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September 2, 2009 3:12 PM

What are some of your favourite places to go for lunch in downtown Calgary?
posted by ageispolis to Food & Drink (7 answers total)

Just went to Sahara today for the first time. Yummy Lebanese buffet for $13. 2nd ave 7th St.
posted by sauril at 3:29 PM on September 2, 2009

Mango Shiva (Stephen ave) / Maharajah (McLeod Tr. across from the Central Library) - Indian food
The Coup - Vegetarian food, on 17th ave, around 10th st.
Farm - great food, near The Coup
posted by RGD at 4:18 PM on September 2, 2009

Quick bite on the go: Yodeling Sausage cart at the corner of Stephen Ave & Centre Street
2nd > Mango Shiva
posted by comiddle at 4:40 PM on September 2, 2009

The Luxor on the corner of 7th Ave and 9th Street S.W.
posted by never used baby shoes at 5:07 PM on September 2, 2009

Decent Vietnamese that sucks me in all the time (mostly because it's in my building). Good beef sate soup, and pork vermicelli:

Oriental Phoenix Restaurant
105-401 9 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3C5
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posted by hamandcheese at 8:12 PM on September 2, 2009

Blowfish Sushi Lounge
625-11th Ave SW

A little pricey but damn good.
posted by chugg at 2:09 PM on September 3, 2009

Blowfish is crazy expensive- I spent $38 last time for lunch. Too expensive.

If Beltline is OK, my normal lunch haunts include Ruan Thai for a good Thai lunch buffet, Surya for excellent Indian buffet, Uptown Sushi for very competent, cheap sushi, Hol Grilll for excellent burgers and panini, Kawa Espresso Bar for amazing coffees and superb house-made soups and light meals, and the new Golden Bell Saigon for the best rice vermicelli I've had in this Viet-soaked city.
posted by ethnomethodologist at 12:26 PM on September 15, 2009