Best Vietnamese Sour Soup in Winnipeg

About Our Shrimp and Sour Soup

Canh Chua — Vietnamese sour soup — is one of the most distinctive and beloved dishes in Southern Vietnamese cuisine. At Viva Restaurant, our Shrimp and Sour Soup is prepared with a light, tamarind-based broth that achieves a beautiful balance of sour, sweet, and savoury flavours. This is the kind of soup that Vietnamese home cooks pride themselves on.

The soup features plump, fresh shrimp as the star protein, surrounded by ripe tomatoes, chunks of pineapple, fresh bean sprouts, taro stalks, and a generous garnish of rice paddy herb and fresh cilantro. The resulting broth is light yet complex — perfectly representative of the fresh, less-oily cooking style that makes Viva's food stand apart. Owner Phuong Nguyen highlights this soup as one of the dishes he most proudly recommends to guests.

What Makes Our Sour Soup Special

• Authentic tamarind-based broth — the foundation of canh chua
• Fresh, plump shrimp as the featured protein
• Pineapple, tomatoes, and taro stalks for complexity
• Garnished with rice paddy herb and fresh cilantro
• Personally recommended by owner Phuong Nguyen