{"id":569007,"date":"2026-03-29T17:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/569007\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T17:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:05:08","slug":"7-calgary-restaurants-and-cafes-that-recently-closed-or-are-closing-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/569007\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Calgary restaurants and cafes that recently closed or are closing soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all know just how fickle the restaurant industry is, and in Calgary, we\u2019ve seen a fair few shocking closures over the last couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>From a longstanding spot known for its prime rib to a huge Canadian fast-food chain, here are some of the biggest restaurant closures in Calgary.<\/p>\n<p>Closed<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/calgary\/smugglers-closed-calgary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Smugglers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Having opened in 1974, Smugglers has become a firm favourite in Calgary for its aged prime rib, seafood and steakhouse classics.<\/p>\n<p>However, this month, the restaurant revealed it had made the difficult decision to vacate its location at 6920 Macleod Trl., alleging it was due to ongoing issues with the premises and landlords.<\/p>\n<p>Address:\u00a06920 Macleod Trl., Calgary<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/smugglerscalgary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/calgary\/purlieu-bistro-calgary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Purlieu Bistro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Purlieu Bistro, a popular neighbourhood spot for French food and wine, has permanently closed its doors.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram post, the Purlieu team revealed that its last day of service at its Oakridge location was Friday, Feb. 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to everyone who has supported us \u2014 whether you stopped in once or have been with us from the start. We appreciate every visit, every order, and every kind word,\u201d the team said.<\/p>\n<p>Address:\u00a0#14 \u2013 3109 Palliser Dr. SW, Calgary<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/purlieuyyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/calgary\/le-fournil-bakery-canmore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Le Fournil Bakery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le Fournil Bakery, which has been a staple in Canmore for 14 years, has shared that it will be ceasing operations, with its last day on Monday, March 23.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram post, Le Fournil\u2019s owner Pascale T\u00e9treault shared that the spot was closing due to personal circumstances and to prepare for new professional opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Address: 1205 Bow Valley Trl. #101, Canmore<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lefournilbakery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/calgary\/odd-burger-closing-calgary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Odd Burger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Odd Burger, a Canadian chain known for its vegan takes on fast-food favourites, revealed that its only Calgary location at 1515c 14th St. SW, would be closing with its final day of service on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a lot of thought and reflection, we\u2019ve made the difficult decision to close our restaurant,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Address:\u00a01515c 14th St. SW, Calgary<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/veganfastfoodcalgary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Closing soon<br \/>\nSomething More BBQ<\/p>\n<p>Chinatown\u2019s longest-standing BBQ spot, Something More, is set to close its doors for good today, March 29.<\/p>\n<p>The spot is known for its Chinese BBQ dishes and rice boxes.<\/p>\n<p>Address: 114 3rd Ave. SW #201, Calgary<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/calgary\/home-and-away-closed-calgary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Home and Away<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/calgary\/home-away-calgary-opening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Home and Away<\/a>\u00a0has revealed it will be closing its Calgary location at 1207 1st St. SW on April 5. The bar didn\u2019t give a reason behind the closure.<\/p>\n<p>First opening on 17th Avenue,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/calgary\/home-and-away-closing-calgary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Home and Away<\/a>\u00a0closed its OG location back in 2019 after almost four years in operation. However, it reopened later that year in its Victoria Park spot, where it remained for almost seven years.<\/p>\n<p>Address:\u00a01207 1st St. SW, Calgary<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/homeandawayyyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/calgary\/saveg-cafe-calgary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SaVeg Cafe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SaVeg Cafe, a plant-based Korean-fusion cafe, shared that it will be officially winding down service at its location at The Academy at 637 11th Ave. SW, on April 26.<\/p>\n<p>SaVeg was brought to life by mother-daughter duo, Vera (Mama Lee) and Rose, and first opened to the public in 2018. Since then, the spot has become known and loved for its plant-based takes on dishes such as bulgogi, bibimbap, Korean-style curry, and its famous banana bread.<\/p>\n<p>Address:\u00a0637 11th Ave. SW, Calgary<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/savegyyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Still hungry? Discover\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dishedcalgary?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dished Calgary on TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We all know just how fickle the restaurant industry is, and in Calgary, we\u2019ve seen a fair few&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":512174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-569007","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}