The Wednesday Room

Where: 100 – 118 8 Ave SW

Welcome to your new favourite Calgary hotspot. It’s also quickly become my new favourite Calgary hotspot. When we were first invited to attend the Wednesday Room media launch we almost didn’t make it and am I ever glad we did. As a result we got a chance to be one of the first people to shoot in this incredible space. Designed by the superstar Calgary firm Mcinley Burart and run by Calgary’s nightlife favorites it’s a match made in heaven. To top off their list of delicious cocktails the food menu at The Wednesday Room is my new go to. Tuna tartare on crispy rice, deep fried olives on hummus, braised shortrib spring rolls and the Croatian pasta pljukanci are my top faves. For those who think some of the decor seems familiar you might want to re-visit Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” to reference many of the design elements like the typewriters around the upstairs bar, the quote on the mirror and the carpet in the basement, which may also take you back to the Parker Palm Springs. Both cultural icons that make our visual taste buds tingling. The basement itself is exactly the space that Calgary needed. Part lounge, part restaurant, part cocktail bar in a midcentury setting reminiscent of your grandmas basement (who happens to have been stylish as hell of course). All this on Calgary’s central Stephen Avenue AND in a heritage building, rounding off that perfect vintage vibe. What can I say, other than you will not want to miss your first look at the newly opened The Wednesday Room. xoxo

wearing: Zara suit & blouse, Coach bag