GOLD WINNER Lion’s Head Tavern 3085 Robie Street website SILVER WINNER The Board Room Game Cafe 1256 Barrington Street website BRONZE WINNER Gus’ Pub & Grill 2605 Agricola Street website In the search for life’s answers, seekers will take many paths—to ivory towers and religious spires, and even sometimes trails through the forest. What they […]
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Best Milkshake
GOLD WINNER Flynn’s Dairy Bar & Convenience 1365 Hollis Street website SILVER WINNER The Chickenburger 1531 Bedford Highway website BRONZE WINNER Armview Restaurant & Lounge 7156 Chebucto Road website HALL OF FAME Darrell’s Restaurant 5576 Fenwick Street website Inducted in 2019 Flynn’s milkshakes bring everyone to Hollis Street! Flynn’s Dairy Bar & Convenience has won […]
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Best New Artist / Band
GOLD WINNER Steel Cut Oats website SILVER WINNER Pillow Fite website BRONZE WINNER John Snow website It all started as a bit of an in-joke, Sarah Roberts recalls. She and two fellow music-obsessed pals (Sophie Janke and Emma Laffoley) were on a camping trip fuelled by endless bowls of porridge when “we were just canoeing […]
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Best Clothing Store
GOLD WINNER Sweet Pea Boutique 1542 Queen Street, Halifax website SILVER WINNER Biscuit General Store 2050 Gottingen Street website BRONZE WINNER The Loot Vintage 1711 Barrington Street website If you feel like you’ve wandered into your best friend’s closet when you enter Sweet Pea Boutique, then Johanna Galipeau’s job is done. The founder and owner […]
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Best Korean Restaurant
GOLD WINNER Backoos Korean Food 1358 Birmingham Street website SILVER WINNER Kor-B-Q Korean Grill 278 Lacewood Drive website BRONZE WINNER Busan Korean BBQ 6311 Quinpool Road website Part-owner and manager Joungmin Kim had the idea to make Korean food mainstream in Halifax when he opened Backoos in 2015. And while Korean joints have been popping […]
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Best Burger
GOLD WINNER Darrell’s Restaurant 5576 Fenwick Street website SILVER WINNER Battery Park Beerbar & Eatery 62 Ochterloney Street website BRONZE WINNER 2 Doors Down Food + Wine 1533 Barrington Street website This feels like the zillionth time Darrell’s Restaurant has taken home the gold for Best Burger. If that doesn’t convince you to get out […]
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Best Pub Food
GOLD WINNER Mic Mac Bar & Grill 219 Waverley Road website SILVER WINNER Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub 1645 Argyle Street website BRONZE WINNER Battery Park Beerbar & Eatery 62 Ochterloney Street website The Mic Mac Bar & Grill has been around for almost 60 years, so it’s safe to say the staff know a […]
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Best Bus Driver
GOLD WINNER Janet Boutilier SILVER WINNER Matthew Faulkner BRONZE WINNER Darrold Johnson Janet Boutilier is still a little bit in shock about the whole Best Bus Driver recognition. So low-key is the longtime Halifax school bus driver, she didn’t get the news of her Best of Halifax gold award until three days before we were […]
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Best Flower Shop
GOLD WINNER My Mother’s Bloomers 2086 Creighton Street website SILVER WINNER Janet’s Flower Shop 69 Portland Street website BRONZE WINNER The Flower Shop 1705 Barrington Street website Some days, My Mother’s Bloomers owner Neville MacKay feels like a fiddlehead; other times, he fancies himself a dandelion—“because I just want to sit and blow in the […]
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Best Drag Performer
GOLD WINNER Elle Noir website SILVER WINNER Anna Mona-Pia website BRONZE WINNER Zara Matrix website HALL OF FAME Rouge Fatale website Inducted in 2017 Chris Cochrane might be in the middle of an errand run when The Coast reaches her by phone, but the drag artist who performs under the name Elle Noir is as […]
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Best Clayton Park Area Restaurant
GOLD WINNER Tako Sushi & Ramen 480 Parkland Drive website SILVER WINNER Mezza Lebanese Kitchen 278 Lacewood Drive website BRONZE WINNER The Lower Deck 278 Lacewood Drive website Tako Sushi & Ramen has taken the gold for best Clayton Park Area Restaurant. Since 2013, this Japanese restaurant has been serving authentic dishes to the Halifax […]
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Best Wine List
GOLD WINNER Obladee, A Wine Bar 1600 Barrington Street website SILVER WINNER The Bicycle Thief Bishop’s Landing, 1475 Lower Water Street website BRONZE WINNER Bar Kismet 2722 Agricola Street website Siblings Heather and Christian Rankin opened Obladee in 2010 with a vision to create a small, smart and intimate space to enjoy thoughtful wine, food, […]