Best Martini

It’s right there in the name: “Bitter End Martini Bar & Restaurant.” When it’s in your name, you’d best be very good at what you do, and Coast readers agree, for close to a decade Bitter End has been the martini joint in Halifax, offering the gin and vermouth standard along with a host of other cocktails. If you’re a regular, names like the Crystal Slipper, Buddha Banshee, French Tickler, Devils Smile, Pink Pussy, Thunderclap, Tweetie Bird, Red Raider and Sinful Bliss should provoke a pavlovian reaction.

First Runner-up: Fireside
Second Runner-up: Onyx