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bestlist The Tallest Poppy 103 Sherbrook St, 204-219-8777. Located in the Sherbrook Inn, this comfort food with-a-twist diner serves soul food inspired eats with decidedly Northern ingredients. LP, SP, IA, M, V Verde Juice Bar 887 Westminster Ave, 204-615-8733. Mod spot serves energy boosting juices and smoothies, alongside superfood salads and snacks. M, V cafÉ/bakery Beet Happening 818-Notre Dame Ave, 204-775-BEET (2338). Modern spot offers outstanding take-away breakfast and lunch options. Rustic mini pizzas and savoury tarts stuffed with veggies are feel-good faves. WA, IA, M, V The Frenchway 238 Lilac St, 204-421-9002. Lilac Street bakery and café specializes in breakfast and lunch fare using housemade pastries, breads and sweets. WA, SP, IA, M, V cafÉ/gelateria Eva’s Gelato 101-1001 Corydon Ave, 204-452-3827; 9A-20 Island Shore Blvd, 204-254-2837. Features a variety of housemade Argentinean gelato and gourmet coffee bar. Dulce de leche is a signature flavour. WA, SP, IA, M, V Nucci’s Gelati 643 Corydon Ave, 204-475-8765. The Nucci family popularized gelati in Winnipeg, offering 75 flavours of mouth-watering Italian ice cream in a cup or cone. Short order favourites include gnocchi ragu and cannelloni. LP, SP. Cash only. Toukie’s Lounge 1425 Regent Ave W, 204-223-6439. The lounge nestled in the Club Regent Casino’s game centre offers lunch and dinner entrées accompanied with cocktail specialties, like the Bahama mama bull dog. Must be 18 or older. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V casino dining chinese/classic Jag’s Restaurant 1425 Regent Ave W, 204-982-3793. Impressive international dinner buffet inside Club Regent Casino. A la carte menu features local sustainable ingredients. Must be 18 or older to enter casino and restaurant. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V Mango’s Restaurant 1 Ocean Dr, Off Hwy 59, Scanterbury, MB, 1-877-775-8259. Canadian and tropical delights served in a 1920s-style setting at South Beach Casino. International buffet, daily nightly dinner specials and full- service menu offered. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V Michele’s Restaurant 484 McPhillips St, 204-982-3791. Elegant recreation of a 19th-century railroad hotel. Highlight is the dinner buffet Thu-Sun. Also serves Sunday brunch noon-3 pm. Must be 18 or older to enter casino and restaurant. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V Ming Court 236 Edmonton St, 204-949-1087. Specializes in Northern Chinese cuisine with top-notch soups. Try the juicy jumbo shrimp served with sweet and sour sauce. LP, IA, M, V Sun Fortune 15-2077 Pembina Hwy, 204-269-6868. Bustling Chinatown atmosphere in a south suburban shopping mall favoured by university crowd. Barbequed duck is a must. WA, LP, IA, M, V chinese/dim sum Dim Sum Garden 2677 Pembina Hwy, 204-269-7799. More than 50 types of dim sum. À la carte Szechuan and Cantonese favourites. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V Kum Koon Garden 257 King St, 204-943-4655. The city’s largest restaurant packs in patrons for its well-executed dim sum lunches and evening Cantonese regional specialties. WA, LP, A, IA, M, V love Grilled grass-fed beef from Arborg, Manitoba fresh, local, organic, wild Authentic Prairie Flavour 30 ciao! / aug/sep / two thousand eighteen Make a reservation tonight! 550 Academy Rd. at Lanark St. 204.489.6963 fusiongrill.mb.ca Tue - Sat Lunch and Dinner. Walk-ins welcome.