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WINNIPEG'S ACCLAIMED CULINARY SCENE Winnipeg's culinary scene continues to garner national attention and there are always new and much-loved hidden gems that should be on every gourmand's radar. Here's a few great places to start your culinary journey in Winnipeg. In the national spotlight • The current Canada's 100 Best Restaurants (C100) list features deer + almond, chef Mandel Hitzer's wildly creative tasting menu joint in The Exchange District; Yujiro Japanese Restaurant by award-winning chef Ed Lam in River Heights; and Norwood small plates restaurant Nola by Top Chef Canada alumna and bronze medalist from the Canadian Culinary Championship, chef Emily Butcher • Chef Scott Bagshaw has made the C100 numerous times. His two latest restaurants—Passero in Little Italy and Né de Loup in River Heights—are a must for those who relish beautiful plates. Clementine, which The Globe and Mail said was one of Canada's best restaurants, is the only strictly brunch restaurant to make the C100 (#74, 2024) • Air Canada's Best New Restaurants has recently singled out Osborne Village's Crumb Queen/Andy's Lunch (#10, 2024), where you can get some of the best sandwiches, fresh pastas and pastries and crullers you'll ever have. In 2023, Petit Socco—the city's tiniest restaurant with just 10 seats by chef Adam Donnely (formerly of Segovia, which always made the C100)—placed 5th and was also awarded dish of the year. • The Air Canada best new long list has included Oxbow Natural Wine Bar and Bar Accanto, along with Baby Baby and Shirley's for 2025 (more on those below). • The Globe and Mail's best new restaurants on the prairies has featured Nonsuch Brewing Co. (#2, 2019); along with Nola (#1), Hoagie Boyz (#9) and Low Life Barrel House (#10) in 2022. • Canada's 50 Best Bars has singled out The Roost on Corydon by cocktail queen Elsa Taylor, along with Patent 5 Distillery and Langside Grocery. What's new • Osborne Village saw the opening of the city's hottest two new restaurants in 2025—and conveniently they are side by side and share the most stylish restrooms. Shirley's is an utterly charming Italian café and martini bar featuring delectable dishes (particularly To learn about the city's 20+ breweries, scan this QR code deer + almond, photo by William Au 10 tourismwinnipeg.com WINNIPEG'S ACCLAIMED CULINARY SCENE