- [Bob] The corner of Fourth and Spruce Streets
in busy downtown Winston-Salem is the perfect location
for a concept like Canteen Market and Bistro.
The market area is part retail wine shop,
part grab and go or dine-in deli,
and part curated collection of packaged food and condiments.
So, what about the bistro side of things?
- Obviously, it's a French concept of a bistro,
a restaurant, but really,
it's an everyday dining experience with great wine.
So, the menu is approachable,
we try to make the market approachable,
we have people to help explain products
that you might not be familiar with,
but there's obviously lots of stuff
that everybody knows and loves as well.
- I sampled a charcuterie plate
with both soppressata and pepperoni,
cave aged cheddar cheese, pear preserves
that go perfectly with the cheddar,
and some crispy baguette slices, on top of which
you can build your own little creation.
This confit with the pear goes really well
with the cave aged cheddar.
Mm.
This is called a Crispy Yum Yum Salmon salad.
You can see a deep fried piece of salmon on a skewer.
It has some ponzu vinegarette, it has the lovely greens,
isn't that attractive?
Mm.
Oh, I don't think I've ever had any salmon
that was done with a deep fried treatment.
That is extraordinary, very, very good.
Um-hum.
The Bistro burger, this is a house made
everything bun, which encases ground beef
that comes from the local farm, Whit Acres.
There is lettuce, tomato, mayo, Dijon, onion.
Mm.
And it was cooked perfectly mid-rare at my request.
Oh, I'm wowed by this one, yakisoba street noodles,
topped with pulled pork, and they're served
with avocado, with salad greens, with seven minute eggs,
and look down here, in the bottom of the bowl,
you'll see a lovely basil broth for these noodles and pork.
Mm.
Very fresh, very different tasting,
I really, really like that.
If you want a little fancier fair
in the evenings you'll find lots of choices.
I thoroughly enjoyed a Portuguese cod stew
from the dinner menu, featuring linguica sausage,
mussels, and shrimp to enrich and layer the flavor
of the broth.
The bar and the wine scene
obviously picks up in the evening.
- We are featuring draft wine,
which is a fairly new concept in this area,
but eliminates waste, gives us perfect temperature,
perfect pressure, it's the perfect pour of wine if you will.
A lot of wineries are starting to do it now,
so we have a lot more selection to work with.
- The selection of standard
and special cocktails is quite nice too.
I'm a old fashion kind of a guy as a matter of fact,
the old fashion is one of my favorite cocktails.
Here they call it a Gold Fashion,
because it's just bourbon, bitters, and Fool's Gold honey,
which is a local product and you can buy it
right here in the market.
- Really our goal was to just create a dynamic,
city market that would feel like a place
that you would wanna come a couple times a day.
If you live downtown or if you're a tourist visiting town,
you would come and get a feel
for what Winston-Salem has to offer,
'cause we really are proud of our city.
- [Bob] You'll feel right at home
in Canteen Market and Bistro.
- Canteen Market and Bistro is at
411 West Fourth Street in Winston-Salem
and they're open Sunday through Thursday
from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
and Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to midnight.
For more information give them a call