On Sunday, April 19, 2020, Dimitri Neonakis was at home with his girlfriend, stunned, as news from Portapique slowly made its way to the public. By the end of the day, he was exhausted. The pandemic was still fresh—shutdowns had begun in Nova Scotia just one month prior—and now the province was dealing with the […]
Alexandra’s Pizza
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Best Donair
Gold Winner Tony’s Famous Donairs & Pizza Silver Winner Johnny K’s Authentic Donairs Bronze Winner Alexandra’s Pizza Hall of fame King of Donair, Quinpool Road “There are so many great options but to be chosen number one is definitely humbling, it shows you you’re doing something right,” says Leo Salloum, whose family has been running […]
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Best Pizza Slice
Gold Winner Sicilian Pizza, Donairs & Subs, Pizza Corner Silver Winner Bramoso Gourmet Pizza Bronze Winner Alexandra’s Pizza, Halifax Grab a seat and a slice after a long walk on the harbourfront, or stumble in from a long, boozy night on the town. The cheap eats at Sicilian are a steal when your slice is […]
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Best Pizza Slice
Gold Winner Sicilian Pizza, Donairs & Subs, Pizza Corner Silver Winner Salvatore’s Pizzaiolo Trattoria Bronze Winner Alexandra’s Pizza, Halifax Sicilian Pizza is probably the first thing you picture when you think pizza corner. There’s a reason for that. Touting the slogan Home of the Big Slice you know you’re going to get what you ask […]
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Best Food Delivery
Gold Winner Alexandra’s Pizza Silver Winner Xtreme Pizza Bronze Winner Freeman’s Little New York Alexandra’s website is a take-out foodie’s dream. Like online shopping, visitors fill up a “cart” with their orders. First you select a category—say, donairs—then, specialize it by checking off boxes for size, toppings, flavours and extra goodness, and specifying restrictions. (Hold […]
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Best Pizza Slice
Gold Winner Sicilian Pizza, Donairs & Subs Silver Winner Salvatore’s Pizzaiolo Trattoria Bronze Winner Alexandra’s Pizza When you want a BIG slice of the ‘za, Sicilian’s your best bet. The shop has cleaned up again with what part-owner Joe Nahas says is an historic recipe. “We have a proven recipe that we’ve been using for […]
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Best Poutine (Extreme or Gourmet)
Sometimes it’s best not to fix what isn’t broken, but that’s not the case with poutine. Although the original recipe of fries, gravy and cheese is the height of French-Canadian cuisine, the demand for bigger, better and different has caused us to create this brand-new category. Winning last year for Best Poutine (Original), Alexandra’s offers […]
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Best Poutine (Original)
Lots of folks think of Alexandra’s when they think pizza, but for the second year running they’ve taken the poutine award. We suspect that —not unlike Bubba Ray’s recent dominance on the chicken wing front—Alexandra’s impresses with both quality and variety. Depending on your taste, request Greek poutine, Italian poutine, steak poutine, donair poutine, chicken […]
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Best Poutine (Original)
Widely known for its excellent pizza delivery, Alexandras also grabs the brass ring with Coast readers in this new category. The victory might have something to do with the variety of poutine on hand. There’s regular poutine, Greek poutine (with feta cheese), Italian poutine (with meat sauce), steak poutine, donair poutine, chicken poutine and hamburger […]