Rich and chocolatey, brownies are pure comfort food, the dessert equivalent of a big, warm hug. These Calgary restaurants and pastry shops serve some seriously satisfying brownies. Topped with fudge and cherries, turbo-charged with marshmallows and peanut butter or decadently dressed with caramel and pecans, each is of the following desserts is sweetly special.
A sociable 17th Avenue Southwest restaurant, Roosevelt features its own local twist on a selection of comfort food classics from beef-bulgogi tacos and pork-belly grilled cheese to fish and chips and bacon-wrapped meatloaf. For dessert, try the flourless chocolate brownie. Yes, flourless. Gluten-friendly and chocolatey, it’s served with Fiasco Gelato salted caramel gelato and warm fudge sauce. Bring your friends or your date for a sweet snack any night of the week.
While The Living Room dubs its food contemporary interactive cuisine, it can also be described as French and Italian meets classic Canadian with the accompaniment of great wine. The 17th Avenue Southwest spot also happens to feature a lengthy and luscious dessert menu. On that list, The Shaft is a double-chocolate brownie served with Kahlua-espresso crème anglaise and vanilla ice cream.
A Stephen Avenue Walk landmark, Murrieta’s is located in the handsome, redbrick Alberta Hotel Building. Serving West Coast grub in the heart of downtown Calgary, its dessert menu is a beaut. It’s their flourless chocolate brownie that makes this list, complemented with butterscotch and peanut brittle.
When you think whiskey, do you think of chocolate? Buchanan’s serves up steak, upscale burgers, seafood dishes and claims to accompany its chophouse-style fare with North America’s largest whiskey selection. And on the dessert menu, you’ll find the perfect peanut butter chocolate brownie. Whether it’s you and your date or an all-hands office lunch, make it brownies all around!
Moxie’s is a big name on the Alberta food scene, with an even bigger brownie. This dessert juggernaut is comprised of white chocolate with chocolate chips served with ice cream, a cloud of whipped cream and garnished with a mint leaf. This white chocolate wonder takes the prize as Moxie’s most popular dessert.
Cheesecake brownies from Decadent Desserts are the real chocolate-loving deal. This Beltline bakery also features Callebaut brownies and caramel pecan brownies. With a homemade feel, and quality ingredients, Decadent Desserts has kept Calgarians sugar-happy for over 30 years. Most desserts are made to order, but a small selection is kept in stock daily. Call Decadent for your next party, wedding or chocolatey craving!