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When you're looking for a more intimate dinner, head to Osborne Village for some of the city's best and most romantic restaurants. Segovia has wholly earned its accolades as one of the best places in town, while Sous Sol will have you fawning over all its dishes. Soak in the candlelight (and each other) over a few glasses of wine. There's no better venue for some classic romance than one of Winnipeg's most charming neighbourhoods, the Exchange District. From some of the city's best and most-established food and entertainment centres to avant-garde and trendy venues, this neighbourhood provides an ideal backdrop for putting on all your best moves. The hardest part of the evening for you will be choosing from the plethora of dinner options at your fingertips. Share some small plates at Deer + Almond, where local art and mood lighting complement the sensory overload of some seriously gourmet food. Cordova also focuses on small plates, staying with more classic Spanish-inspired dishes and one of the best cheese and charcuterie plates in town. For an unbeatable riverfront view, head over to Cibo Waterfront Café. Did we mention how good the cocktail and wine lists are at all of the above? If you're headed for a night on the town, soaking in some performing arts will certainly endear you to your company. In the springtime, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre and Royal Winnipeg Ballet all keep the arts district humming. On warm summer nights, the Fringe Festival (July 18–29) opens up the entire neighbourhood to theatre of all genres and sensibilities. There are libation options aplenty just around the corner in the Exchange. Forth serves up customized cocktails in their basement lounge by night (or better yet, head up to the hidden rooftop patio). You can shuck back a few oysters alongside offerings from one of the city's best wine lists at Peasant Cookery. For some high-end craft cocktail delights, Albert Street Cocktail offers some next-level liquids. If both of you want to keep the romance alive until dawn (ahem), Mariaggi's is a themed hotel right in the Exchange where every room is an exotic, worldly location. Mere Hotel offers a riverfront boutique experience, while the Alt Hotel's interior design is a destination in its own right. Don't forget about brunch the next morning to keep that fire burning — you can't get any better than Clementine. If you want to really impress, book some hamam time at Ten Spa, with packages to accommodate any level of traditional Turkish spa treatments your dual hearts desire. Couples will be enticed with a sensual warm shower, salt rub, olive oil wash, and full body massage with this sumptuous treatment. Afterwards, take in the city skyline at Prairie 360, or drop by the Palm Room to sip on expertly-made cocktails with live jazz accompaniment. We'd be remiss in talking about spas without mentioning Riverstone Spa at the Inn At the Forks, where you can book a hotel and spa package for a complete couples weekend. Bonus: you can check out one of the hottest new restaurants in town, Passero, at the Forks Market during your escape! Finally, one of Winnipeg's best locations for pampering has to be Thermëa by Nordik-Spa Nature. All you need to take full advantage of this Scandinavian-style spa is a bathing suit, a robe and some flip flops–this place will do the rest with its hot thermal pools, steamy and dry saunas, and cold pools. Book a duo massage, stay for at least two of the aufguss rituals, and grab a bite to eat at the laid-back Restö where dining in robes is mandatory. tourismwinnipeg.com 41 WINNIPEG ITINERARIES Thermëa by Nordik-Spa Nature: JJ Gill Photo Courtesy of Mere Hotel