If you are the type of person who finds it hard to secure adequate table space for all of your brunch beverages (the dehydration/caffeination is real)—read on, you parched little camel. Here are some classics and some soon-to-be classic sips that you’re going to want to integrate into your drink game. Vietnamese coffee Pho Hoang […]
Food + Drink
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.
Brews you can use
Nova Scotia Craft Beer Week See full listings at nscraftbeer.ca/craftbeerweek Lazy Bear Brewing When Erin and Andy Norman moved to Smith’s Cove after he got a job as an engineer, the couple started Lazy Bear Brewing so Erin would have work in the rural area. She picked up brewing while completing a master’s in food […]
The Last Magnificent‘s Tower trip
Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent Cineplex Park Lane, 5657 Spring Garden Road Opens Friday, May 5 It’s a disgusting quip, but towering is a great way to describe Jeremiah Tower. He is a Paul Bunyan-like figure in American cuisine, a tall tale of culinary innovation, dizzying successes, stunning failure and, then, disappearance. Tower got his […]
Za’atar Labneh Veggie Man’ouche
Za’atar Labneh Veggie Man’ouche Saj House 19 Alma Crescent “It’s pretty special—my dad opened with the hope one of his kids would take it over one day,” says Chirine Issa of the family business, Saj House, which she took over after her father passed away suddenly last year. “I had big shoes to fill, but […]
Lamb kofte
Lamb kofte Efendy 1569 Dresden Row “It’s the traditional Mediterranean way,” says Altin Begolli, of why the charcoal grill plays such a huge role in almost everything Efendy serves. In its just over three years in business, the downtown eatery—owned by Begolli and chef Ali Simsek— has made an unforgettable impression on diners, with its […]
Rhythm + Beets Latte
Rhythm + Beets Latte Lucky Penny Coffee Co. 6440 Quinpool Road The thought of bright pink frothed milk was excuse enough for the coffee lovers at the Lucky Penny to experiment with a beet-inspired latte. What started as a joke between a barista and owner Barb Kaill is now regular menu item at the highly […]
Chicken Curry
Chicken Curry Little India Seaport Farmers’ Market, 1209 Marginal Road (Saturdays and Sundays), Halifax Forum Farmers’ Market, 2901 Windsor Street (Saturdays) Elakkia Priya Sakthikumar is very used to people asking her for her recipes. The owner of popular farmers’ market stall Little India says she gets requests every weekend. “People ask me, ‘How do you […]
Dilly Dally
The Dilly Dally is a spot to go slow, sip at a snail’s pace and really zero in on whatever book you’re reading, conversation you’re having or assignment you’re scrambling to finish. Additional Slideshows

