Classic Italian Dining for Your Group
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Shannon’ s Irish Pub 175 Carlton St, 204-943‐2302. Irish hospitality is extended through a huge menu of classic pub food and traditional Irish dishes. Also darts and billiards. LP, A, M, V, ATM
REGIONAL / CANADIAN
Chew 532 Waterloo St, 204‐667‐2439. River Heights bistro focused on in season local tastes. Truffle fries and roasted mushrooms tempt. WA, LP, IA, M, V Fusion Grill 550 Academy Rd, 204-489‐6963. Talented Chef Lorna Murdoch uses fresh products sourced locally to create stunning Manitoba regional cuisine. LP, A, IA, M, V Gates on Roblin 6945 Roblin Blvd, 204-224‐2837. This elegant country estate has several rooms offering a charming, contemporary dining atmosphere. Pan- Canadian menu is strong on fish and meat. WA, LP, SP, A, IA, M, V Pineridge Hollow Off of Hwy 59, east on Garven Rd [ PR # 213 ] to Pineridge Rd, follow signs to Heatherdale, 204‐777‐3880. Located on the outskirts of Birds Hill Park, this beautiful restaurant also houses a tea room and gift shop. WA, LP, SP, IA, M, V Prairie 360 83 Garry St, 204‐505‐2681. Latest incarnation of the revolving restaurant offers regional cuisine with a view. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V Smith 75 Forks Market Rd, 204‐944‐2445. Plays on plaid and nostalgic Canadian touches offer a backdrop to scratchmade regional cuisine. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V The VG Restaurant The Fairmont Hotel, 2 Lombard Pl, 204‐985‐6255. Extremely high standards garnered this hotel a CAA / AAA Four Diamond Award. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V
south american / Spanish
Carnaval 270 Waterfront Drive, 204‐505‐0945. Winnipeg’ s only Brazilian barbeque has carved out a sizzling carnivore’ s paradise. Beef, lamb, chicken and pork is carved by gauchos tableside. WA, SP, LP, A, IA, M, V Corrientes Argentine Pizzeria 137 Bannatyne Ave, 204‐219‐5398. Argentinean-style pizza boutique serves up unique pies and empanadas. SP, LP, V, M, IA Café Dario 1390 Erin St, 204‐783‐2813. Colombiaborn Chef Dario Pineda‐Gutierrez fuses sophisticated ingredients with Latin American spices. Outstanding fivecourse dinners for $ 44 prix fixe. LP, SP, A, IA, M, V bestlist
Hermanos Restaurant & Wine Bar 179 Bannatyne Ave, 204-947-5434. Nibble on tapas or enjoy colourful mains such as the steak topped with crab chèvre cream and zippy chimichurri. WA, LP, SP, A, IA, M, V Segovia 484 Stradbrook Ave, 204‐477‐6500. This trendy tapas restaurant features tastes of Spain in Chef Adam Donnelly’ s creative shareables. WA, LP, SP, IA, M, V
steak & seafood
Chop Steakhouse & Bar 1750 Sargent Ave, 204‐788‐2015. The shades-of-grey interior in this stylish and swanky steakhouse oozes sex appeal. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V 529 Wellington Steakhouse 529 Wellington Cres, 204-487‐8325. A renovated historic mansion offers grand style along with top Canadian prime beef. Over 800 wine list selections. WA, LP, SP, A, IA, M, V The Keg Steakhouse & Bar 115 Garry St, 204-942‐7619; 2034 McGillivray Blvd, 204-477‐5300; 2553 Portage Ave, 204-885‐5275. The Keg delivers sizzling steaks off the grill, slow-roasted prime rib, rock lobster tails and Alaskan king crab in a casual atmosphere. WA, LP, SP, A, IA, M, V
WORLD FOOD
The decor at most of these is simple and / or the location is out of the way. However, each restaurant represents food from the owner’ s culture, with sometimes astonishingly low prices that reflect the simplicity of the service and surroundings, not the quality of the food. Bangkok Thai [ Thai ] 100 Osborne St, 2nd floor, 204-474‐0908. Located within the beautiful courtyard at the corner of Osborne and River, this sunlit room creates the perfect setting for exotic Thai dishes served on elaborately decorated silver tableware. LP, IA, M, V
Bisita [ Filipino ] 637 Corydon Ave, 204‐615‐7423. Comforting Filipino cuisine in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Crispy pork belly sliders topped with an oozing, golden quail egg on a pandesal bun are a fusion food must-try. WA, LP, SP, IA, M, V Harman’ s Café [ Ethiopian ] 570 Sargent Ave, 204‐774‐6997. Enjoy Ethiopian breakfast as well as familiar Ethiopian lunch and dinner entrées. Don’ t leave without ordering Ethiopian coffee at meal’ s end. WA, LP, IA, M, V Pho No. 1 [ Vietnamese ] 81 Isabel St, 204-943‐7449. Charming Vietnamese noodle soup house with hundreds of menu options. Try the creamy coconut tom yum soup. WA, LP, IA, V
42 ciao! / june / july / two thousand seventeen