1. Market Burger
2. Fitzroy
3. Carnaval

Winnipeg already has a ton of burger joints scattered throughout the city, but all that competition hasn’t stopped Market Burger from becoming a top contender since it opened up at 645 Corydon back in July.

103.1 Virgin radio host Ace Burpee and Brooklynn’s Bistro’s Sam Colosimo are two of the co-owners, while the primary menu was developed by Alex Svenne, a local chef who also owns Bistro 7¼ .

“We’ve actually taken the basics that [Svenne] helped us out with and we’ve kind of made the menu our own,” Market Burger manager Monica Manaigre, who has been working at the restaurant since it opened, says. “We just tweaked it a bit to better reflect our customers and what they wanted. We actually just brought back our Turkey Burger for a limited time because it was so popular during Thanksgiving.”

Manaigre says the most popular item by a landslide is the Mac ‘N Cheese Burger, which sells for $9.50 and features a grass-fed beef patty topped with creamy Old Bothwell Cheddar pasta and some chipotle ketchup.

The eatery also offers seven other signature burgers, four different types of poutine and allows diners to build their own burgers so there really is something for vegans and carnivores alike.

With all the variety Market Burger boasts, everything is also “locally sourced, locally owned, locally yours” with its food coming straight from Manitoba farmers (even the ketchup is made by its cooks, not just poured from a big bottle of Heinz).

 “I believe what sets us apart from the other restaurants is the fact that it’s a team effort,” she says. “Every producer, supplier, owner, employee, we all work together to make sure Manitoba is known for all the quality food it produces.”

Part of the series: The Uniter 30

Published in Volume 68, Number 14 of The Uniter (December 4, 2013)