Rouge

Calgary


One of the city's most celebrated restaurants, Rouge is located in a historic 1891 mansion in Inglewood. It's hard to get a table, but once inside, enjoy the inspired, sustainable food and exceptional fit-for-a-king service. The menu evolves weekly but you'll find dishes like duck and pistachio terrine, beef Bolognese with hand-cut noodles or rockfish with curry coconut broth.

A pairing menu ($110, plus $75 with wine) is available at dinner. Tables are found in what were once the living rooms downstairs, along with the bedrooms upstairs. It's all white tablecloths and formal, making the walls cluttered with a hodgepodge of art seem out of place. Outside is a beautiful garden where many of the restaurant's greens and herbs are grown.


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