made it a local staple for years, The Mitchell Block
(173 McDermot Avenue) – whose lounge and fresh
pastas are all the rage with the pre-theatre crowds, and
its next-door neighbour Forth (171 McDermot Avenue) –
a café, cocktail bar, and hangout that is super popular
with the cool kids.
One other Winnipeg room that is a must – for both the
food and a room that is unlike anything anywhere – is
Sous Sol (222 Osborne Street). This basement situated
restaurant at the tail end of Osborne Village has
arguably the best drinks menu in the city (including a
rum punch served in a tiki glass lit on fire that comes
with a house made coconut marshmallow for roasting)
along with some near pitch perfect French dishes
courtesy of chef Michael Robins.
COMFORT FOOD
This may be the only food guide in the world where
Filipino, Jewish food and pizza will share a category, but
that just shows you how Winnipeg rolls.
One of our favourite new(ish) spots in the city is Bisita
(637 Corydon Avenue), a Filipino restaurant where family
style dishes like kare kare and lechon kawali are so
good you may find yourself high-fiving your server.
On the kosher-style side of things you really can't beat
the smoked meat, mish mash soup, and knishes of
Sherbrook Street Delicatessen (102 Sherbrook Street)
and the bustling brunches at Bernstein's Deli (1700
Corydon Avenue).
For pizza, almost every neighbourhood in Winnipeg has
you covered (with mainstays including Pizzeria Gusto,
Santa Ana, and A Little Pizza Heaven), while these
days we are really singing the praises of the dough
at Super Deluxe, the second eatery by the folks who
brought us Vera Pizzeria E Bevande. The chewy-yet-
charred crust serves as the ultimate vessel for some
wondrous pies, including our new favourite, the grape
and blue cheese, which is so good that we give you full
permission to moan and do a happy dance while you
are eating it.
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