Independent cafés only
No national chains. Every café on the Pass is a local business.
Our story
Calgary's best coffee is poured by independent cafés.
Passes by Top Dish helps you find them, and helps them find you. One Pass, one coffee at each café, and an honest review after every cup.
Our promise
We only partner with the top cafés in Calgary. There's a real standard to get in.
Where it started
Most apps rate the café. We rate the cup.
Google, Yelp and the delivery apps tell you a place is busy and has good vibes. Nobody could tell you how good the coffee actually was.
A typical review app
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A café on 17th AveCoffee shop · $$
4.6★★★★★1,200 reviews
BusyGood vibesStreet parkingWi-Fi
"Nice spot, a bit loud."
Is the latte any good? No idea.
A real Passes review
Flat whiteDevil's Head Coffee · April 2026
★★★★★
Drink 5/5Service 5/5Coming back: yes
"Definitely a hidden gem of good coffee! They specialize in a variety of bean selections. Great staff and drink."
Now you know what to order.Left: an illustration of a typical review app. Right: a real review from a Coffee Pass customer, lightly edited for spelling.
Top Dish is a Calgary company built around that gap. We started with coffee: one Pass that gets you a drink at each of the city's best independent cafés, so trying somewhere new costs you nothing extra.
Every time a customer uses their Pass, they can rate what they had. Cafés get feedback on the drinks themselves, which their till can't tell them, and the next customer knows what to order.
"I drive past here all the time, and I'm so glad my Coffee Pass made me come in. I'll keep coming back."
What we stand for
Three things we won't bend on.
Picked, not paid for
Cafés can't buy their way on. They're chosen for the coffee and the experience, and they have to keep meeting that bar.
Real reviews
Reviews come from customers who actually visited, after they used their Pass. Nobody is ever asked to leave a good one.
On the Pass
See them all on the map →
Every café, independent.
How it works for everyone
Good for you. Good for the café.
For customers
- 50 coffees at any partner caféOne Pass, $49.99, good all of 2027.
- A reason to try somewhere newThe first drink is on the Pass.
- Reviews you can trustFrom people who were actually there.
For cafés
- New customers at the doorPeople who've already paid to try you.
- $0 to joinCustomers and companies fund the Pass.
- Feedback on the drinksPlus marketing on our Instagram.
So far
From one Pass to a city-wide habit.
- Sept 2024The first Coffee Pass launches in Calgary.
- 2025More than a thousand Calgarians use the Pass.
- 202611,603 coffees and 1,936 reviews, and counting.
- Nov 13, 2026The 2027 Coffee Pass goes on sale.
- 202750 coffees at any partner café, one digital Pass.
Come try them
50 coffees.
50 coffees.
One Pass.
Start with the one closest to you.
Press, partnerships or questions: hello@topdish.ca