Restaurant · Winnipeg, MB
Best restaurants in Winnipeg, MB ranked by Google reviews.
We pulled the top-ranked restaurants in Winnipeg, MB from Google’s own
listings. Here’s the leaderboard, what the leaders share in common, and how
a branded biglove.to link helps yours close the gap.
Data refreshed from Google Places.
Leaderboard · top 10
Who’s winning the review race in Winnipeg.
- 01
Nonsuch Brewing Co.
125 Pacific Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0M1
4.8 ★ · 810 reviews
- 02
Earls Kitchen + Bar
300 Main St #100, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1E1
4.7 ★ · 2,881 reviews
- 03
Clementine Cafe
123 Princess St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1K8
4.7 ★ · 2,353 reviews
- 04
Nola
300 Tache Ave Unit 101, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A2
4.7 ★ · 760 reviews
- 05
Bistro on Notre Dame
784 Notre Dame Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0L9
4.7 ★ · 330 reviews
- 06
Buvette
120 Scott St Unit 2, Winnipeg, MB R3L 0K9
4.7 ★ · 313 reviews
- 07
Roasted Nomad
393 Marion St, Winnipeg, MB R2H 0V4
4.7 ★ · 247 reviews
- 08
Bull & Filly
1763 Henderson Hwy, Winnipeg, MB R2G 3W8
4.6 ★ · 528 reviews
- 09
Borgo Antico
173 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S1
4.6 ★ · 162 reviews
- 10
Cibo Waterfront Cafe
339 Waterfront Dr, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0G8
4.3 ★ · 1,704 reviews
What the leaders share
Patterns from the top of the leaderboard.
Restaurants live and die on Google reviews. The places at the top of this list have figured out how to ask — politely, repeatedly, without gating.
- They ask every customer, every visit. Not just the obvious fans. The compounded effect of asking 100% of customers — even shyly, even with friction — beats asking 10% of customers enthusiastically.
- They make the link short enough to say out loud. The restaurants at the top of the Winnipeg leaderboard print a memorable URL on receipts, table tents, or cards. Long Google review URLs don’t survive the trip from till to phone.
- They don’t gate. No "rate us 5 stars first" forms. No satisfaction filters that route happy customers one way and frustrated customers another. Google’s 2026 review policy and the FTC’s 2024 Consumer Reviews Rule both prohibit gating, and the leaderboard reflects it — the top Winnipeg restaurants are clean.
- They follow up once, never twice. The polite single ask converts. The pushy second ask annoys.
How to climb the Winnipeg restaurant leaderboard
Five steps that move the needle in 90 days.
- 01
Claim a memorable review URL.
Pick a slug that customers can read off your receipt.
biglove.to/your-restaurantbeats the long Google URL on every printed surface. Free preview at biglove.to/check — no signup needed to see your slug + QR. - 02
Print the QR somewhere your customers see it twice.
Receipt and door sticker is the highest-conversion combo. The customer sees the QR when they pay, again when they leave, and again at home if they keep the receipt. Three impressions beats one impression by a wide margin.
- 03
Make the ask part of the script.
Train staff to mention the QR card during natural pauses ("If you enjoyed this, our Google review code is right here on the receipt"). Don’t script a 5-star pitch — that’s gating. Just point at the QR.
- 04
Reply to every review within 48 hours.
Public replies signal an active, accountable restaurant — both to future customers reading the reviews AND to Google’s ranking signals. A short, sincere thanks is enough; engagement matters more than length.
- 05
Track which ask path works.
Pro tier on biglove.to gives you click analytics — country, hour, device, referrer — so you can tell whether the receipt QR or the email signature is actually driving the reviews. Optimize what you can measure.
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