The Gorsebrook remains the place to be if you are a student at St. Mary’s University, having won the Best Student Hang honour many years running. “We still have amazing open-mic nights,” says Brianna Koski, who manages the place with Ryan King. She adds that Thursday theme nights are still popular—including “Anything but Clothes,” “Blackout […]
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Best Place To Drink Alone
Why does Tom’s regularly take this category? Maybe because it feels like a neighbourhood bar smack in the middle of the city, and if you are in the middle of a blues-fueled binge no one will bother you if you perch on one of those chairs by the window or in a booth at the […]
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Best Place For A First Date
Hey honey, did you see John and Joanie down at the ‘Shoe last Saturday night? You didn’t? That’s because the place is a labyrinth of nooks and crooks, designed and lit in such a way that maintains a certain kind of intimacy and privacy. The stellar menu (the nachos have been elevated to the Best […]
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Best Karaoke Night
“Most people like songs that were recorded before they were born,” says Karaoke King Mimi Andriopoulos, explaining that good karaoke is synonymous with singing the classics, even though he gets a lot of new songs in stock all the time. And what’s the most popular choice at Bearly’s right now? “Don’t Stop Believing,” the early-’80s […]
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Best Place To Dance
The continuous popularity of this establishment over time is astonishing—not because it’s not deserving, but because there is so much competition for dancing, socializing and picking-up across the city. Still, Reflections reigns supreme over the scene, winning three categories last year and four in 2009. Maybe it’s the inclusive nature of the place, the kind […]
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Best Pick-up Bar
The continuous popularity of this establishment over time is astonishing—not because it’s not deserving, but because there is so much competition for dancing, socializing and picking-up across the city. Still, Reflections reigns supreme over the scene, winning three categories last year and four in 2009. Maybe it’s the inclusive nature of the place, the kind […]
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Best Party Venue
The continuous popularity of this establishment over time is astonishing—not because it’s not deserving, but because there is so much competition for dancing, socializing and picking-up across the city. Still, Reflections reigns supreme over the scene, winning three categories last year and four in 2009. Maybe it’s the inclusive nature of the place, the kind […]
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Best Gay Bar
The continuous popularity of this establishment over time is astonishing—not because it’s not deserving, but because there is so much competition for dancing, socializing and picking-up across the city. Still, Reflections reigns supreme over the scene, winning three categories last year and four in 2009. Maybe it’s the inclusive nature of the place, the kind […]
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Best Yoga Studio
Open for a year, the hot yoga place has been winning over the people of Halifax in droves. It turns out they’re especially popular with students and a few prominent musicians in town, including Jenn Grant. They recently finished a 30-day challenge, getting clients to do yoga every day for a month, and soon the […]
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Best Travel Agency
Going into the winter, travel agent and branch partner Rachel Arsenault says that the usual sunny destinations that can be reached directly from Halifax are being booked up quickly: Cuba, Mexico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, as well as Disney World in Florida. “Lots of Vegas,” too, she adds. The glitzy appeal of Sin City […]
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Best Tattoo / Piercing Joint
Despite the enduring popularity of the tattoo parlour and art gallery—new shows go up on its walls regularly—they still take walk-ins when they can fit them in. They’re also seeing their piercing service grow, with brand new jewellery available to fill that nipple piercing you’ve been craving, which can be done by one of the […]
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Best Tattoo Artist
The ever-popular Best Tattoo Artist in Halifax isn’t as busy as you might think at the moment. “I’m not booked up as normal this year, which is kind of nice,” he says, chuckling. What does keep him busy are bigger, more challenging pieces. “I think a lot of people are getting more extreme tattoos, more […]