Five bars, chosen on the record: three on North America's 50 Best, one with Pinnacle Guide pins.
A cocktail bar on 1 Street SW in Calgary's Beltline district. It serves a rotating seasonal cocktail list alongside a food menu, and operates daily from late afternoon. It currently stands at No. 78 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026.
Missy's is an upstairs room in Calgary's Beltline built around gin Martinis, champagne by the glass and the bottle, sherry, Madeira and a deep by-the-glass wine list. Its namesake This That boards of cheese and charcuterie come with Spanish conservas and anchovy toasts. There are no reservations and no minors, walk-ins only.
A cocktail bar on 1 Street SW in Calgary's Beltline district, describing itself as an intimate, low-lit room. It publishes a seasonal cocktail list, a spirits list, a food menu and a happy-hour menu, and does not take reservations, operating a text-based waitlist when at capacity. The latest lists place it at No. 98 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026.
Blue Rock Swim Club describes itself as a cocktail bar in the pool level of South Block Barbecue, opened in November 2024 below the restaurant on 25th Avenue, with a house rule printed on the site: no running by the pool. It takes reservations and event bookings, runs a membership for regulars, and opens at five every evening, until one early in the week and two from Thursday to Saturday.
Fleetwood calls itself a premium lounge offering classic cocktailing and a rich, shareable menu, stylish, sophisticated and sociable, with modern vintage decor built around the rare 1933 Cadillac Fleetwood on display in the room. It sits at the Oliver on 10th Avenue in the Beltline and opens at three on weekdays, with the latest nights on Friday and Saturday.
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