Gold Winner The Canteen Silver Winner Mic Mac Bar and Grill Bronze Winner The Wooden Monkey “It’s been a big a year on the darkside, particularly on Portland Street, it’s amazing to see the changes since we’ve moved to Portland Street,” says Canteen co-owner Doug Townsend, who’s also chef Reneé Lavallée’s husband. “The quality and […]
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Best Server
Gold Winner Marcus Manzoni, Mic Mac Bar and Grill Silver Winner Kristin Vokes, enVie a vegan kitchen Bronze Winner Leah O’Brien, Brooklyn Warehouse “I only have a few minutes total of interaction time, so for me to be able to create any kind of experience for somebody and have them come back? That’s the greatest […]
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Best Family Restaurant
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Bronze Winner Palladium Family Restaurant Tradition is the centrepiece at most families’ tables, and the same goes for ye olde Mic Mac Bar & Grill. While the reasons this classic spot is good for the whole family are plenty—unpretentious atmosphere, crowd-pleasing […]
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25 all right: a round-up of dishes you have to eat right now
We’ve rounded up 25 meals from across the city that blow our minds, stand the test of time and keep our cravings constant. These are the things you should absolutely have eaten, should be eating right now or should plan to eat in the near future. In the words of Thrush Hermit, which celebrates 25 […]
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Best Ribs
Gold Winner Boneheads BBQ Silver Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Bronze Winner Baton Rouge Halifax’s riff on the eats of the deep south is on the deep south side of Barrington Street. That’s where Boneheads—the now eight-time winner in the Best Ribs category—lives in a little no-frills space that lets the food (and the […]
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Best Brunch
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner EDNA Bronze Winner The Coastal Cafe Hit the Mic Mac Bar & Grill on a Saturday or Sunday and you’ll find a packed parking lot, and likely some hungry people patiently waiting for bottomless coffee and a bacony cure. It’s nothing fancy—no garnishes or foamed milk […]
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Best Dartmouth Restaurant
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner The Canteen Bronze Winner Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie, Woodside “All of our valiant efforts pay off! I’m not responsible for any of it, but I have a team of 90-plus people who hustle day-in and day-out,” says Joël Chiasson of the news that the […]
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Best Family Restaurant
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner The Armview Restaurant & Lounge Bronze Winner Athens Restaurant Large portions, reasonable prices, spot-on service and room to spare make the Mic Mac a reliable spot to push together a couple of tables and invite the whole fam jam out for dinner. Chances are your grannie […]
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Best Fish Cakes
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner EDNA Bronze Winner Ardmore Tea Room One hundred percent pure love is the secret to the champion fish cakes (AKA Marilyn’s Fish Cakes) at the Mic Mac, simple as that. And while many of the restaurant’s wins this year can be credited to its entire team, […]
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Best Pub Food
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner Henry House Bronze Winner Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub “We’ve been open for over 50 some years and it was a slow gradual process from a bar to a bar and grill. Now we’re far more on the grill side,” says Mic Mac Bar & Grill’s […]
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Best Dartmouth Restaurant
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery Bronze Winner The Canteen “Business is definitely good,” says the Mic Mac’s Joel Chiasson, which—if you’ve ever eaten there—is pretty obvious. The total landmark isn’t ever not packed to the rafters. “We’re a destination point. People go out of their […]
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Best Fish Cakes
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner Evan’s Fresh Seafoods Bronze Winner Black Sheep Restaurant “Business is definitely good,” says the Mic Mac’s Joel Chiasson, which—if you’ve ever eaten there—is pretty obvious. The total landmark isn’t ever not packed to the rafters. “We’re a destination point. People go out of their way to […]
