Gold Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Silver Winner The Ardmore Tea Room Bronze Winner John’s Lunch The Armview is a bit of a throwback. The look and feel of the place is of another time—it’s a cool, chill spot Don Draper would totally take Sally for lunch—but its tastes have evolved. What’s great about […]
John’s Lunch
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Best Fish & Chips
Gold Winner John’s Lunch Silver Winner Evan’s Fresh Seafoods Bronze Winner Phil’s Seafood There’s no secret here: just fresh fish. Co-owner and fried-fish authority Fotis Fatouros says, “If something doesn’t satisfy my eyes, I don’t sell it. I’m very fussy about quality.” With fresh catches delivered six days a week, it’s no wonder the people […]
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Best Seafood
Gold Winner The Five Fishermen Restaurant & Grill Silver Winner John’s Lunch Bronze Winner Evan’s Fresh Seafoods The Five Fisherman has caught our love and reeled in the gold again this year. Fine dining on the top and casual on the bottom, this restaurant features our favourite goodies from the sea. Their eclectic menu pairs […]
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Best Fish & Chips
Gold Winner John’s Lunch Silver Winner The Battered Fish, Scotia Square Bronze Winner Phil’s Seafood Stratos Baltas and Fotis Fatouros are the owners behind the steady operation that is John’s Lunch, which has served both Dartmouth denizens and international visitors seeking authentic, delicious fish and chips on the east coast for over 40 years. Baltas […]
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Best Seafood
Gold Winner The Five Fishermen Restaurant & Grill Silver Winner John’s Lunch Bronze Winner Salty’s The Five Fishermen has endured the test of time, remaining a popular choice for nearly 40 years when so many other establishments have flipped or folded. “We’ve survived and that’s the most special part,” says the restaurant’s assistant manager and […]
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Best Fish & Chips
Gold Winner John’s Lunch Silver Winner The Battered Fish Bronze Winner Phil’s Seafood “We haven’t changed much in the last 42 years,” says co-owner Strato Baltas. Maybe that’s the answer to why John’s Lunch has been voted Best Fish & Chips for the second-year running. You may have to venture over to the darkside, but […]
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Best Fish & Chips
John’s Lunch is a fish and chips joint located on the edge of Dartmouth in Woodside. Though it’s a little outside many a Haligonian’s orbit, the eatery’s long standing tradition of offering the best in fish and chips—since 1969—makes it totally worth the trip. First Runner-up: The Battered Fish Second Runner-up: Phil’s Seafood
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Dartmouth daytripper
As San Francisco has Oakland and New York has Jersey, Halifax has my dear Dartmouth. I opted to settle there when I moved back from Toronto a month ago. Plenty of Haligonians think Dartmouth is just a place to drive through on the way to the airport, but here are a few of the reasons […]