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 […]
Mezza Lebanese Restaurant
Best Middle Eastern / Persian Restaurant
Every year they’ve been open, Mezza has won a plaque as voted by Coast readers. The first year it was Best New Restaurant and since then, Best Middle Eastern/Persian (though Tarek’s was close this year to stealing the crown). Mezza’s brilliance in atmosphere, service and food keep us all coming back for the magic they […]
Best Middle Eastern / Persian Restaurant
In the three years since Mezza opened on Quinpool near Oxford Street, the restaurant has been featured three times in this poll, first as Best New Restaurant and followed twice by Best Middle Eastern restaurant. While authentic Lebanese ingredients are shipped in, owner Tony Nahas makes every effort to buy locally to ensure freshness. It’s […]
Best Middle Eastern / Persian Restaurant
Still fresh on the Halifax restaurant scene, Mezza won Best New Restaurant last year and this year has found its niche as Best Middle Eastern. Owner Tony Nahas ran Venus Pizza for years with his brother, but his newer operation is a bit more upscale. “It’s more fine dining. Other places are more take-out and […]

