Friends Donair & Shawarma
884 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0M7
Phone: 204.772.5600
Friends’ super-friendly owner Tahsin Adel used to be at Best Pizza and Donair, a hidden gem in Fort Garry that still produces excellent shawarma with garlic sauce that just won’t quit. At his own shop, located in the West End just up the street from Health Sciences Centre, the meats are cut from the spit to order and they do shawarma poutine on house-cut fries. If you’re looking to go gluten-free, there are plates from the ‘on the rocks’ menu. And yes, the service is that friendly, and the housemade garlic and hot sauces are real standouts on the city’s shawarma scene.