Notable Life

Brunch. A true vice for most of the Young Professionals that we speak to on a daily basis here at Notable. Check out our picks for some of Toronto's most notable brunch spots.

You need to meet a client for a drink, but you want to go somewhere that you can linger for a while without pressure. Look no further than Thomsons Restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Calgary

If you’re hoping to casually bump into someone at lunch, it’s probably a good idea to start frequenting Mercato. The Italian restaurant and market on 4th Street has long been the Calgary hangout for business lunches and pre-game drinks

Escoba has a contemporary menu that is described as Mediterranean comfort food, and is strongly influenced by the wine they serve. In fact, each dish comes with a suggested wine pairing

No matter what the situation, Higher Ground has you covered. With a cozy fireplace, comfortable chairs and many tables, this coffee shop has established itself as a Calgary favourite for meeting clients, friends or potential employers

If you’re looking for real barbecue flavour and a no-nonsense menu, look no further than Holy Smoke Barbecue and Smoke Pit. Located in an industrial park and only open for lunch, this place serves up all the barbecued meat you can eat

We can’t help but love Chef Michael Noble’s Calgary restaurant, NOtaBLE. It’s comfortable and cozy and describes itself as serving gourmet comfort food. And the name's pretty awesome to boot, no?

Walking into Milk Tiger Lounge feels like you’re being transported straight to San Francisco. It’s hard not to love the laid-back lounge vibe here. This is a place where you can get a cocktail made the way that it was originally intended

Tucked away on Richmond Street in Toronto is the newly-opened Black Moon Bar & Lounge. All black and all class – and so sleek it could kill – the resto was impeccably designed under the direction of Canadian interior wunderkind Sasha Josipovicz, who was recently recognized by PETA for using only cruelty-free materials