destination dining
Eat your way through these unique and diverse
neighbourhoods for a tasty tour of Winnipeg
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TASTE Winnipeg’s Culinary Guide 2019-2020
As the electrically
charged centre of the city, Winnipeg’s business
district teems with dining options ranging
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from fast casual cafés to swanky rooms
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with elegance. With a sleek interior and
smart menu, Capital Grill and Bar is the
epitome of classy comfort food. Generously-
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sized Dungeness crab cakes are crispy and
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golden, perfect for dunking into roasted
garlic aioli. Everything from the menu to the
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lounge-like interior at La Roca exudes authentic
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contemporary Mexican cuisine. Eight varieties
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of tacos on offer range from traditional carnitas
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to grilled fi sh tucked into tortillas or lettuce wraps.
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East India Co delivers a rich sensory experience
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rivalled only by a trip to India. Submerged in a creamy
& HORSES
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sauce, slices of house-made cheese sandwich thin layers
of nuts, raisins and cardamom in the paneer pasanda.
Gleaming glass and chic marble make up the hip Fools & Horses coffee shops. The Modbar brewing system sees baristas
pulling espresso shots from sleek chrome ‘taps’. Izakaya Edokko’s sleek curved booths and gleaming sushi bar set the stage
for Chef Masa Sugita’s elevated street eats. Okonomiyaki and a huge selection of delicate sushi rolls are superb.
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downtown
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This 22-block
historic neighbourhood is home to some of Winnipeg’s oldest
buildings and some of its most stylish, creative kitchens.
Sandwiches get the royal treatment at hip corner joint King +
Bannatyne. . Try a playful weekly special or chow down on juicy,
tender brisket, accented simply with a swipe of mustard. Mac
and cheese are the main event at Kevin’s Bistro, , served up in 12
different styles. The “Hops and Blue” is speckled with blue cheese
and caramelized onion, swimming in creamy sauce spiked with
a Belgian witbier from Torque Brewery. Gauchos work the
room at Carnaval, brandishing spears of sirloin cap and
Bison Nachos,
spicy pork sausage with knives poised and ready to
Saddlery on Market
slice juicy meat morsels at a diner’s whim, making one
feel like medieval royalty. Highly addictive fl avoured
popcorn and salted edamame are offered as snacks for
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hungry gamers to munch on between turns, but excellent
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entrées make Across the Board Game Café worth a visit
whether you’re itching to roll dice or not. An umami-rich
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soup loaded with vermicelli and tender shreds of pork is
topped with cabbage and pickled veggies, offering a crisp
counterpoint to the rich broth below. Saddlery on Market’s
expansive menu is much like its ample interior, gracious in
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size and full of options. Bison nachos slathered with citrus
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crème and pico de gallo combine Winnipeg pride with
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international intentions.