March 2023
March 17-26, 2023
YYC Food & Drink Experience 2023
Various locations
Experience the best of Calgary’s favourite restaurants with these prix fixe menus. With 70 restaurants to choose from, you can explore Calgary’s culinary culture while showing your love for YYC restaurants and the talented chefs, sommeliers, bartenders, and local producers who make it thrive.
Scrumptious Lunches: $25/$35 per person
Delicious Three-course Dinners: $35/$45 per person
Gourmet Dinners (Minimum 5-course or Tasting-Style Menus), $65/$75 per person
For a complete list of restaurants, click here.
Special Events:
Thursday March 16
YYC EXP 2023 Kick-Off
Barbarella Bar, 240 8 Ave. S.W.
Contest / By Invitation
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Friday, March 17
River Café hosts Vancouver’s St Lawrence for a feast of Québécois flavours.
River Café, 25 Princes Island Park S.W.
Cost: $195
Time: 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 18
Modern Steak Presents an Exclusive Rancher’s Dinner w/ Ex Nihilo Wine Pairings
Modern Steak – Stephen Ave, 100 8 Avenue S.E.
Cost: $173.75
Time: 6:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 21
Fat Ox – A Northern Italian Pop-Up Dinner at Bonterra
Bonterra Trattoria, 1016 8 St. S.W.
Cost: $183
Time: 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 25
Clos de la Oyster Barre, YYC EXP edition w/ Chef Alex Chen, of Vancouver’s Boulevard
Teatro Ristorante, 200 8 Ave. S.E.
Cost: $225
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 26
YYC EXP Finale Brunch at Fortuna’s Row with Top Chef Canada Winner Tre Sanderson Fortuna’s Row, 421 Riverfront Ave. S.E.
Cost: $85
Time: 11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
BBQ, Bourbon and Blues Finale at Charbar
Charbar, 618 Confluence Way S.E.
Cost: $49
Time: 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
YYC Food & Drink Experience is Calgary’s premiere culinary festival, celebrating the city’s exciting food and beverage scene, along with the talented chefs, sommeliers, bartenders, and local producers who contribute to our city’s culinary culture. YYC EXP 2023 will include a diverse restaurant program featuring multi-course Prix Fixe menus at Calgary’s favourite chef-led restaurants, along with a rich schedule of curated event experiences. Get ready to show your love for YYC Restaurants, and mark your calendars. You won’t want to miss this celebration of Calgary’s culinary scene!
