes, house-made lobster and sweet corn agnolotti, Chef’s signature Lamb Pressé dish from Canada’s Great Kitchen party competition, and Pastry Chef Hans popular sticky toffee date bread pudding.
Where: FinePrint – 113-8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 1B4, Canada
Price: $95/person (plus tax & gratuity)
MODERN STEAK on Stephen Ave
Celebrate the arrival of the New Year with an unforgettable dining experience at Modern Steak!
Experience the most tender cuts of wagyu beef with an exclusive five-course wagyu tasting menu and an optional wine pairing that perfectly complement each course, adding a new dimension to the flavors of wagyu from their in-house sommelier.
What’s on the Menu: Experience some of the most delectable international Wagyu from Snake River, USA and Tajima, Australia, and the iconic certified Japanese A5 Wagyu and certified Kobe Beef A5 Wagyu.
Where: MODERN STEAK – 100 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
Price: $189/person (plus tax & gratuity), plus optional add-on of $49/person for wine pairings with each course.
River Café
Leave 2024 behind and enjoy the cozy vibes with a loved one by a crackling fire with scenic park views while you dine on a five-course Chef’s Tasting Menu of Canada’s finest ingredients.
In the heart of Prince’s Island Park, you can enjoy free skating and live music on the lagoon before you dine, or even stay until midnight for City of Calgary fireworks behind River Café!
What’s on the Menu: An ever changing showcase of Canada’s best organic, seasonal ingredients including Oceanwise seafood and Alberta grass-fed beef.
Where: River Café – Prince’s Island Park, 25 Prince’s Island Park SW, Calgary, AB
Price: $120/person (plus tax & gratuity)
OXBOW
Elevate your New Years Eve with OXBOW’s warm, romantic and sophisticated ambiance where familiar, Canadian comfort dishes are transformed into an unforgettable culinary experience.
Along with their set four-course NYE menu that has been carefully crafted by Chef Junell Mission to proudly represent Oxbows creativity and culinary excellence, limited-release wine pairings will be pulled from the cellar to compliment each course!
What’s on the Menu: Rotating inventive and unique Chef’s Tasting Menu with the option to enhance your experience with pairings personally curated to compliment each course.
Where: OXBOW – 1126 Memorial Dr NW, Calgary, AB
Price: $170/person (plus tax & gratuity)
Thanks for reading and sticking by us here at datenight throughout 2024, and here’s to another year of celebrating love and the beautiful city we get to call home! Keep your eyes peeled for all that we’re sharing here.
Happy New Year Calgary!
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