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Kalamata Grocery Store
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 8 am - 9 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
8 reviews for Kalamata Grocery Store
8 reviews in English
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Review from Wendy P.
4/2/2012
Kalamata... I lived down the street from you for nearly three years, and now that we're not neighbours, I miss you terribly. More importantly, I miss your feta cheese, olives and grape leaf thingies that I can never remember the name for.
You are packed to the brim with imported goodness, and I always feel like I'm going to knock something over if I go through one of your aisles too quickly, but in that wait, you make me pause in my busy day-to-day and actually stop to figure out what it is I'm looking at.
Be well, Kalamata, I'll be by to visit again soon. I promise!
April Underdog Challenge 2/30 -
Review from Ryan K.
Calgary, AB
3/1/2012 1 Check-in Here
I discovered this place years ago when I was skateboarding with my buddy. We had maybe $20 between us but soon discovered that we had more then enough. We knew little about feta cheese or olives at the time but knew we loved it. Simply asking the man what he thought was the best we both left with enough feta and olives to kill a small village. We were in heaven!
That was 14 years ago and to this day I still find myself going there with a few bills in hand asking him what he would recommend. I have learned a lot about feta, olives, and all the other goodies they serve here but the one lesson I learned that has really stuck with me is this: When you are in need of a tasty goat milk feta and some garlic stuffed olives, there is no better place to go then Kalamata Grocery. -
Review from Tiffany N.
Calgary, AB
1/25/2012
If I lived closer to Kalamata, I'd probably weigh 300 lbs. I'd be a perfect sphere, full of delicious Greek olive oil and nothing would hurt. The family that run this place, are probably the nicest family ever; giving me extra Dolmades when I pronounced it properly, suggesting olives to sample and man... when you taste some of the Pita bread they carry here, all other Pita bread tastes like a foul pocket of sadness.
Even better; they carry a wide assortment of imported goods that don't carry a steep imported price. Feeling like you want to impress someone with a winter picnic in your living room? You can get some handmade desserts, greek chocolates, tea, Injera bread and other assorted baked goods; all without breaking the bank, but still looking classy.
Oh, and they carry Kalamata olives too (along with almost 30 other varieties). In case you were wondering. -
Review from Nicole M.
Calgary, AB
8/30/2011
Pita bread, olives, greek yogurt, pink peppercorns, Hungarian paprika, they have it all, and at a far better price than you'd expect.
If I need something a little out of the ordinary, I will check here before I go to the Cookbook Company, or Mercato and 99 times out of 100 - I will find it here, and I will have saved! -
Review from Tara M.
4/22/2011
As far as grocery stores go, this one is one of the best if you are looking for a few unique Greek import items.
Don't expect to find too much run-of-the-mill groceries here; expect instead an excellent selection if Greek and Canadian feta cheeses, teas and chocolates imported from Greece, warm, fresh pita breads and baklava, and a host of other strange and wonderful imports.
So if you are looking for great feta cheese or excellent kalamata olives head to the family owned Kalamata Grocery!
T.Listed in: Local Lust
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Review from Arc P.
11/17/2010 ROTD 4/4/2011
Great little market specializing Mediterranean/Middle Eastern groceries. It's rare places with this much character exist in Calgary and the selection they manage to cram into that store is amazing. The staff are pretty friendly too.
Just shopping for the different kinds of bread alone stimulates the palate: Afghani, Ethiopean, Naan - take your pick. Naturally, as a Greek-family-owned store, there is a whole corner of the store dedicated to cheeses and olives. The baklava is also quite deadly. I think it's 75 cents a piece, making for a small, naturally sweet and cheap snack.
The prices are a little high, but such is expected with small, specialty grocery stores. They accept cash and debt, no credit cards. Open 8am to 11 pm. -
Review from Sapna G.
Calgary, AB
1/10/2010
This store has been around forever and it truly is a gem in downtown Calgary.
It carries things from all corners of the globe and one visit will have that gypsy in you feeling more than satisfied.
They carry everything from Turkish Delight to Injera bread; Italian delicacies to imported biscuits and chocolates from all over the world. And let's not forget to mention their olives, cheeses, Mediterranean stock items, international phone cards, cheap cigarettes and meat selections. Anything you can think of, they have somewhere on their shelves.
Plus the service is EXCELLENT. With such a friendly, honest and helpful staff, it's hard not to make frequent visits to Kalamata.
One of the most unique stores in town. It's cramped, but what else would you expect while taking a virtual tour of the world?
Exceptional selection and exceptional service. You'd best be heading over now. -
Review from David H.
Calgary, AB
4/16/2011
A - LIST. 4.5 STARS. There is nothing like Kalamata anywhere in the city. It is like going back in time when the corner store was the place to be. Diverse foods, great prices, wonderful service and just plain interesting to take a walk through the very cramped and jam packed store. If you are in the neighborhood, give it a go.
