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Foreign Concept, Calgary, AB

Foreign Concept

4.5
4.5
682 Reviews
CAN$30 and under
Contemporary Asian
  • Innovative
  • Romantic
  • Good for special occasions
Here, you will experience clean, distinctive and subtle flavours that honour authentic Vietnamese and the best from across Asia, cuisine that will leave every guest surprised and delighted.

Chef Duncan’s techniques using fresh, local ingredients bring new and unusual flavours to Calgarians who seek new gourmet dining experiences. Imagine house-made charcuterie infused with crisp Asian spices and a room styled after the elegance of colonial Vietnam with some modern surprises.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    CAN$30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Asian, Vietnamese, Chinese
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (403) 719-7288
  • Website
    http://www.foreignconcept.ca/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Duncan Ly
  • Private party facilities
    Semi Private rooms or whole house buyouts
  • Location
    1011 1 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1J2
  • Neighborhood
    Calgary
  • Cross street
    1ST STREET SW
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 682 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5
4.5 based on all time ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

682 Reviews

  1. jayro VIP

    Calgary10 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on June 20, 2021

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Weird. Just weird. We walk in the front door, it’s not busy, but we’re standing there for 5 minutes before the person at the bar (who I assume is the manager) even comes to seat us after already having seen us when we came in. Yes, we have a reservation and yes, we’d like to eat. We’re finally seated, already irritated. We wait another 5 minutes just for water. When a server finally comes, I ask for a recommendation on a non-beef or pork dish. Rather than make a recommendation, she proceeds to list off every dish that doesn’t have beef or pork, like I couldn’t read that myself. What I asked for was a recommendation, not the items that didn’t have beef or pork. This is the second consecutive time I’ve had the worst service here. I’m starting to think the food is not worth it.

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  2. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Calgary7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 9, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely amazing. True culinary experience.

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  3. Tdawg

    Calgary2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 5, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved it!!! The imperial rolls were to die for. Excellent service.

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  4. Felix

    Calgary1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 4, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food and friendly Staff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Ming

    Calgary4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 4, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Foreign concept offers a delicious contemporary Asian fusion. The flavours are bold and rich.

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  6. Bonnieluck

    Calgary6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 3, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Enjoyed our food - amazing brussels sprouts, and the cocktails were fabulous. We are looking forward to our next visit.

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  7. PJMLoveDiningOut

    Calgary213 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on March 28, 2021

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food (b sprouts, dumplings, slaw, squid ink spaghetti...) and a decent drinks menu. We hadn’t been here in a while (thanks, COVID!) so we noticed the menu changed. We’ll try some of the new dishes next time around. Sad to see the pork char siu is gone, but there’s a duck dish that looks to be a worthy replacement.

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  8. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Calgary4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 20, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and service were both fantastic!

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  9. misscrabcakes

    Calgary10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 20, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely superb!!! Amazing service and atmosphere . Unique menu and can’t wait to be back .

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Austin11 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 14, 2021

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Enjoyed the dinner very much. Great to have a mix of small and large plates to share. Everything we tried was really good and I will visit again for sure.

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FAQs

Foreign Concept does offer delivery in partnership with Skip The Dishes. Foreign Concept also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (403) 719-7288.

Foreign Concept is rated 4.5 stars by 682 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Google Map for Foreign Concept

1011 1 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1J2

Additional information

  • Cross street
    1ST STREET SW
  • Neighborhood
    Calgary
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    CAN$30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Asian, Vietnamese, Chinese
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Duncan Ly
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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