Centini

Centini is Fabio Centini's Italian restaurant on 8th Avenue SE, beside the TELUS Convention Centre and steps from Stephen Avenue Walk. Visit Calgary recalls it as one of the city's hottest tables when it opened, and it remains a favourite for business dinners. The sleek main dining room is hung with Canadian art, including works by Riopelle and Pellan, and two smaller rooms close off for private meals. The menu runs through Italian-inspired antipasti, pasta, seafood and meat, which Visit Calgary describes as inventive and consistently well executed, with a long wine list to match. There is also a dog-friendly patio for warmer evenings. Gambero Rosso's guide to Top Italian Restaurants awarded Centini one Forchetta in 2022.