Rosso Coffee Roasters

Great place for a morning coffee break, afternoon coffee break, or any time you just want to order sit at a coffee shop to work on your laptop. Their coffee and staff are amazing. I left my wallet there once and didn’t realize it until they called me later in the day to notify me it was missing. ¹⁰⁄₁₀

Yowsers, your prices are ridiculous high. Not going back.
Over $ 3.00 for a cheese biscuit… yikes!

My favorite place to have a coffee in Calgary. working right across the street, I stop in almost daily. They have a great drip roast that changes every couple weeks and have very solid coffee drinks as well. The traditional capp is really great and is how a cappuccino should be done.
Food options are not too vast, but are reliable. They have a wicked Thai Chicken Soup and a few sandwich/​wrap options. The cheese biscuits are awesome (especially if they throw it on the panini grill for you!).
There is also a well curated wine and beer selection to indulge in for an afternoon/​early evening drink.
If you haven’t been yet, Rosso is the strongest coffee company in Calgary and is worth a try.

Excellent coffee, awesome staff, and really good «to go» coffee. Get the Americana or the Nutella coffee! In a city of coffee microrosaries it’s hard to find one that stands out. We went twice in 2 days! It’s a must if you’re in Calgary.
Also, go to Calgary.

Really love their lattes and coffee and it tastes way better than the five-​bucks franchises. Staff are always pleasant and accommodating. And it has a nice atmosphere. This place gives Café Beano a run for the best coffee house in Calgary.

Everyone around downtown is holding a Rosso coffee cup. Im travrlling, so of course I had to check it out. Just had a large cappucino and a gluten free banana loaf. The loaf was moist and delicious and very generous serving. The cappuccino was delicious with no bitter after taste and very smooth, however it had a very distinct flavour and aroma that I have never experienced. It tasted almost as if it was spiced. Nevertheless it was very good. $ 7.50 for both which is how much I would expect to pay. I would come back next time.

This is my absolute favourite coffee shop. Coffee is always right and awesome. The staff are excellent and I am always greeted by name. The breakfast sandwich is fantastic as well as the meatloaf sandwich at lunch.

This neighborhood coffee shop was a former little wine bar that kept most of its previous components while adding great coffee and lunch eats to its offerings.
The set up is an artsy high ceiling loft with wooden chairs and tablesthat invite a hip crowd comprised of business people, locals and students alike to meet, get work done or just sit and people watch. The coffees are great and they have a little retail rack next to the counter, to purchase some of the organic ground goods to take home; nice!
In the midst of a hostile takeover or writing a song? You can be sure the surroundings will keep everyone grounded and creative thoughts flowing through the crowd while sipping some good Java; indeed.

THANK YOU Rosso Coffee. For the best cup of coffee I’ve had in weeks. Visiting Calgary from Seattle on business. I walked all around downtown and the awful +15 (I get it, it’s cold, but your streets are depressing). Looking for the REAL thing, figured I’d recognise a real coffee shop if I saw one. I’m not a snob, I just want good coffee and I can tell the difference. I was about to give up my search when I came upon the Stephen avenue café. Had a traditional cappuccino, which was so soooo good, maybe perfect. Ahhh. Now my mood is lifted and today is a lovely day.

If you are in this part of downtown, close to Glenbow, or the Marriott, instead of going to a starbucks or some other chain café, try Rosso for some REAL coffee.
They have another location in SE where they produce and grind all their coffee, but in the downtown location, you can also buy bags of coffee and ask them to grind it to your liking.
Test, smell and taste the coffee before you buy!

Not bad. Terrific coffee. Not many gluten free options. Fair enough. Few cafés have g-​free options. I saw sandwiches with chips and hoped I could have the soup. Unfortunately not g-​free. But soul and chips would be lovely. I mentioned that there were crumbs from the cookies and muffins ending up on the gluten free banana bread. The cashier said he’d change it for next time and hadn’t considered cross contamination. What a great attitude and reaction to my suggestion. No rudeness just positivity. I asked if it was ok to take out my lunch with my late and the staff were super nice about it. Most places won’t let you do that so I’m grateful. Again absolutely fantastic late. Thank you. I’ll be back!

Thanks for the suggestion Unilocal!The hotel I was staying at had a Starbucks in it and I really wanted to try out something new while I was in Calgary. Rosso was top billing for cafes within walking distance so off I went. When I got inside I headed straight for the pastry display, even though their selection of breakfast sandwiches looked amazing. As I was looking at the scones debating what deliciousness I would be consuming for breakfast Call Me Maybe, the summertime hit of 2012 came on and totally threw me off. For being a trendy/​hipster café in DT Calgary I was not expecting that first thing in the morning.
It seemed like the staff at Rosso agreed because all at once everyone behind the bar was just yelling «NO! NOO» and then the music immediately changed to Paul Simon then to Prince and then to Mungo James.
I appreciated that they realized the horror of what came over the speakers and rectified it with more appropriate music.
If ambience is what you care about, Rosso has got you covered. The coffee and scone were really good too!

Coffee quality is good but the atmosphere is preposterous. Major hipster place with a smattering of snobs.

Two words: cheddar biscuits. Seriously though, the cheddar biscuits are wonderful. I know that’s an odd thing to emphasize about a coffee shop but when something is done right, it needs to be mentioned.
Other than these biscuits, this is a a pretty standard coffee shop. The coffee is well made, there is a great selection of tea, and there are delicious pastries (even some gluten-​free varieties). Really, I probably would give this place only 3.5-stars but the tea is delicious and I can’t argue with those biscuits.
The shop has a good number of tables and it’s clearly used for business meetings during the day. There aren’t sofas or comfy chairs so I probably wouldn’t sit all day, but it’s a a great place for a quick bite or a conversation over coffee.

The spicy Thai chicken soup with the club sandwich is amazing… So tasted like more.

Café Rosso is a hidden Gem in Ramsay. Tucked beside a warehouse office conversion this spot offers well prepared coffee (which they roast themselves), baked goods and light meals. I enjoyed the breakfast sandwich although simple (eggs, bacon, bagel) the grainy mustard offered a flavour combo I was not use in a morning meal but worked great.
Vibe relaxing but awesome, Food/​Coffee um-​um, Service great

Yum. Seriously smooth and full bodied coffee, with yummy bakery treats and paninis on the menu as well.

This café is adorable. I first stumbled upon them at the ingelwood night market. I purchased coffee beans but they were unable to grind the, at the market. Feeling bad they sent me to this café with 2 free beverages. The staff were very friendly and I was happy to have free iced lattes while I picked up lunch. Lunch was great and I’m really quite happy that they offer a coffee subscription program. When I move back to Calgary I’m definitely taking advantage of it!

I went there for lunch and I really enjoyed my sandwich … The coffee was great as well… The place is very small and not fancy, but is a cool place to go once in a while …

I love Caffe Rosso! It’s on my way to work, so it’s easy to get my afternoon fix.
Great quality coffee, delicious food and my all time favorite Chai Lattes!
It’s usually pretty quiet when I come in, and sometimes the service is slow, by the staff is always really friendly.
I’ve been to both the Victoria Park and 8^th Ave locations… Thumbs up for this place!