Gold Winner il Mercato Trattoria Silver Winner The Chickenburger Bronze Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub First date, birthday supper, family meal, girls’ night out—it’s all happening under il Mercato’s roof any night of the week. This multi-time Best of Halifax winner captures authentic Italian flavour in its sprawling menu of pastas, pizzas and antipasti, but the […]
Finbar’s Irish Pub, Bedford
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Best Nachos
Gold Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub, Bedford Silver Winner Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub Bronze Winner The Lower Deck, Halifax Hall of fame Economy Shoe Shop After 10 years of chilling in the Hall of Fame, the Best Nachos category is back and Bedford favourite Finbar’s has grabbed the corn chip crown. “If nothing else, they’re […]
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Best Bedford Restaurant
Gold Winner il Mercato Trattoria Silver Winner The Chickenburger Bronze Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub The Bedford iteration of il Mercato has been treating local lovers of Italian cuisine to big-ass pasta dishes, full-bodied glasses of wine and towering desserts for 15 years, putting mall restaurants around the municipality to shame with its very un-mall atmosphere. […]
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Best Trivia Night
Gold Winner The Board Room Game Cafe Silver Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub, Bedford Bronze Winner The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse The best trivia nights consist of which of the following elements? Ridiculously punny team names that sounded a lot less embarrassing before you had to say them out loud in front of other people. Questions […]
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Best Bedford Restaurant
Gold Winner il Mercato Trattoria Silver Winner The Chickenburger Bronze Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub Clanging cutlery, moody lighting and jaunty Italian music—it’s all these little things that contribute to the unwaveringly warm atmosphere at il Mercato. A sparkling jewel in the Sunnyside Mall’s crown, the Bertossi Group restaurant upped the ante big time since its […]
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Best Bedford Restaurant
Gold Winner il Mercato Silver Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub Bronze Winner Cha Baa Thai You haven’t lived until you’ve limped your way out of il Mercato with the top button of your pants undone. The Bedford member of the Bertossi Group of Italian-inspired restaurants is always full of life—the clinking glasses, jingling cutlery and hum […]
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Best Bedford Restaurant
Gold Winner il Mercato Silver Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub Bronze Winner The Chickenburger “I think il Mercato stole a little bit of Halifax’s heart,” says Bertossi Group’s John Michael Brewer of the restaurant that got its start on Spring Garden Road, but continues to blossom in Sunnyside Mall. “It’s always been a staple.” With a […]
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The (Portland) Hills are alive
Keep an eye on Portland Hills! Now that the second Finbar’s Irish Pub (635 Portland Hills Drive, 832-9170) is in its final stages of preparation—with a tentative opening set for June—this area is heating up. With the recent opening of Que Tal Restaurante Mexicano in the same complex, and promise of Tomasino’s Pizza take-out moving […]
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Best Bedford Restaurant
Gold Winner il Mercato Trattoria, Bedford Silver Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub Bronze Winner The Chickenburger, Bedford With the Halifax version of il Mercato transforming into La Frasca (which is also sure to be delicious), its diehard fans can at least take comfort in the fact that their beloved Italian spot lives strong in Bedford. There’s […]
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Best Bartender
Gold Winner Jeffrey Van Horne, The Bicycle Thief / Untitled Eats Silver Winner Jenner Cormier, The Middle Spoon Desserterie & Bar Bronze Winner Kelly Jo Dugas, Finbar’s Irish Pub Bicycle Thief bartender Jeffery Van Horne has been mixing drinks for five years, and still loves every minute of it. He says, “It’s not just about […]
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Best Server
Gold Winner Shannon Carrigan, Finbar’s Irish Pub Silver Winner Alexa Atkins, Fid Resto Bronze Winner Kim Larkin, Darrell’s Restaurant Something about Finbar’s keeps people coming back and it might have something to do with its servers, who’ve been snagging the title for Best Server for the past few years. Twenty-four-year-old Shannon Carrigan, who’s worked at […]
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Best Trivia Night
Gold Winner T-Room Silver Winner Rogues Roost Bronze Winner Finbar’s Irish Pub “Stan is the next Alex Trebek!” exclaimed one Best of Halifax voter in support of Friday night trivia at the T-Room. That’s Stan Selig getting praised, one half of the winning triv team. After his longtime partner-in-crime Thomas Craig moved to Calgary “following […]