Gold Winner Freak Lunchbox, Halifax Silver Winner Biscuit General Store Bronze Winner Highwayman Signs are very much part of the downtown scene. And no, we’re not talking about “Sidewalk closed: use other side.” Take a walk down Barrington and Argyle and you’ll see a bunch of cool storefronts enticing you to go inside. There’s Highwayman’s […]
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Six Haligonians plan their perfect summer days
Oshé Orifa blogger, @osheorifa “My perfect summer day starts with a typical ‘me’ breakfast: Avocado toast and an egg on the side. In the afternoon, I hangout with friends on an Instagram-worthy brunch date at Taiyaki 52. Around the early evening hours, I enjoy what makes Halifax so great in the summer: sun and beer—so […]
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Dish of the month: ’Nduja and shrimp pintxo at Highwayman
Not everybody can afford a summery escape to Spain, but thankfully you can enjoy a tiny taste of sunny Barcelona here in Halifax with a quick trip to Highwayman (1673 Barrington Street). Picking a favourite pintxo is practically impossible, but the ’nduja and shrimp pintxo is truly worth a trip to the restaurant: A spread […]
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Best New Bar
Gold Winner Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery Silver Winner Stillwell Beergarden Bronze Winner Highwayman “I think that we are really coming into our own as the local pub and that is a really amazing relationship we’re developing with that market there,” says George Christakos of Battery Park, a multi-winner in this year’s Best of […]
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Highwayman’s a driving force
My first experience at a Basque restaurant was in Barcelona, at the end of a rambling walk through El Born. A couple of barrel-aged voices, low and thick with fermented bravery, bounced off the curve of the narrow alley. Upon rounding the bend, we found two hoary old men, Garnacha sloshing around their glasses as […]
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First look: Highwayman
No need to pinch yourself, you’re not dreaming. This is what 1673 Barrington Street—the longtime home of Certainly Cinnamon—looks like now. Its transition from deserted cafe to moody hangout is at the hands of bartenders Adam MacLeod and Michael Hopper and Field Guide owners Dan Vorstermans and Ceilidh Sutherland, who’ve teamed up in the name […]