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New High-End Coffee Shop in Calgary

Paradigm Spark is a new high-end coffee roaster and cafe on the eastern edge of downtown Calgary I encountered Paradigm Spark, and its owner, David Kim, when it was a pop-up coffee bar inside the Beltline’s Butter Block bakery. A few days later, it was gone. But thankfully it reappeared, some months later, as a stand-alone coffee roaster, barista classroom and cafe on the eastern edge of…

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Superb Calgary Coffee and Pastry For Only $5

Fabulous Butter Block muffin and Q.lab coffee It’s increasingly hard to find a good coffee and pastry in Calgary for less than $10. So, here’s an outstanding pairing for only $5. Of course, there’s a wee caveat or two. As in buy one, get one free (Can I just get the free one?) And you have to hit two places. But it’s still a hell of a deal. Who doesn’t love a free coffee? We start at Butter…

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Calgary Coffee Circuit

Vintage Caffeine the latest coffee shop in Hillhurst Calgary has its Barley Belt, a collection of craft breweries in the city’s southeast. Perhaps it’s time to declare a similar coffee circuit. Quietly and quite recently, four coffee shops have opened along a few blocks of 19th Street in the northwest neighbourhood of Hillhurst. Here’s a brief description of each. I invariably take my coffee…

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Free Coffee at Calgary;s Q.lab

Buy beans, get a free coffee Here’s a deal that’s better than happy hour. Free. Every time I pick up fresh-roasted coffee beans at Q.lab,in Calgary’s Beltline, they give me a free coffee—in my case a meticulously crafted, two-cup pour over, normally costing about $6.50. A. fabulous, free pour over I usually order two pounds of their Chronicle beans, which at $40 is quite reasonable for this…

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Apprentice Cafe: Calgary's Best Focaccia

The house-made focaccia buns are the real stars of Apprentice Cafe’s superb breakfast sandwiches In a crowded Calgary food scene, it certainly pays to occupy a solid niche. For Apprentice Cafe—a tiny Ramsay eatery with verdant views of downtown—that niche is the often-overlooked breakfast sandwich. Owner Rein offers nine such all-day sandwiches, including pulled pork and my expertly executed…

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Calgary Bakeries and coffee

Calgary keeps adding to its roster of bakeries that produce excellent pastries. Here are five that also brew a mean cup of coffee, making them the perfect place to meet up with friends. Note: I often don’t get much feedback to this blog. So consider hitting the like button or leaving a reply. Thanks. Everything elegant Mari Bakeshop makes is first rate, from croissants and pain au chocolate to…

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More Calgary Coffee Cafes

Cafe du Parc in North Glenmore Park Here’s a handful of additional good Calgary coffee stops, primarily in kiosks and other small spaces. Most offer excellent Butter Block pastries. Cafe du ParcNorth Glenmore Park7305 Crowchild Trail SW If you’re strolling or cycling the verdant pathways of North Glenmore Park, pause at this kiosk for a fine jolt of java and a croissant from celebrated Butter…

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Calgary's 10 Best Coffee Shops

After visiting some 40 Calgary coffeehouses over a couple of months, it’s time to pick my top 10—from the best java and neighbourhood hangouts to the quirkiest. 1. Q.lab (105, 206 11 Avenue SW) is all about the coffee. Order a pour over and you’re asked to choose from eight bean varieties roasted by parent company Chronicle. Once the coffee arrives in a little glass beaker, you’re asked to wait…

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