Gold Winner Kim MacInnes, Finbar’s Irish Pub Silver Winner Alissa McLean, Brooklyn Warehouse Bronze Winner Alexa Atkins, Fid Resto Kim MacInnes may be shy, but her friendly smile at Finbar’s Irish Pub packs a punch. “It helps to know their names and what they like to drink as well, I suppose,” she says of her […]
Brooklyn Warehouse
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Best Atmosphere
Gold Winner Brooklyn Warehouse Silver Winner The Bicycle Thief Bronze Winner Obladee, A Wine Bar If you haven’t snagged a seat in the Brooklyn Warehouse yet, now’s your chance. The Windsor Street corner restaurant jumped to 50 seats from 36 earlier this year. The added tables have allowed the restaurant to take reservations for the […]
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Best Burger
Gold Winner Darrell’s Restaurant Peanut Butter Burger Silver Winner Brooklyn Warehouse’s Brooklyn Burger Bronze Winner Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie With the Brooklyn Burger nipping at their heels, Darrell’s has reeled in Best Burger once again. “Our burger has just taken a monumental leap,” says owner and chef Dan Joseph. In March, Darrell’s switched […]
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Best Caesar
Gold Winner Brooklyn Warehouse Silver Winner Tom’s Little Havana Bronze Winner Bitter End Even Brutus and the murderous Roman senate would each enjoy a sip of the Brooklyn Warehouse’s famous wasabi Caesar. A fusion cocktail where east diplomatically meets west, you’ll find in this a perfect mixture of vodka, shochu, Clamato, snow peas and of […]
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Best Chef
Gold Winner Craig Flinn, Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner Dennis Johnston, Fid Resto Bronze Winner Mark Gray, Brooklyn Warehouse In December, Chives Canadian Bistro celebrated its 10th anniversary, and its 250,000th customer. By either measure, the restaurant has been a huge success, also recognized by Coast readers who have regularly anointed the eatery with laurels, […]
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Best Caesar
“We try to stay innovative all the time,” says Brooklyn Warehouse co-owner George Christakos, on his secret of taste success. He recognizes that in the economic recession, a lot of places cottoned on to what he does, the fine dining quality food and drinks in a very casual atmosphere. But with more and more choices […]
Posted inBest of Halifax
Best Atmosphere
“We try to stay innovative all the time,” says Brooklyn Warehouse co-owner George Christakos, on his secret of taste success. He recognizes that in the economic recession, a lot of places cottoned on to what he does, the fine dining quality food and drinks in a very casual atmosphere. But with more and more choices […]
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Best Restaurant
“We try to stay innovative all the time,” says Brooklyn Warehouse co-owner George Christakos, on his secret of taste success. He recognizes that in the economic recession, a lot of places cottoned on to what he does, the fine dining quality food and drinks in a very casual atmosphere. But with more and more choices […]
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Finding value on the menu
Brooklyn Warehouse 2795 Windsor street, 446-8181 If you’re hoping to impress a dinner date without breaking the bank, hit Brooklyn Warehouse for BYOB night on Wednesdays. Most joints that allow you to bring your own bottle of wine charge a corkage fee ranging from $5 to $25, but Brooklyn Warehouse will cork your bottle for […]
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Your last meal of 2010
Here are three shots at treating your tastebuds in the name of the year’s end; the kitchen will be workin’ it for dinner seatings at five, seven and nine. Those on the ball have likely already landed reservations but Brooklyn Warehouse welcomes the wanderers, all three seatings have a portion of the dining room free […]
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Falling for Flamenco
Falling for Flamenco This week marks the start of the Fall For Flamenco Festival, with international performances, workshops and local artist shows filling up its marquee (check thecoast.ca for a full list of events). In honour of the dance fest, we’d like to raise a glass of Spanish wine—or two. Check out these spots for […]
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Uncorking corkage fees
An accepted way of dining in most larger cities, the habit—and allowance—of bringing your own wine to a restaurant is still finding its coaster in Halifax. A good number of bars don’t allow it, but we searched around for which venues give you some of the best deals on corkage fees the city has to […]