Best Brunch in Winnipeg
This guide lists Winnipeg brunch spots based on Google ratings and reviews as of October 2026. It includes restaurants with at least 150 reviews, covering a range of neighbourhoods from Downtown and Saint Boniface to St. Vital and Garden City. Most places have a moderate price level, though several inexpensive options are also featured. The list aims to show a variety of cuisines, from classic breakfast spots to Indian and Filipino restaurants.
The ratings are consistently high, with most places scoring between 4.5 and 4.8. The highest scores are 4.8, held by L'Arche Tova Café and Smoothies and Beyond. We used a weighted rating to balance the average score with the number of reviews. This approach helps highlight established favourites across the city.
| # | Name | Area | Rating | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earls Kitchen + Bar | St. Vital Centre | ★★★★★ 4.7 | 4,722 | $$ |
| 2 | Clementine Cafe | Downtown | ★★★★★ 4.7 | 2,454 | $$ |
| 3 | Next Stop Cafe | Earl Grey | ★★★★★ 4.7 | 1,444 | $$ |
| 4 | Stella's on Pembina | Maybank | ★★★★★ 4.6 | 5,548 | $$ |
| 5 | L'Arche Tova Café | Victoria West | ★★★★★ 4.8 | 472 | $ |
| 6 | Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House | Garden City | ★★★★★ 4.7 | 803 | $$ |
| 7 | Smoothies and Beyond | Munroe West | ★★★★★ 4.8 | 362 | $ |
| 8 | United Punjab Eatery & Grill | Fort Richmond | ★★★★★ 4.7 | 414 | $ |
| 9 | A & V Drive-In | Lord Roberts | ★★★★★ 4.7 | 400 | $ |
| 10 | Bistro on Notre Dame | Daniel Mcintyre | ★★★★★ 4.7 | 341 | $ |
| 11 | Red Top Drive Inn | Saint Boniface | ★★★★★ 4.5 | 1,980 | $ |
| 12 | Falafel place | Crescentwood | ★★★★★ 4.5 | 1,175 | $$ |
| 13 | Stella's St. James | Booth | ★★★★★ 4.5 | 1,124 | $$ |
| 14 | Seine River Cafe | Saint Boniface | ★★★★★ 4.5 | 929 | $ |
| 15 | OEB Breakfast Co. | Downtown | ★★★★★ 4.5 | 868 | $$ |
| 16 | Dawning Restaurant | Sturgeon Creek | ★★★★★ 4.6 | 359 | $ |
| 17 | Grassmere Family Restaurant | West Saint Paul | ★★★★★ 4.5 | 647 | $ |
| 18 | SOHO kitchen + wine | Downtown | ★★★★★ 4.6 | 267 | |
| 19 | Stella's au CCFM | Saint Boniface | ★★★★☆ 4.4 | 2,250 | $$ |
| 20 | The Yellow Deli | Saint Boniface | ★★★★★ 4.5 | 415 | $$ |
Earls Kitchen + Bar
Earls Kitchen + Bar in St. Vital Centre is a restaurant with a moderate price level. It has a 4.7 rating from 4722 reviews and is open daily from 11:00, with late hours on weekends. Reviewers often mention the welcoming staff, happy hour, and patio, alongside steak and cajun chicken.
Opening hours
- Sun 11:00-00:00
- Mon 11:00-00:00
- Tue 11:00-00:00
- Wed 11:00-00:00
- Thu 11:00-00:00
- Fri 11:00-01:00
- Sat 11:00-01:00
Clementine Cafe
Clementine Cafe is a Downtown breakfast restaurant with a moderate price and a 4.7 rating from 2454 reviews. Reviewers often talk about the wait time, fried chicken on toast, and Turkish eggs.
Opening hours
- Sun 09:00-14:00
- Mon 09:00-14:00
- Tue 09:00-14:00
- Wed 09:00-14:00
- Thu 09:00-14:00
- Fri 09:00-14:00
- Sat 09:00-14:00
Next Stop Cafe
Next Stop Cafe in Earl Grey is a restaurant with a moderate price and a 4.7 rating from 1444 reviews. Reviewers often mention milkshakes, burgers, and Persian food like koobideh kebab, as well as a robot server.
Opening hours
- Sun 09:00-22:00
- Mon 09:30-22:00
- Tue 09:30-22:00
- Wed 09:30-22:00
- Thu 09:30-22:00
- Fri 09:30-22:30
- Sat 09:00-22:30
Stella's on Pembina
Stella's on Pembina in Maybank is a breakfast restaurant with a moderate price and a 4.6 rating from 5548 reviews. Reviewers often praise the kind staff, patio, and vegan options, mentioning dishes like pad thai and salmon benedict.
Opening hours
- Sun 07:00-22:00
- Mon 07:00-22:00
- Tue 07:00-22:00
- Wed 07:00-22:00
- Thu 07:00-22:00
- Fri 07:00-22:00
- Sat 07:00-22:00
L'Arche Tova Café
L'Arche Tova Café in Victoria West is an inexpensive cafe with a high 4.8 rating from 472 reviews. Reviewers often highlight the cinnamon buns, potato dill bread, and homestyle food with kind staff.
Opening hours
- Tue 07:30-14:00
- Wed 07:30-14:00
- Thu 07:30-14:00
- Fri 07:30-14:00
- Sat 07:30-14:00
Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House
Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House in Garden City has a moderate price and a 4.7 rating from 803 reviews. Reviewers often note the large portions, polite staff, and food presentation, especially for hash browns and eggs benedict.
Opening hours
- Sun 07:00-15:00
- Mon 07:00-15:00
- Tue 07:00-15:00
- Wed 07:00-15:00
- Thu 07:00-15:00
- Fri 07:00-15:00
- Sat 07:00-15:00
Smoothies and Beyond
Smoothies and Beyond in Munroe West is an inexpensive brunch restaurant rated 4.8 from 362 reviews. Reviewers often mention the friendly staff and owners, healthy food, smoothies, waffles, and shrimp rolls.
Opening hours
- Sun 09:00-21:00
- Mon 09:00-21:00
- Tue 09:00-21:00
- Wed 09:00-21:00
- Thu 09:00-21:00
- Fri 09:00-21:00
- Sat 09:00-21:00
United Punjab Eatery & Grill
United Punjab Eatery & Grill in Fort Richmond is an inexpensive Indian restaurant with a 4.7 rating from 414 reviews. It opens at 10:30 or 11:30 daily. Reviewers often talk about dishes like chole bhature, rara paneer, and hakka noodles. It is women-owned.
Opening hours
- Sun 11:30-00:00
- Mon 10:30-00:00
- Tue 10:30-00:00
- Wed 10:30-00:00
- Thu 10:30-00:00
- Fri 10:30-02:00
- Sat 11:30-02:00
A & V Drive-In
A & V Drive-In in Lord Roberts is an inexpensive lunch restaurant with a 4.7 rating from 400 reviews. Reviewers often mention burgers, chili, fatboys, poutine, and homemade hashbrowns, with a curling view.
Opening hours
- Tue 09:00-15:00
- Wed 09:00-15:00
- Thu 09:00-15:00
- Fri 09:00-15:00
- Sat 09:00-14:00
Bistro on Notre Dame
Bistro on Notre Dame in Daniel Mcintyre is an inexpensive restaurant rated 4.7 from 341 reviews. Its hours vary, with brunch on weekends from 10:00. Reviewers often praise the use of local ingredients, mentioning bison, duck, bannock, and honey butter chips.
Opening hours
- Sun 10:00-15:00
- Wed 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00
- Thu 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00
- Fri 11:00-22:00
- Sat 10:00-22:00
Red Top Drive Inn
Red Top Drive Inn in Saint Boniface is an inexpensive diner with a 4.5 rating from 1980 reviews. Reviewers often talk about burgers, fries, fried chicken, and poutine, noting the large portions.
Opening hours
- Sun 09:00-21:00
- Mon 08:00-21:00
- Tue 08:00-21:00
- Wed 08:00-21:00
- Thu 08:00-21:00
- Fri 08:00-21:00
- Sat 08:00-21:00
Falafel place
Falafel place in Crescentwood is a moderate-price breakfast restaurant with a 4.5 rating from 1175 reviews. Reviewers often mention the falafel, potato pancakes, hot sauce, and brisket.
Opening hours
- Sun 07:00-14:30
- Mon 07:00-14:00
- Tue 07:00-14:00
- Wed 07:00-14:00
- Thu 07:00-14:00
- Fri 07:00-14:00
- Sat 07:00-14:30
Stella's St. James
Stella's St. James in Booth is a restaurant with a moderate price and a 4.5 rating from 1124 reviews. Reviewers often note the kind staff, hash browns, patio, and dishes like chorizo hash and jambalaya.
Opening hours
- Sun 07:00-22:00
- Mon 07:00-22:00
- Tue 07:00-22:00
- Wed 07:00-22:00
- Thu 07:00-22:00
- Fri 07:00-22:00
- Sat 07:00-22:00
Seine River Cafe
Seine River Cafe in Saint Boniface is an inexpensive breakfast restaurant rated 4.5 from 929 reviews. Reviewers often discuss eggs benedict, fries, portions, and hollandaise sauce, noting the noise level at times.
Opening hours
- Sun 07:00-14:00
- Mon 07:00-15:00
- Tue 07:00-15:00
- Wed 07:00-15:00
- Thu 07:00-19:00
- Fri 07:00-19:00
- Sat 07:00-19:00
OEB Breakfast Co.
OEB Breakfast Co. in Downtown is a moderate-price brunch restaurant with a 4.5 rating from 868 reviews. Reviewers often mention the portions, eggs benedict, mimosa flight, and duck confit.
Opening hours
- Sun 08:00-15:00
- Mon 07:00-14:30
- Tue 07:00-14:30
- Wed 07:00-14:30
- Thu 07:00-14:30
- Fri 07:00-14:30
- Sat 08:00-15:00
Dawning Restaurant
Dawning Restaurant in Sturgeon Creek is an inexpensive Canadian restaurant rated 4.6 from 359 reviews. Reviewers often talk about eggs benedict, hash, omelettes, and cabbage borscht.
Opening hours
- Sun 08:00-15:00
- Tue 08:00-16:00
- Wed 08:00-16:00
- Thu 08:00-16:00
- Fri 08:00-16:00
- Sat 08:00-14:30
Grassmere Family Restaurant
Grassmere Family Restaurant in West Saint Paul is an inexpensive Filipino restaurant with a 4.5 rating from 647 reviews. Reviewers often mention food portions, ube pancakes, tapsilog, and tocino.
Opening hours
- Mon 07:00-15:00
- Tue 07:00-15:00
- Wed 07:00-15:00
- Thu 07:00-15:00
- Fri 07:00-15:00
- Sat 07:00-15:00
SOHO kitchen + wine
SOHO kitchen + wine in Downtown is an Italian restaurant with a 4.6 rating from 267 reviews. Its price level is not specified. Hours vary, with brunch served until 14:00 on weekdays. Reviewers often mention eggs benedict, welcoming staff, and matcha pancakes.
Opening hours
- Sun 09:00-19:00
- Mon 09:00-14:00
- Tue 09:00-14:00
- Wed 09:00-14:00
- Thu 09:00-14:00
- Fri 09:00-22:00
- Sat 09:00-22:00
Stella's au CCFM
Stella's au CCFM in Saint Boniface is a restaurant with a moderate price and a 4.4 rating from 2250 reviews. Reviewers often talk about the patio, wait times, hash browns, and salmon benedict.
Opening hours
- Sun 07:00-22:00
- Mon 07:00-22:00
- Tue 07:00-22:00
- Wed 07:00-22:00
- Thu 07:00-22:00
- Fri 07:00-22:00
- Sat 07:00-22:00
The Yellow Deli
The Yellow Deli in Saint Boniface is a restaurant with a moderate price and a 4.5 rating from 415 reviews. Its hours are not listed. Reviewers often mention friendly staff, sandwiches, the veggie burger, and organic products, plus a fireplace.
Tips before you go
- Check hours carefully, as many places close by mid-afternoon. Some, like A & V Drive-In, are closed Sundays and Mondays.
- Moderate price levels are most common, but for inexpensive options, try L'Arche Tova Café, Smoothies and Beyond, or United Punjab Eatery & Grill.
- Several spots like Clementine Cafe do not take reservations, so expect a wait during peak brunch times.
- For outdoor seating, consider Earls, Stella's locations, Next Stop Cafe, Bistro on Notre Dame, or The Yellow Deli.
- Takeout and delivery are widely available, as noted in the features for most restaurants.
- Neighbourhoods like Saint Boniface and Downtown have multiple options, offering variety within walking areas.
How we made this list
This list is based on Google ratings and review counts as of October 22, 2026. We calculated a weighted rating to balance the average score with the number of reviews, so a place with many reviews is ranked more reliably. Only places with at least 150 reviews were considered. We also filtered for places that are currently open, using the latest available hours. The final selection represents a cross-section of Winnipeg's brunch scene based on this data.
Questions about brunch spots in Winnipeg
Which place has the highest rating?
L'Arche Tova Café and Smoothies and Beyond both have a 4.8 rating. However, L'Arche Tova has 472 reviews while Smoothies and Beyond has 362. Our weighted ranking considers review volume, so a high score from many reviews, like Stella's on Pembina's 4.6 from 5548, is also significant. This method helps identify consistently praised spots.
Are there good brunch options for vegetarians or vegans?
Yes. Reviewers often mention vegan options at Stella's on Pembina. The Yellow Deli is noted for organic products and a veggie burger. Falafel place and United Punjab Eatery & Grill also have plant-based dishes like falafel and paneer. Several other menus likely have suitable choices given the variety of cuisines.
Where can I get brunch on a Monday?
Many places are open Mondays, but hours vary. Grassmere Family Restaurant is also open, but A & V Drive-In and L'Arche Tova Café are closed Mondays. Always check the specific hours before you go.
What are some unique brunch dishes mentioned in reviews?
Reviewers often mention fried chicken on toast at Clementine Cafe, Turkish eggs at the same spot, and koobideh kebab at Next Stop Cafe. At Grassmere Family Restaurant, ube pancakes and tapsilog are noted. Bistro on Notre Dame gets praise for bison and duck dishes. These highlight the diverse options beyond standard breakfast fare.
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