Where will You Find the Top Pastas in Calgary?

Pasta is one of the favourite comfort foods of many and comes in many varieties. Whether you prefer a typical spaghetti or you'd rather enjoy a spiral pasta, you can find the best choices throughout Calgary. Here are a few top pasta options within the city.

Mercato - 2224 4 Street SW and 837 85 Street SW

Mercato provides plenty of gourmet pasta options you can take home. You will find excellent ready to eat goodies here such as stuffed cannelloni and multiple types of ravioli along with tagliatelle in a Bolognese sauce. Pastas here are made from scratch daily using Venetian durum flour and organic eggs.

In following the Mercato's homestyle traditions, all 14 sauces are homemade and are the same served in their restaurant locations. The market also features sizable frozen and fresh sections filled with pre-packed pasta meals such as tortellini, mezzaluna and stuffed pastas that are ready-to-eat with light preparation at home.

Soffritto - 380 Canyon Meadows Drive, SE

At Soffritto, you will find hand-cut long pastas like spaghetti and linguini, short-cut extruded pastas and more choices than most other top pasta shops in Calgary. Soffritto takes each step in the pasta making process very seriously, paying attention to every small detail down to precise shaping and packaging.

Favourite choices include any of their incredible stuffed pasta flavours, the fresh pappardelle, radiatori, tripolini, but one can't go wrong with any of their options. They also carry a variety of sauces like pesto, marinaras and even seafood flavoured options. However, to top off those salads and to finish off pastas, don't miss Soffritto's exclusive balsamic vinegars and olive oils.

Lina's Italian Market - 2202 Centre Street NE

Known for everything Italian and fresh, Lina's Italian Market is the perfect choice for both fresh and frozen pasta. They have some options that are sauced and ready to go with just a bit of heating up at home to share with the family in addition to a variety of dry pastas within the market. The gnocchi is one of the favourites from Lina's according to patrons. However, other house specialties include domestic and imported cheeses, incredible Italian pastries, fresh meats, and homemade pies.

Italian Super Market - 265 20 Avenue NE

After 50 years of service to the area, the Italian Super Market is still one of the best choices for all types of pasta. With the tagline "Oodles of Noodles," rest assured they take their endeavors seriously when whipping up their fresh, frozen and dried pastas. They specialize in frozen, stuffed pasta, such as the lobster ravioli and the Portobello mushroom ravioli.

The pasta is cooked daily and you can take home all types of options from the Italian Super Market. With aisles and aisles of noodles at the Italian Super Market in Calgary, there is just about any type one could image—or crave. Stop by and support this local tradition when the hunger for great Italian food strikes.

These are just a few of the top places for an excellent pasta dish. Whether you want to take it home and prepare it yourself or just heat it and eat it, there are plenty of options throughout Calgary.