{"id":"middle-eastern-restaurants-calgary-2026","name":"Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in Calgary","category":"Middle Eastern Restaurants","location":{"city":"Calgary","province":"Alberta","country":"Canada"},"canonical_url":"https://bests.ca/best/middle-eastern-restaurants/in/calgary","publication_type":"algorithmic","methodology_version":"middle-eastern-restaurants-v4","evidence_cutoff_at":"2026-08-21T12:00:00.000Z","published_at":"2026-08-21T12:00:00.000Z","maximum_positions":3,"positions_published":3,"positions":[{"rank":1,"entity":"Beirut Street Food","entity_type":"Organization","descriptor":"Lebanese street-food kitchen at Bay C, 7220 Fairmount Drive SE","best_for":"House pita, charcoal shawarma and a focused Lebanese street-food meal","why_it_ranks":"Beirut Street Food leads for one resolved kitchen, an explicit in-house pita and charcoal system, a current priced menu and direct contact. Popularity and authenticity language are unscored. Confirm today's bread, spits, pickles, allergens, accessibility and AHS record.","decision_notes":["House pita process","Charcoal format explicit","Exact kitchen and contact"],"profile_url":"https://bests.ca/best/middle-eastern-restaurants/in/calgary/profile/beirut-street-food-calgary","verification_url":"https://bests.ca/verify/middle-eastern-restaurants-calgary-2026/beirut-street-food-calgary","bests_score":null,"confidence":null,"proof_index":null,"consensus":null},{"rank":2,"entity":"Anatolia Turkish Foods — 52 Street","entity_type":"Organization","descriptor":"Turkish restaurant at Unit 212, 1440 52 Street NE","best_for":"Turkish grills, pide, lahmacun, mezze and a full-menu meal","why_it_ranks":"Anatolia ranks second for exact-location accountability, a broad current Turkish menu, direct reservations and contact. Market-counter and sibling evidence are excluded. Confirm current dough, grill, desserts, allergens, accessibility and AHS record.","decision_notes":["52 Street room isolated","Broad Turkish menu","Direct booking and contact"],"profile_url":"https://bests.ca/best/middle-eastern-restaurants/in/calgary/profile/anatolia-52-street-calgary","verification_url":"https://bests.ca/verify/middle-eastern-restaurants-calgary-2026/anatolia-52-street-calgary","bests_score":null,"confidence":null,"proof_index":null,"consensus":null},{"rank":3,"entity":"Persian Plate — Sage Hill","entity_type":"Organization","descriptor":"Persian restaurant at Unit 104, 340 Sage Valley Common NW","best_for":"Persian kebabs, saffron rice, stews and a casual meal","why_it_ranks":"Persian Plate earns third for one resolved Sage Hill kitchen, a current menu, halal disclosure and direct ordering and contact. Marketing claims do not score. Confirm current stews, rice, charcoal use, allergens, accessibility and AHS record.","decision_notes":["Exact Sage Hill kitchen","Persian menu scope","Direct order and contact"],"profile_url":"https://bests.ca/best/middle-eastern-restaurants/in/calgary/profile/persian-plate-sage-hill-calgary","verification_url":"https://bests.ca/verify/middle-eastern-restaurants-calgary-2026/persian-plate-sage-hill-calgary","bests_score":null,"confidence":null,"proof_index":null,"consensus":null}],"interpretation":"Null metrics have not been published. A Bests list may contain fewer than three positions when the evidence gate does not support another entry."}