Have your pick of pickerel at these Gimli restaurants that serve fresh fish in a variety of styles.

Local Eateries

Beach Boy

At Beach Boy, filets are served with fries and Greek salad, but try the pan-fried pickerel cheeks, which many consider the best part. (70 1 Ave.; 204-642-7560)

Mask Restaurant

Opened by French-born chef Stephane Thierry, Mask Restaurant features pickerel on the menu, with a fabulous cream of potato soup and a poached egg. (129 7 Ave.; 204-642-4727)

Seagulls Restaurant and Lounge

At the Seagulls Restaurant and Lounge inside the Lakeview Resort, try the panko-breaded pickerel sandwich in a lakeside setting. (10 Centre St.; 204-642-8565)

St. Norbert Farmer's Market

Down at the St. Norbert Farmer’s Market in Winnipeg, seek out Arni Matheson’s table, Smokey Joe’s Fish and pick up his frozen, wood-smoked pickerel fillets for $8/lb. (3514 Pembina Hwy., St. Norbert; 204-642-2706)

Icelandic Treats

Reykjavik Bakery

Opening in 2009, the café serves up Icelandic pastries, including kleinur (sugared donuts). Check out the clock on the wall—it shows the time in Gimli and Reykjavik. (41 Centre St.; 204-642-7598)

Amma’s TeaRoom

Every Wednesday afternoon, golden agers gather here to speak Icelandic and eat vinatarta, the delicious prune and cardamom Icelandic torte. (94 1 St.; 204-642-7232)

Kris’ Fish & Chips

This casual joint on the main strip offers Icelandic specialties including Fiskibollur or fish balls and potatoes, Icelandic beer and the Eyjafjallajokull sundae, named after the massive volcanic eruption in 2010 (comprised of soft ice cream with chunks of vinatarta and covered in raspberry sauce). Can’t pronounce it? Just ask for the Icelandic explosion. (78A 1 Ave; 204-642-8848)