Restaurant Reviews
Best New Restaurants Of The Year
A hit list of hot new dining in Winnipeg is released every December by Ciao! Magazine. Each recent open is bringing something new to the table.
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529 Wellington Steakhouse Review
529 WELLINGTON STEAKHOUSE Neighbourhood: Crescentwood Address: 529 Wellington Crescent Phone: 204-487-8325 Entrees: $16 - $78 Behind a Wellington Crescent mansion dripping with style and luxury, a short stroll down an…
Across the Board Game Cafe Review
ACROSS THE BOARD GAME CAFE Neighbourhood: Exchange Address: 105 - 211 Bannatyne Avenue Phone: 204-691-3422 Entrees: $12 - $20 Buzzing chatter interspersed with jovial shouts and clattering dice create an…
Al Basha Review
AL BASHA Neighbourhood: Fort Garry Address: 1566 Pembina Hwy Phone: 204-306-8566 Entrees: $8 - $27 Though Winnipeg’s food scene is renowned for diversity, until lately Middle Eastern cuisine has been…
Amsterdam Tea Room Review
Amsterdam Tea Room Neighbourhood: Exchange District Address: 211 Bannatyne Ave Phone: 204-295-7728 Entrées: $10-$18 The Dutch have a term loosely translated as a cozy, relaxed feeling or an overall sense…
Asian Hot Pot Review
Asian Hot Pot Neighbourhood: Corydon Address: 740 Corydon Ave Phone: 204-615-8878 Entrées: $11.95-$25.95 Hot pot is a traditional dish believed to have originated Mongolia, and popularized in China, Thailand, and Japan. The basic…
Asoyama Review
ASOYAMA Neighbourhood: Linden Ridge Address: 1717 Kenaston Blvd Phone: 204-487-4222 Entrees: $11 - $20 Japanese cuisine is adored for its sushi, attracting diners with dozens of rice roll ups concealing…
Bailey’s Review
Bailey's Neighbourhood: The Exchange Address: 185 Lombard Ave Phone: 204-944-1180 Entrees: $22-$42 Bailey’s wears its legacy on its sleeve. Just around the corner from Portage and Main, the building, constructed…
Baked Expectations Review
Baked Expectations Neighbourhood: Osborne Address: 161 Osborne St Phone: 204-452-5176 Entrées: $9-$16 There are few opportunities to eat dessert before the main course, but such fantasies are satisfied at Baked…
Bangkok Thai Review
Bangkok Thai Neighbourhood: Osborne Village Address: 100 Osborne Street Phone: 204-474-0908 Entrees: $11-$14 It’s a sad truth. A trip to Thailand will colour your tastes for the exquisite South Asian cuisine—with…
BBQ Hut Pakistani Grill Review
BBQ Hut Pakistani Grill Neighbourhood: West End Address: 435 Notre Dame Ave Phone: 204-221-4144 Entrées: $5-$34 Pakistani cuisine is characterized by its bold spices, flavourful cuts and, perhaps most importantly,…
Beaurivage Bistro Review
BEAURIVAGE BISTRO Neighbourhood: Corydon Address: 788 Corydon Ave Phone: 204-691-6999 Entrees: $30-$40 Indecision can be the bane of eating out, as any hungry would-be diner who's ever spent too long searching for a restaurant…
Bellissimo Review
Bellissimo Neighbourhood: Linden Woods Address: 1-877 Waverley St Phone: 204-489-0495 Entrées: $11-$30 Sitting in the Linden Woods suburb is an Italian eatery that has become a Winnipeg institution over the…
Bernstein’s Deli Review
Bernstein's Deli Neighbourhood: Corydon Address: 1700 Corydon Ave Entrées: $5-$16 Some days call for wild new flavours and exotic ingredients to wrap your tongue around; other days require the simple comfort…
Bistro on Notre Dame Review
Bistro on Notre Dame Neighbourhood: West End Address: 784 Notre Dame Ave Phone: 204-691-1515 Entrees: $14-$29 Winnipeg’s West End is the most culturally diverse neighbourhood in the city, rich with…
Bluestone Cottage Review
Bluestone Cottage Neighbourhood: Charleswood Address: 3670 Roblin Blvd Phone: 204-944-8751 Entrees: $19-$16 The opening of a new bakery cafe in a neighbourhood is always going to grab attention. In the…
Blüfish Review
Blüfish Neighbourhood: Exchange Address: 179 Bannatyne Ave Phone: 204-779-9888 Entrées: $11-$23 For more than a decade, Blüfish has been an oasis of relaxed, sophisticated cool in the Exchange District. High quality ingredients make…
Bonfire Bistro Review
Bonfire Bistro Neighbourhood: River Heights Address: 1433 Corydon Ave Phone: 204-487-4440 Entrées: $16-$36 There is something so cheerful about each dish served at Bonfire Bistro. A warm, welcoming atmosphere mixed with the fiery aroma…
Bonnie Day Review
BONNIE DAY Neighbourhood: Wolseley Address: 898 Westminster Avenue Phone: 204-786-8411 Entrees: $15 - $22 The city’s historic Wolseley is known as an artsy, educated area, full of walkers, cyclists and…
Brazen Hall review
BRAZEN HALL Neighbourhood: Fort Rouge Address: 800 Pembina Hwy Phone: 204-453-7980 Entree: $14 - $35 When restaurateur Kristian Kristjansson closed the doors of The Round Table 40 years after his…
Buffalo Stone Cafe Review
Buffalo Stone Café Neighbourhood: Fort Whyte Address: 1961 McCreary Rd Phone: 204-989-8370 Entrées: $8-$14 Surrounded by towering trees, grassy fields and a serene lake, the view from Buffalo Stone Café…
Burrito del Rio Review
BURRITO DEL RIO Neighbourhood: Osborne Village Address: 433 River Avenue Phone: 204-415-5600 Entrees: $3-$10 Mexican cuisine has always been a small segment of Winnipeg's diverse dining scene. Two years ago though,…
Café 22 Review
Café 22 Neighbourhood: Corydon Address: 823 Corydon Ave. Phone: 204-222-2222 Entrées: $7.5-$18 A combination of pizzeria, hip bistro, and cocktail bar, Café 22 fulfils a variety of culinary yearnings on…
Cafe Carlo Review
CAFE CARLO Neighbourhood: Corydon Address: 243 Lilac Street Phone: 204-477-5544 Entrees: $21 - $48 Cast your memory back to the Before Times and you may recall restaurants reveling in stark,…
Café La Scala Review
Café La Scala Neighbourhood: Corydon Address: 725 Corydon Ave Phone: 204-474-2750 Entrées: $8-$26 Recent renovations have transformed Café La Scala into a hybrid of urban cool and fine dining. This new incarnation…
Capital Grill & Bar Review
Capital Grill & Bar Neighbourhood: Downtown Address: 275 Broadway Phone: 204-416-1144 Entrees: $11-$36 At Capital Grill and Bar on Broadway, simple, unobtrusive design sets the scene for a wide-ranging menu…
Carlos & Murphy’s Review
Carlos & Murphy's Neighbourhood: Osborne Address: 129 Osborne St Phone: 204-284-3510 Entrées: $8.95-$20.95 Tex-Mex favourite Carlos & Murphy’s has been a Winnipeg mainstay for nearly three decades and continues to…
Carnaval Brazilian BBQ Review
Carnaval Brazilian BBQ Neighbourhood: Exchange Address: 270 Waterfront Dr. Phone: 204-505-0945 Entrees: $41 Clear your schedule and add a notch to the old belt, because it’s time for a meeting with…
Chaise Café & Lounge Review
Chaise Café & Lounge Neighbourhood: St. Boniface Address: 271 Provencher Blvd Phone: 204-504-4012 Entrees: $15-$25 Past neatly lined hedges on a busy street, this friendly St. Boniface eatery has enough…
Cho Ichi Ramen Review
Cho Ichi Ramen Neighbourhood: Fort Garry Address: 1151 Pembina Hwy Phone: 204-615-8832 Entrées: $13-$15 In Japan, alongside fish and rice, the noodle that rules is ramen. An explosively flavourful bowl…
Chosabi Review
Chosabi Neighbourhood: Exchange Address: 100 King St Phone: 204-615-8338 Entrées: $10-$15 The fast casual trend hit in full force this year. Fresh, healthy, and adventurous food delivered at sleek order-at-the-counter…
Cibo Waterfront Cafe Review
CIBO WATERFRONT CAFE Neighbourhood: Exchange Address: 339 Waterfront Drive Phone: 204-594-0339 Entrees: $17 - $35 At Cibo Waterfront Cafe, towering ceilings and decorative steel hooks and chains are remnants of…
Clay Oven Review
Clay Oven Neighbourhood: Downtown Address: 1 Portage Ave E Phone: 204-982-7426 Entrées: $15-$18 Like the wood fired pizza oven or the Brazilian churrascaria, the tandoor is a tool singular to its cuisine. At…
Clementine Review
Clementine Neighbourhood: Exchange Address: 123 Princess St Phone: 204-942-9497 Entrées: $9-$13 From the first step down the flight of stairs that leads to Clementine's subterranean Exchange District space, an excitement begins…
Cocoabeans Bakeshop Review
Cocoabeans Bakeshop Neighbourhood: Corydon Address: 774 Corydon Ave Phone: 204-918-5313 Entrées: $9-$16 Dietary restrictions have become a significant part of modern dining, persuading restaurants to create options that are free of…
Colosseo Review
COLOSSEO Neighbourhood: Corydon Address: 670 Corydon Avenue Phone: 204-284-4977 Entrees: $19 - $26 Once the epitome of amphitheatres, the Roman Colosseum was a paragon of grandiosity and observation. And though…
Confusion Corner Drinks + Food Review
CONFUSION CORNER DRINKS + FOOD Neighbourhood: Corydon Address: 500 Corydon Ave Phone: 204-284-6666 Entree: $14-$30 Since opening in the early noughties, Confusion Corner Drinks + Food (formerly Confusion Corner Bar and Grill) has established…
Cordova Review
CORDOVA Neighbourhood: Exchange Address: 93 Albert Street Phone: 204-691-1900 Entrees: $11 - $28 The romantic streets of Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District has been where the creatives hang for decades. As…
Corrientes Review
CORRIENTES Neighbourhood: Exchange Address: 137 Bannatyne Ave Phone: 204-219-5398 Entrees: $11 - $36 Corrientes—named after the bustling avenue in Buenos Aires renowned for its pizza joints, cafes, bars and bookstores—wears…
d+a café Review
d+a café Neighbourhood: St. James Address: 1485 Portage Ave Phone: 204-774-8710 Entrees: $12-$24 Dining establishments appearing in notable destination stores dates back to the early 1900s, when swanky department stores…
Dalat Review
DALAT Neighbourhood: River Heights Address: 1170 Taylor Avenue Phone: 204-895-3222 Entrees: $14 - $25 Dalat is not new or caught up riding a wave of a new food trend. Nonetheless it…
Damecca Review
Damecca Neighbourhood: St. James Address: 305 Madison St Phone: 204-306-1130 Entrees: $14-$40 Asian fusion food has a reputation for being a messy hybrid of cuisines or dumbing down the cooking…
De Luca’s Review
De Luca's Neighbourhood: Downtown Address: 950 Portage Avenue Phone: 204-774-7617 Entrées: $4-$11 Imagine a Mediterranean market with imported Italian specialties where neighbours gleefully chatter amongst rustic, made from scratch cuisine.…
deer + almond Review
DEER + ALMOND Neighbourhood: Exchange District Address: 85 Princess St Phone: 204-504-8562 Entrees: $6-$28 Before family style dining went mainstream, stunning sharing plates at deer + almond won over adventurous, curious and cautious…
Dim Sum Garden Review
Dim Sum Garden Neighbourhood: Chinatown Address: 277 Rupert Ave. Phone: 204-942-8297 Entrees: $10-$16 The hustle and bustle of servers. The clatter of metal trolleys. The aromas of ginger, garlic, seafood and…
Dug & Betty’s Ice Creamery review
DUG & BETTY'S ICE CREAMERY Neighbourhood: St. Boniface Address: 309 Des Meurons Street Phone: 204-417-0026 Entrees: $8 - $14 An age-old query it is not, but if ever there was…
East India Co. Review
East India Co. Neighbourhood: Downtown Address: 349 York Ave Phone: 204-947-3097 Entrées: $15-$18 These days, Indian food can be delivered to your home in plastic containers, or bland butter chicken…
Elements Review
ELEMENTS Neighbourhood: Downtown Address: 599 Portage Ave Phone: 204-786-9237 Entrées: $14-$26 At Elements, food is smart, well executed and environmentally conscious just like its home, the new Richardson College for the…
Emerald Palace Review
EMERALD PALACE Neighbourhood: West End Address: 704 Sargent Avenue Phone: 204-788-4573 Entrees: $12 - $19 Aptly lodged in the bustling strip of Winnipeg’s diverse west end, Emerald Palace is the…
Enoteca Review
Enoteca Neighbourhood: River Heights Address: 1670 Corydon Ave Phone: 204-487-1529 Entrees: $5-$18 Tapas are trending. Small plates have gone viral in a big way, from corner bars in Spain to…
Falafel Place Review
Falafel Place Neighbourhood: River Heights Address: 1101 Corydon Ave Phone: 204-489-5811 Entrées: $6-$15 In the yearly surge of trend forecasts that hit at the end of 2016, it was clear that the food world…
Feast Café Bistro Review
Feast Café Bistro Neighbourhood: West End Address: 587 Ellice Ave Phone: 204-691-5979 Entrées: $9-$14 Food is many things, from basic sustenance and nourishment to an exercise in creativity. In many…
Frankie’s Italian Kitchen review
FRANKIE'S ITALIAN KITCHEN Neighbourhood: South Tuxedo Address: 505 Sterling Lyon Pkwy Phone: 204-410-4980 Entrees: $17 - $37 Excellent Italian restaurants can be found in virtually every corner of this city…
Fusian Experience Review
Fusion Experience Neighbourhood: Academy Rd Address: 612 Academy Rd Phone: 204-691-9334 Entrées: $10-$40 Fusian Experience crushes the influx of sushi joints popping up in the city. Artful dishes are executed…
Fusion Grill Review
Fusion Grill Neighbourhood: Academy Address: 550 Academy Rd Phone: 204-489-6963 Entrées: $25-$46 Fusion Grill has been cutting the path for the Manitoba Regional Cuisine movement since opening in 1996. Alongside…
Gaijin Izakaya Review
Gaijin Izakaya Neighbourhood: East Kildonan Address: 2-1575 Regent Ave W Phone: 204-615-6868 Entrees: $6-$20 Chef Edward Lam has been persistently trying to win over Winnipeggers to Izakaya for years. To clarify, Izakaya is to…
Gojo Ethiopian Restaurant Review
Gojo Ethiopian Restaurant Neighbourhood: West End Address: 533 Sargent Ave Phone: 204-615-0785 Entrées: $9-$13 Sourdough flatbread made with teff flour is the back-bone of nearly every Ethiopian dish, acting as…
Harth review
HARTH Neighbourhood: St Vital Address: 1 - 980 St Anne's Rd Phone: 204-255-0003 Entrees: $18 - $36 Suburbs are not a huge draw for the culinary elite seeking chef forward…
Hermanos Review
Hermanos Neighbourhood: Exchange Address: 179 Bannatyne Ave Phone: 204-947-5434 Entrées: $19-$50 Hermanos Restaurant and Wine Bar opened to rave reviews in 2009, earning a top spot on Ciao!’s list of…
Homer’s Review
Homer's Neighbourhood: West End Address: 520 Ellice Ave Phone: 204-788-4858 Entrées: $6.95-$32.95 For 39 years, Homer's owner George Katsabanis has transported loyal crowds to the isles of Greece, steeping diners…
Ichiban Review
Ichiban Neighbourhood: Downtown Address: 189 Carlton St Phone: 204-925-7400 Entrées:$19-$47 The first teppanyaki dining restaurant in North America opened in New York in 1964, and in short order the entertainment/dining…
