Winnipeg offers visitors a wealth of cultural experiences, including Folklorama, but groups can also get their game on when they visit Manitoba’s capital city.
Any walk through Winnipeg’s Exchange District National Historic Site should include a stop at Across the Board Game Café. The restaurant’s menu includes salads, sandwiches, pizza, noodle bowls and assorted snacks. Guests can order up—and then let the games begin.
The casual café houses some 1,900 board games that patrons can play while they dine. Dedicated, on-site hosts can prepare specific games or offer suggestions, and if you really enjoy what you play, chances are you can buy (a new) one to take home.
If you’re looking to up your dining game (with full knowledge there are no cribbage boards or Trivial Pursuit cards in sight), Sarah Robinson of Tourism Winnipeg recommends two downtown restaurants with great options for groups. The chefs at Peasant Cookery apply classic French techniques to local meats and fish, and large tables can seat up to 30 people. Promenade Café and Wine also focuses on French cuisine with locally sourced ingredients, and the restaurant offers seating that overlooks the downtown skyline and The Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Also in the heart of downtown, groups can enjoy a baseball game at Shaw Park, home of the Winnipeg Goldeyes, one of the more successful independent teams in North America. The stadium arranges for visiting bands and choirs to perform pre-game at the main gate and then play or sing the national anthem. And if you’re not prepared to perform, you can sing along during the seventh-inning stretch.
For more information email Sarah Robinson or visit tourismwinnipeg.com.
Top photo: Canada Day in downtown Winnipeg
Photo by April Carandang
