Gold Winner Salvatore’s Pizzaiolo Trattoria Silver Winner Cha Baa Thai Restaurant, downtown Bronze Winner Freeman’s Little New York, Quinpool The best piece of advice Chris Cuddihy can offer hungry people ordering delivery from Salvatore’s is call early and book it in advance. “It’s not that we’re slow, it’s that we’re busy,” says the restaurant’s owner […]
Freeman’s Little New York
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Best Late-night Food
Gold Winner Willy’s Fresh Cut Fries & Burgers Silver Winner Freeman’s Little New York, Quinpool Bronze Winner Mezza Lebanese Kitchen, downtown According to a lot of Haligonians—Jean Michel Beaudoin included—a stop at Willy’s is an integral part of the nightlife experience.”It’s a fun part of when you go out, and the lineup’s long so you […]
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Best Food Delivery
Gold Winner Alexandra’s Pizza, Halifax Silver Winner Freeman’s Little New York, Quinpool Bronze Winner Xtreme Pizza Chris Tsimiklis at the Queen Street Alexandra’s is direct when asked why his eatery won gold in Best Food Delivery this year. “We all drive BMW M3s.” He’s joking, but when it comes to customer satisfaction, Tsimiklis understands the […]
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Best Late-night Food
Gold Winner Willy’s Fresh Cut Fries & Burgers Silver Winner Freeman’s Little New York, Quinpool Bronze Winner Burrito Jax, Blowers Street After a night of drinking and shenanigans all bar-hoppers and party-goers retire to their respectful homes for a good (mediocre?) night’s sleep—but not before hitting up good ol’ Pizza Corner. The aroma of fries, […]
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Best Late-night Food
Gold Winner Willy’s Fresh Cut Fries & Burgers Silver Winner Smoke’s Poutinerie Bronze Winner Freeman’s Little New York, Quinpool There is nary a place in Halifax closer to a bar-hopper’s heart than the legendary Pizza Corner, and Willy’s is the sign that shines brightest of all. Mentioning Willy’s to just about anyone will illicit a […]
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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 Late-night Food
Gold Winner Freeman’s Little New York Silver Winner Willy’s Bronze Winner Burrito Jax Best Late-Night Food? More like 24/7 food. Freeman’s Little New York opens at 10am and keeps churning out choices from their extensive menu until five in the morning. Owner Laurel Harrington says their hours appeal to bartenders, paramedics and dockworkers—anyone getting off […]
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Quinpool Road guided tour
Recently covered by a fresh coat of asphalt, Quinpool Road is about to celebrate with Quinfest Family Fun day on Saturday, September 17, from 11am to 3pm. It’ll be a chance to check out what Quinpool has to offer, its broad selection of merchant wares. From Greece to China, Korea to the Middle East, Quinpool […]
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Best Late-night Food
There’s nothing like a hot pizza pie or poutine or a burger or all of the above after a night out on the town. Freeman’s continues to dominate the Best Late-Night Food category with its selection of NY-style deliciousness. Open (and delivering!) until 5am at three locations: Quinpool, downtown at 1726 Grafton and new in […]
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Go Local: Quinpool
One of the city’s main links between downtown and the suburbs, complete with gas stations and a McD’s drive-thru, it’s very commuter. But it’s a whole lot of community, too, serving as the west end’s Main Street. You can find all kinds of local restaurants—anchored by mainstays Athens and Freeman’s Little New York—and happening boutiques […]
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Best Late-night Food
There’s something about the photos of construction workers atop the Rockefeller Center, the intimate booths and the stellar pizza and fried appetizers that draws the vampires and other nocturnal creatures who like to congregate in the wee hours to this long-running Quinpool fixture. The sports on the TVs and friendly bar service don’t hurt, either. […]
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Joke’s on you
While the foolish tradition only lasts those few hours in the morning on April first, foolish drinks pop up in bars no matter what the date. We called a few bartenders and asked what the most foolish drink (read: most ridiculous) they’ve been asked to make has been—and they didn’t hold back. Victor’s The bartenders […]