Gold Winner Dooly’s, Portland Street Silver Winner Locas Billiards Bronze Winner Oasis The membership—over 5,000 strong—at Dooly’s pool hall on Portland Street is “forever-changing,” says district supervisor Tracey Goodyear. “Once everybody turns 19 they kind of pop in, so it’s forever growing. But then we also have our extremely loyal clientele…people who’ve been coming here […]
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Best Place To Play Pool
Gold Winner Locas Billiards Silver Winner Dooly’s, Portland Street Bronze Winner Charlie’s Club Locas’ tagline is that it’s “where friends gather.” Gather to shoot some pool, most of all, we think. The famed billiards club is cueing up good times at its George Street location that features all manners of tournaments, fun leagues, happy hour […]
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Best Place To Play Pool
Gold Winner Locas Billiards Silver Winner Charlie’s Club Bronze Winner Oasis Pub & Eatery 
 
Pool-hall junkies and billiards buds felt their hearts sink earlier this year at the news that beloved downtown members-only club Locas was being forced out of its Doyle Street location due to redevelopment plans. Them’s the breaks. Luckily, a massive […]
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Locas Billiards cues up a new location
The final piece of the Spring Garden/Doyle block’s re-development has fallen into place. After remaining mum on a new location through news of Tom’s Little Havana’s new digs and Rogues Roost’s closure, Locas Billiards (5430 Doyle Street) has found a home. “I think we landed the nicest room in the city,” says one of Locas’ […]
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Best Place To Play Pool
Gold Winner Locas Billiards Silver Winner Charlie’s Club Bronze Winner Oasis Bar & Grill Here’s another easy shot to call. For all the serious sharks and casual players, Locas has been the place to play for years. The members-only club offers casual and league games, as well as the cold beer, tasty food and all-important […]
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Best Place To Play Pool
Gold Winner Locas Billiards Silver Winner Dooly’s, Bedford Bronze Winner Oasis Pub & Eatery Locas has established itself as the destination for serious billiards players, hence why it pockets the Best of Halifax money ball yet again. This downtown members-only club has the best tables in town, hosting both casual or league play, but you […]
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Members-only Bars: private drinking in Halifax.
Resolutes Club Membership is $10/year. Members get access to free pool, free darts, shuffleboard and the ultimate giveaway: occasional free drink tickets! Two members are needed to represent newbies, but don’t cause a ruckus and you can count yourself in. You can visit three times before signing up and are always sure to find a […]
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Go local on Spring Garden Road
Strolling down the most popular shopping district in Atlantic Canada, from Robie down to Brunswick—including side-streets bristling with boutiques—the sheer number of vital businesses provides an embarrassment of riches for Shoptalk. More than anywhere else in our fine city, we slam up against the limitation of space on this page. A street that provides a […]