Best Mid-Range Restaurants in Winnipeg : 79 Picks for 2026

dim sumweekend brunchgroup

Pub•Winnipeg•$$

Nonsuch Brewing Co.

craft beerpub foodpub

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Pizza•Osborne Village•$$

Vera Pizza

Osborne Village has no shortage of spots trying to split the difference between casual and aspirational, and most of them land in the mushy middle.

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Aroma Bistro

Aroma Bistro is a deliberately small Chinese kitchen in Winnipeg — roughly two dozen seats across a tight cluster of four-tops — and that scale appears to be a conscious statement rather than a circumstantial limitation.

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9.6

Based on 729 reviews

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Vegetarian•Winnipeg•$$

Verde Juice Bar

Verde Juice Bar sits on Westminster Avenue in Wolseley — the kind of neighbourhood that has been composting before it was cool and genuinely means it.

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Breakfast•Winnipeg•$$

Clementine Cafe

Clementine occupies a corner of Winnipeg's Exchange District and has, by most accounts, become the morning destination that neighbourhood has been angling toward for years.

brunchdate night

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9.4

Based on 2360 reviews

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Middle Eastern•South Winnipeg•$$

Next Stop Cafe

Next Stop Cafe occupies the old Pembina Village Restaurant space on Pembina Highway in South Winnipeg, and its premise is genuinely unusual: Persian staples — cheloo kabob, koobideh, kookoo sabzi — served in a room that also runs a singi…

family friendlytakeoutasian

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9.4

Based on 1339 reviews

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Ice Cream Shop•Winnipeg•$$

Dug & Betty's Ice Creamery / Crèmerie de Glace

Saint-Boniface has always been Winnipeg's quieter, more self-assured neighbourhood — the side of the river that doesn't feel the need to perform.

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9.4

Based on 1058 reviews

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Pizza•Winnipeg•$$

Wall Street Slice

Wall Street Slice is the brick-and-mortar evolution of Red Ember, a food truck that already had Winnipeg paying attention.

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Cottage Bakery + Eatery

Cottage Bakery + Eatery on Pembina Highway is not trying to be discovered — it has been operating, in one form or another, since 1932, and that longevity is the point.

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Bellissimo

Bellissimo doesn't do much to flag itself from the street, and that's apparently been the operating philosophy for over two decades.

cocktaildate night

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9.2

Based on 1164 reviews

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Bakery•Winnipeg•$$

The Crusty Bun

There are bakeries that perform European tradition for the Instagram crowd — the linen aprons, the artful scoring, the sourdough philosophy delivered with gravity.

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Bakery•South Winnipeg•$$

Cottage Bakery

Cottage Bakery is not trying to be discovered, and at this point it doesn't need to be.

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Santa Ana Pizzeria & Bistro

Santa Ana Pizzeria & Bistro is a sensible pizza call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well. Santa Ana Pizza and Margherita Pizza also give you a decent sense of the menu.

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Alena Rustic Italian

Alena Rustic Italian is an easy italian option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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9.2

Based on 509 reviews

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Cocktail Bar•Winnipeg•$$

Langside Grocery

Langside Grocery is doing something specific in Winnipeg's West Broadway neighbourhood: a serious cocktail bar that built a real kitchen around it, not the other way around.

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Oven Delight - Pizza & East Indian Restaurant

Oven Delight - Pizza & East Indian Restaurant is a indian restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Tre Visi Cafe

Tre Visi Café on Grosvenor Avenue operates on a philosophy that is increasingly rare in mid-priced Italian dining: restraint in portion size, generosity in technique.

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folio café

Folio Café sits inside the Marpeck Commons building on the Canadian Mennonite University campus at 2299 Grant Ave — which tells you almost everything you need to know about its register.

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Dairi-Wip Drive-In

Dairi-Wip Drive-In has been doing one thing since 1958 and doing it without apology: old-school drive-in burgers, dogs, and chili in Winnipeg's French Quarter on Marion Street, cash in hand.

date night

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9.0

Based on 1415 reviews

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Breakfast•Winnipeg•$$

Falafel place

Falafel Place has been doing one very specific thing since 1986, and Winnipeg's breakfast landscape is richer for it.

brunchdate night

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9.0

Based on 1165 reviews

Coffee Shop•Winnipeg•$$

French Way Café

French Way Café, sitting on Lilac Street in Corydon Village since 2008, is the project of owners Larissa Webster and French chef-pastry chef Olivier Fortat — and the concept is pretty specific: a proper European-style café that actually…

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Pasquale's Italian Ristorante

Pasquale's Italian Ristorante on Marion Street is a Winnipeg institution that operates on a straightforward premise: Italian-Canadian family cooking, made from scratch, served across nearly five decades without significant reinvention.

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James Ave Pumphouse Food & Drink

James Avenue Pumphouse occupies one of the Exchange District's more architecturally compelling sites — a repurposed industrial building whose heritage bones give the patio program something most outdoor dining rooms in Winnipeg simply ca…

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cocktailssmall plateslate night

Hargrave St. Market

Hargrave St.

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Sushi Daruma

Sushi Daruma sits at 34-1128 Henderson Highway in a part of Winnipeg that doesn't particularly need another sushi spot — and yet this family-owned operation has carved out a real following precisely because it behaves like a neighborhood…

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Pastry Shop•Winnipeg•$$

A l'Epi de Blé ~ French Bakery

A l'Épi de Blé is, at its core, a transplant — and that specificity is the point.

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The Pizza Oven

The Pizza Oven is a sensible pizza call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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The Yellow Deli

The Yellow Deli on Des Meurons Street occupies a particular lane that almost no other Winnipeg restaurant attempts: part health food shop (it houses Common Sense Natural Products), part bakery, part deli, and entirely the product of the…

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Damecca Lounge

Damecca Lounge is a sensible bar call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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Plaza Restaurant

Plaza Restaurant on Union Avenue W has been holding down its corner of east Winnipeg for over twenty years, and the room makes no argument against that tenure — no mood lighting, no curated playlist, no gap between tables calibrated for…

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Oak Point Restaurant

Oak Point Restaurant has been a fixture on Oak Point Highway since 1976, and the Stamatis family's Greek-rooted kitchen is the rare kind of operation that time doesn't flatten — it deepens.

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Asia Palace

Asia Palace is an easy asian option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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8.8

Based on 2623 reviews

Sushi•Winnipeg•$$

Sushi N

Sushi N has been doing something quietly valuable on St.

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Vientiane Restaurant

Vientiane Restaurant on Marion Street occupies a particular and underappreciated lane in Winnipeg's dining landscape: it's a Laotian-Thai kitchen that treats both traditions as equals rather than subordinating one to the other's commerci…

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8.8

Based on 457 reviews

Vietnamese•Winnipeg•$$

Golden Elephant Vietnamese & Thai Cuisine 金象苑越南泰國美食

Golden Elephant Vietnamese & Thai Cuisine 金象苑越南泰國美食 is an easy vietnamese option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Coconut Island Thai Cuisine

Coconut Island Thai Cuisine occupies a straightforward stretch of Pembina Highway at a price point that keeps the room full of regulars rather than tourists chasing novelty.

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Sei Sushi Restaurant

Sei Sushi occupies a particular and useful niche in Winnipeg's lunch landscape: a small, family-run room that draws a reliable weekday crowd not through novelty or trend-chasing, but through the kind of attentive, owner-operated consiste…

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Toy Sun Restaurant

Toy Sun has planted a flag on Henderson Highway with a claim that's either audacious or accurate, depending on whom you ask: the restaurant bills itself as home of the best Cantonese chow mein in Winnipeg.

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Emerald Palace 富瑤酒家

Emerald Palace 富瑤酒家 has held down 704 Sargent Ave in Winnipeg's West End for 39 years, which in a mid-sized Canadian prairie city means something specific: it survived long enough to become the answer to someone's craving, not just their…

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Sushi Kuni

Sushi Kuni occupies a specific and somewhat unusual niche in Winnipeg's dining landscape: eight tables on the main floor of the St.

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Contemporary•Winnipeg•$$

Cibo Waterfront Cafe

Cibo Waterfront Cafe occupies a genuinely unusual building — a repurposed Pump and Screen House on the bank of the Red River that once cooled Downtown Winnipeg's steam heating plant.

patiooutdoorsummer

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Based on 1704 reviews

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Indian•Winnipeg•$$

Holy Spice East Indian Cuisine, Winnipeg

Holy Spice East Indian Cuisine, Winnipeg is a indian restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room. Mix Grill and Paneer Tikka Sizzler also give you a decent sense of the menu.

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Based on 1140 reviews

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Bar•Winnipeg•$$

Block & Blade Restaurant and Bar

Block & Blade Restaurant and Bar is an easy bar option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

cocktail

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Based on 1021 reviews

Pub•Winnipeg•$$

The Toad in the Hole

The Toad in the Hole is an easy pub option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

cocktailpub

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Based on 1003 reviews

The Oakwood

The Oakwood is a restaurant restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Golden Loong Restaurant

Golden Loong Restaurant is a chinese restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Based on 541 reviews

Prairie Ink

Prairie Ink is an easy restaurant option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Based on 522 reviews

Vietnamese•Winnipeg•$$

Pho Binh Minh Restaurant

Pho Binh Minh Restaurant is a sensible vietnamese call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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Helios Catering

Helios Catering is a greek restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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East India Company Pub & Eatery

East India Company Pub & Eatery is a indian restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

cocktail

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8.4

Based on 1785 reviews

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Italian•Corydon•$$

Cafe 22

Cafe 22 is the kind of italian room in Corydon you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more. Trio of Dips and Antipasto also give you a decent sense of the menu.

pastadate nightpatio

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8.4

Based on 1231 reviews

Asian•Winnipeg•$$

IGI BBQ & Sushi Bistro

IGI BBQ & Sushi Bistro is a asian restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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8.4

Based on 1211 reviews

Contemporary•St. Boniface•$$

Burgers•Winnipeg•$$

Wayback Burgers

Wayback Burgers is an easy burgers option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Chaise Café & Lounge

Chaise Café & Lounge is a contemporary pick in St. Boniface in Winnipeg when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

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Lounge Bar•Winnipeg•$$

The Wood Tavern

The Wood Tavern is a sensible lounge bar call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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Asoyama Sushi

Asoyama Sushi is a sensible sushi call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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Siam Authentic Thai Cuisine

Siam Authentic Thai Cuisine is an easy thai option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Mooshiro Japanese Cuisine

Mooshiro Japanese Cuisine is a sensible japanese call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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Monticchio Ristorante Italiano

Monticchio Ristorante Italiano is a sensible italian call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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Nikos Restaurant

Nikos Restaurant is an easy greek option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Wasabi On Broadway

Wasabi On Broadway is a japanese restaurant in Downtown in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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La Farina

La Farina is a sensible pizza call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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A Little Pizza Heaven

A Little Pizza Heaven is a pizza restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Momo Japanese & Korean Restaurant

Momo Japanese & Korean Restaurant is a korean restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Chocoberry Dessert House

Chocoberry Dessert House is a bakery restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Hung's Garden

Hung's Garden is a sensible chinese call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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Gusto North

Gusto North is an easy pizza option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Ye's Buffet

Ye's Buffet is an easy buffet option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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8.0

Based on 4080 reviews

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Bar and Grill•Winnipeg•$$

MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual

MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual is an easy bar and grill option in Winnipeg to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Victoria Seafood Restaurant

Victoria Seafood Restaurant is a seafood restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Lamar Donair & Burgers

Lamar Donair & Burgers is a sensible restaurant call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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Sushi Gozen

Sushi Gozen is a sushi restaurant in Winnipeg that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Dowon Restaurant

Dowon Restaurant is a sensible korean call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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Korean Garden Restaurant

Korean Garden Restaurant is a sensible korean call in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.

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7.6

Based on 313 reviews