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Ask for Charlie.

A cocktail bar hidden inside Salt & Brick. 211 10th Ave SW, Calgary.

Hidden

Hidden inside Salt & Brick, step through the guise of Charlie's Watch Repair, a place where time both stands still and travels at the whim of our patrons.

The ritual

  1. Walk into Salt & Brick.
  2. Ask the Salt team for Charlie.
  3. What happens next stays between us.

The room

Within these walls, the tick-tock of the mundane world fades, replaced by the timeless hum of whispered secrets and aged spirits.

Candlelit velvet booths along a brick wall at Charlie's
Guests at candlelit tables in the dim bar room

The room

Two guests talking over cocktails by candlelight
The bar room seen from the corner, warm lamps and booths

Tell the bartender what you like.

Your drink is built around it.

A bar spoon stirring a cocktail in a coupe
A bartender at work under the arched, back-lit shelves
Instead of ordering off the menu, the bartender crafted custom drinks based on our favorite ingredients, and they nailed it!
Juana, OpenTable
Tweezers placing gold leaf on a cocktail
A cocktail fine strained over ice
A shaken cocktail poured into a coupe
This is the best cocktail bar in Calgary…hands down! Matt is a genius.
Mike, OpenTable
A martini set down on the bar
A bartender by candlelight across the bar

The 13th Hour

Six spells. They won't last.

Aegis cocktail
AegisI
Fortitude cocktail
FortitudeII
Prosperity cocktail
ProsperityIII
Rebirth cocktail
RebirthIV
Release cocktail
ReleaseV
Sanguine cocktail
SanguineVI
Reserve a seat

In December 2025, a fire closed Charlie's. In 2026, Charlie came back.

Top 10 nominee, Best New International Cocktail Bar, Canada.Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, 2024.

4.8on OpenTable

Tuesday to Saturday.Closed Sunday and Monday.

Reserve on OpenTable, or walk in and ask for Charlie.

Reserve on OpenTable Directions

Remember: ask for Charlie.