Guidebook for Winnipeg

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Guidebook for Winnipeg

Food Scene

Great coffee/specialty teas and drinks. Beer and wine. Lots of locals enjoy the small patio area.
10 locals recommend
Fools & Horses
379 Broadway
10 locals recommend
Great coffee/specialty teas and drinks. Beer and wine. Lots of locals enjoy the small patio area.
Seriously, the best doughnuts ever. And a quick 2 block walk from the apartment. Worth it. Warning: they sell out early on the weekends.
13 locals recommend
Oh Doughnuts
326 Broadway
13 locals recommend
Seriously, the best doughnuts ever. And a quick 2 block walk from the apartment. Worth it. Warning: they sell out early on the weekends.
It's Tim Hortons. Essential to all Canadians. Not open weekends.
45 locals recommend
Tim Hortons
393 Portage Ave
45 locals recommend
It's Tim Hortons. Essential to all Canadians. Not open weekends.
Quick walk away. Consistently good Indian food.
8 locals recommend
East India Company Pub & Eatery
349 York Ave
8 locals recommend
Quick walk away. Consistently good Indian food.
They deliver - 204 222 2222 The restaurant has a patio and decent drinks selection. Basic, but in a good way. pizzahotline.ca
Pizza Hotline
2795 Pembina Hwy
They deliver - 204 222 2222 The restaurant has a patio and decent drinks selection. Basic, but in a good way. pizzahotline.ca
Steak house of your dreams. hyssteakhouse.com The Cocktail Lounge doesn't require reservations and has a good menu
34 locals recommend
Upstairs in the Village
206 Osborne St
34 locals recommend
Steak house of your dreams. hyssteakhouse.com The Cocktail Lounge doesn't require reservations and has a good menu
You'll never forget your first VJ Burger. A sketchy looking hamburger counter, but don't be afraid. Real potato fries, insanely good burgers. Perfect late night food.
11 locals recommend
VJ's Drive Inn
170 Main St
11 locals recommend
You'll never forget your first VJ Burger. A sketchy looking hamburger counter, but don't be afraid. Real potato fries, insanely good burgers. Perfect late night food.
A good chain restaurant.
32 locals recommend
Earls Kitchen + Bar
191 Main St
32 locals recommend
A good chain restaurant.
Chinese vegetarian. Delicious!
Affinity Vegetarian Garden
208 Edmonton St
Chinese vegetarian. Delicious!
44 locals recommend
Starbucks
481 River Ave
44 locals recommend
The Fyxx Espresso Bar
310 Broadway
Good coffee selection, made with precision.
23 locals recommend
Parlour Coffee
468 Main St
23 locals recommend
Good coffee selection, made with precision.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is one of my favourite places. Excellent service, great wine selection, the menu is good. Usually live piano or jazz. Great Gatsby-ish feel. No dress code, and you always feel better when you leave. They do a killer Sunday brunch, too.
8 locals recommend
The Palm Lounge
222 Broadway
8 locals recommend
This is one of my favourite places. Excellent service, great wine selection, the menu is good. Usually live piano or jazz. Great Gatsby-ish feel. No dress code, and you always feel better when you leave. They do a killer Sunday brunch, too.
Insanely good music. Not country, not bluegrass, not rock, but everything wonderful all bundled together.
26 locals recommend
High And Lonesome Club
234 Main St
26 locals recommend
Insanely good music. Not country, not bluegrass, not rock, but everything wonderful all bundled together.
Music lovers rejoice. wecc.ca
14 locals recommend
West End Cultural Centre
586 Ellice Ave
14 locals recommend
Music lovers rejoice. wecc.ca
Community-minded watering hole, social club & coffeehouse offering pizza, beer & live music events. Address: 625 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2G4 Hours: Open today · 11AM–2AM Phone: (204) 221-1577 Website: thegoodwill.ca
33 locals recommend
The Good Will
625 Portage Ave
33 locals recommend
Community-minded watering hole, social club & coffeehouse offering pizza, beer & live music events. Address: 625 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2G4 Hours: Open today · 11AM–2AM Phone: (204) 221-1577 Website: thegoodwill.ca
Good food, pool, darts, sometimes live music. Great selection of drinks. Good service, pubby ambiance. Right in the heart of the exchange district.
47 locals recommend
King's Head Pub
120 King St
47 locals recommend
Good food, pool, darts, sometimes live music. Great selection of drinks. Good service, pubby ambiance. Right in the heart of the exchange district.
Busy pub, often live music. Good food.
41 locals recommend
The Toad in the Hole
155 Osborne St
41 locals recommend
Busy pub, often live music. Good food.

Sightseeing

It's right behind the building! The grounds are lovely and the building tour is worth it. During the summer there are several tour times a day, check the website.
58 locals recommend
Manitoba Legislative Building
450 Broadway
58 locals recommend
It's right behind the building! The grounds are lovely and the building tour is worth it. During the summer there are several tour times a day, check the website.
Lots of shops and restaurants. Boat tours, live performers. The parks are lovely. The river walk goes from the Forks to the Legislature Building. it's nice to wander back home with a coffee and enjoy the river and ducks.
296 locals recommend
The Forks
296 locals recommend
Lots of shops and restaurants. Boat tours, live performers. The parks are lovely. The river walk goes from the Forks to the Legislature Building. it's nice to wander back home with a coffee and enjoy the river and ducks.
Dazzling views, lots of topical shows, great curation.
268 locals recommend
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
85 Israel Asper Way
268 locals recommend
Dazzling views, lots of topical shows, great curation.

Arts & Culture

Words cannot express how much I love this place. No one leaves disappointed. Great for families, but also grownups! I especially love going on rainy days.
95 locals recommend
The Manitoba Museum
190 Rupert Ave
95 locals recommend
Words cannot express how much I love this place. No one leaves disappointed. Great for families, but also grownups! I especially love going on rainy days.
Manitoba has a vibrant French community. Tache Ave is a lovely walk, just a bridge crossing from the Forks. The Cathedral, the Museum, restaurants and more.
12 locals recommend
Le Musee de Saint-Boniface Museum
494 Tache Ave
12 locals recommend
Manitoba has a vibrant French community. Tache Ave is a lovely walk, just a bridge crossing from the Forks. The Cathedral, the Museum, restaurants and more.
Close by. Very good Inuit art collection. wag.ca
138 locals recommend
Winnipeg Art Gallery
300 Memorial Blvd
138 locals recommend
Close by. Very good Inuit art collection. wag.ca

Entertainment & Activities

Restaurants, clubs, galleries, theatres, festivals, pubs and more. Historic area, gorgeous architecture. Check out exchangedistrict.org
22 locals recommend
Exchange District BIZ
492 Main St
22 locals recommend
Restaurants, clubs, galleries, theatres, festivals, pubs and more. Historic area, gorgeous architecture. Check out exchangedistrict.org

Everything Else

Osborne Village is a quick 15 minute walk over the Osborne Bridge. Shops, coffee, local entrepreneurs, street vendors, pubs and I'm sure more. Always some action. Check out current stuff: osbornevillage.com
72 locals recommend
Osborne Village
72 locals recommend
Osborne Village is a quick 15 minute walk over the Osborne Bridge. Shops, coffee, local entrepreneurs, street vendors, pubs and I'm sure more. Always some action. Check out current stuff: osbornevillage.com
Huge pool complex.
11 locals recommend
Pan Am Pool
25 Poseidon Bay
11 locals recommend
Huge pool complex.

Essentials

Good standard grocery store. Apparently, many people have fallen in love there.
41 locals recommend
Safeway River Avenue
499 River Ave
41 locals recommend
Good standard grocery store. Apparently, many people have fallen in love there.
Sobeys - Grant Park
1150 Taylor Ave
Sometimes you need to go to Walmart. This one is clean and new.
Walmart Supercentre
1000 Taylor Ave
Sometimes you need to go to Walmart. This one is clean and new.