A night out at a restaurant is about so much more than just the food put on the plate—it’s the service and atmosphere that can take a culinary experience from good to great. The best of the best in Nova Scotia’s service industry was honoured Monday, Jan 27 in a gala celebration held at the Westin […]
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Restaurant reviews and ratings for Halifax, Nova Scotia, featuring articles about the best new downtown Halifax and Dartmouth NS restaurants, fine dining, pubs, seafood, local bars, chefs, beer, donairs, pizzas, vegetarian and organic food and more.
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7 new Halifax restaurants, cafes and breweries to get you excited for 2025—plus, more on the move
There’s never a dull moment in Halifax’s food scene. The year 2024 brought more than its share of dining headlines to our coastal city, from a trawler’s haul of new waterfront restaurants to the closures of Salty’s, El Chino and Birch & Anchor, to a Haligonian (once again) reaching the final of Top Chef Canada. […]
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First look at Tribute, Halifax’s new waterfront fine-dining gem
Colin Bebbington is a bubbling pot of stories. Ask him to expound on the subtleties of Bolognese pasta or the kitchens he’s worked in from London to Chicago to Napa, and he’ll happily hold court for long enough to fully, undeniably convince you: The man is obsessed with food. Loves everything about it, from brioche […]
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Here are your Best of Halifax 2024 winners for Food + Drink
It’s an historic year in The Coast’s annual Best of Halifax Awards: Six Food + Drink winners are joining the rarefied air of the BOH Hall of Fame after some truly impressive runs of dominance. Longtime food truck favourite Bud the Spud (Best Fries), Pizza Corner staple Willy’s Fresh Cut Fries & Burgers (Best Poutine, […]
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Quinpool Road brewpub seeks new owners
If you’ve ever wanted to own a bar, now’s your chance: The Brewery by Quinns is on the market. The Quinpool Road brewpub—right across from Preston Street—is listed for $400,000, boasting a “turn key operation” with a “huge kitchen,” a 750-hectolitre brewery and an “amazing outdoor patio.” The Brewery opened in 2022, a year after […]
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UPDATED: Lake City Cider eyes new brewery in spring 2025
Things are afoot at Dartmouth’s Lake City Cider. The cidery and perennial Best of Halifax favourite is in the midst of renovations to its Portland Street taproom, where it formerly shared a space with Brightwood Brewery. The latter closed its taproom in late March, citing “personal circumstances” and a need to restructure the business after […]
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First female-led beverage events company reimagining wine fair
Finding a gap in the market and being sharp enough to fill it with your product or service is every entrepreneur’s dream, and the smartest way to identify that gap is by solving your own problems. That’s exactly what Shevaghn Darcy is doing with Cellar Events—her self-proclaimed “business baby”—and the event company that is bringing […]
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Woman on Top (Chef)
Any good misogynist will tell you that a woman’s place is in the kitchen. But that exact same misogynist will tell you that a professional kitchen is no place for a woman. It’s one of the more perplexing sexist paradoxes. Moira Murray is proving that a woman’s place is actually wherever the hell she wants […]
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Five Nova Scotian wines you need to try this summer
The Lieutenant-Governor’s office honoured five wines with Awards of Excellence earlier this month. Given out by Taste of Nova Scotia and Wine Growers Nova Scotia, in partnership with the Lieutenant-Governor’s office, wineries across the province were able to submit up to three commercially available wines. Awards were given out at the Government House on […]
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Halifax’s best cheap eats that are actually cheap—and tasty, too
This economy… it damn sure ain’t easy. With Canada’s inflation rate up 2.9% in March from the same time last year, a good number of Haligonians are finding it harder to scrounge up extra cash of any kind these days—let alone for a meal out. Bars and restaurants are feeling the pinch of higher costs, […]
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From Broadway to Benedict
Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and we know you want to spoil the women and mother figures in your life who mean the most to you. Here are some offerings curated just for Mother’s Day that are as unique and special as she is. Salt + Ash Beach House Choose one of their Momma’s Smorgasbord […]
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These three Halifax beer gardens are re-opening soon
With a flight’s worth of double-digit temperature days on the horizon, Halifax is finally turning a corner from “holy frig it’s cold” to “ah, yes, that’s what it feels like when the sun hits your face.” (Answer: It feels damn good.) And with the city warming up and May knocking at the door, it’s about […]