The Best Japanese Food in Calgary
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The best Japanese food in Calgary, according to the experts: The 50, Canada's 100 Best, and AAA have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Eight comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Eight
Japanese
You start with a phone call from a white handset in a hotel lobby, then follow someone through a maintenance corridor to a gilded parlour for cocktails, then slip through a hidden door to eight counter seats facing an open kitchen. That is the whole restaurant. Darren MacLean runs a Japanese-influenced tasting menu of around twenty courses built on hyper-seasonal Canadian ingredients, and photographs are forbidden. It holds a spot on North America's 50 Best Restaurants list.
The awards
- The 50 #2 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best #9 · Best Restaurants
- The 50 Highest New Entry Award 2026 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. Nupo
Omakase Japanese
Six seats wrap an omakase bar where 17 to 20 courses lean on sustainably sourced, mostly Canadian fish and produce some of it grown on the chef's own farm. Darren MacLean runs Japanese technique through an unmistakably Canadian larder, and the daikon "steak" alone makes a case for taking vegetables seriously. The sake list is long and thoughtful, the cocktails herbaceous. Canada's 100 Best puts it at number 75 in the country.
The awards
- Canada's 100 Best Canada's 100 Best: #75 · Best Restaurants
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Rank 3. Fuji Ramen and Sushi
Modern Ramen Shop
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved