destination dining
osborne
corydon
This walkable stretch of Osborne Street between River Avenue and Donald Street is a magnet
for the city’s coolest trendsetters. The Village is stacked with diverse places to shop and eat, making it a sure bet for all
tastes. Sauces boil and bubble in cast iron pans while lengths of octopus sizzle across the grill at Segovia, where Chef
Adam Donnelly’s Spanish fl avours appear in creative applications. Styled off the popular Japanese street food, Kawaii
Crepe serves made to order sweet and savoury crepes with scratch sauces and quirky fl avours. Tiramisu crepes
deconstruct the traditional dessert into coffee infused Nutella, whipped cream and
crumbled lady fi ngers between warm, crispy folds. The menu at Naru
Sushi forays into fancy and departs from the ubiquitous sushi found
around every corner. Its seemingly bizarre combinations—
such as baked rolls topped with peanut butter and bacon,
as favoured by the Island roll—charm guests. Baked
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Expectations owns desserts in this city with the utmost
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in tortes, cheesecakes and pies (oh my!) including classic
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favourites such as the iconic shmoo torte: triple layered
CREPE
angel food cake, crushed pecans and fl uffy whipped
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cream, cross-hatched with caramel drizzle. A blast of
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aromatic spices, citrus and chopped-fresh herbs entice
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the senses at Bangkok Thai. For
the spice-
adverse, there are plenty of
mild dishes like a salad that
pairs inherently sweet
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papaya with hot chiles
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for balance. For the
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experienced Thai
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food fi end, all bases
are covered.
Affectionately coined
“Little Italy”, this now
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multicultural avenue boasts an
eclectic array of locally owned restaurants
and shops. Shaved roasted carrots marinated
Lox Toast,
COLOSSEO
Circle Kitchen
with soy, cider vinegar and smoky paprika
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deliver the subtleties of salmon atop cashew
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cream "cheese" and a seedy slice of bread at
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Circle Kitchen. This all-vegan restaurant delivers
exciting tastes entirely focused on feeding plant-based
diets. Planted on the corner where Osborne Village meets
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Corydon, Confusion Corner Bar and Grill reimagines
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familiar foods with global perspective. Sweet and sticky coconut
rice balances out the heat of spicy sauced veggies in the resto’s Thai
cashew bowl. Café La Scala offers refi ned and revelatory cooking in
a space that melds sleek nightlife elements with elegant style. A stellar
cioppino soup piles tender seafood beneath a shimmery red stock, with a hit of
Sambuca to give this classic a modern edge. Nothing holds a candle to the basic comfort of a red sauce joint,
and of these precious old-school gems that remain in Winnipeg, Colosseo Ristorante reigns supreme. Meaty packages
of eggplant rollotini, smothered in pomodoro, veil delicate clouds of ricotta. A visit to this strip isn’t complete without
a scoop of Italian ice cream from Nucci’s Gelati, a neighbourhood fi xture for close to 50 years. Stroll down the avenue
with a cup of sweet and tart lemon gelato, or another one of 75 fl avours.
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TASTE Winnipeg’s Culinary Guide 2019-2020