Illustration by Fig & Ginger, drawn from the review. The venue's own photo is on its way.
Natural wine bar and restaurant in St. Boniface, Winnipeg
Bar Accanto
Wine Without the Lecture
Natural wine has a reputation problem. Half the people who love it sound like they swallowed a manifesto. Bar Accanto, from Burnley Place Hospitality, goes the other way. The idea is stated plainly: a love of wine and food, minimal intervention bottles, and plates meant to be shared by people who like to reach across the table.
That is the whole pitch, and it is enough. You come in for wine that tastes like fruit and farms instead of oak and marketing. You stay for the small plates, which are built to be passed around, so nobody gets stuck with a lonely entree. I could not confirm a signature dish, so take that as an honest gap and ask the staff what the kitchen is proudest of. Cooks tend to answer that question properly when you ask it kindly.
Bar Accanto sits on Taché Avenue in St. Boniface, in the same building as Nola, which makes it an easy double header for a good night out. Go in the evening with a group, order a few plates before anyone gets too clever, and let the pours guide the evening. Adventurous eaters will be happiest. So will anyone who is bored of the same three pinot noirs.
- Order this
- A glass of whatever minimal intervention wine they recommend, Several share plates for the table, A second bottle, once you trust them
- The damage
- $$$
- Go
- Evening, with a group that likes to share
- Find it
- 102-300 Taché Ave, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A2
- Website
- baraccanto.com