Gold Winner HFX Sports Bar & Grill Silver Winner Niche Lounge Bronze Winner Rogers Square HFX Sports calls itself “Halifax’s #1 sports bar” and you’ve gone and proven it right, readers. A source of maximum stimulation, this massive bar boasts 90+ TVs as well as a wall of LED panels (the largest of which is […]
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Best Place To Watch The Game
Gold Winner HFX Sports Bar Silver Winner Niche Lounge Bronze Winner The Pint Public House Live sporting events are one of the few televised broadcasts that—so far—are holding strong against plummeting ratings. Scripted content is more easily consumed via streaming service and illegal downloads. But there’s just something unmissable about gathering with your friends in […]
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A World Cup starter kit
The World Cup is upon us and footie fever is high, especially with the announcement that Canada will be one of three host countries for the 2026 tourney. If you want to brush up on your World Cup knowledge, or just can’t get enough of soccer, here is a brief primer on who to watch. […]
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Best Place To Watch The Game
Gold Winner HFX Sports Bar & Grill Silver Winner Bubba Ray’s Sports Bar Too Bronze Winner Niche Lounge The Best Place To Watch The Game is the best place to watch the game. That doesn’t mean some dusty flatscreen at the end of the bar that’s tilted towards the wall and muted so as not […]
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Best Place To Watch The Game
Gold Winner HFX Sports Bar & Grill Silver Winner Bubba Ray’s Sports Bar, Spring Garden Road Bronze Winner Niche Lounge Do you believe in miracles? Bubba Ray’s dynasty as Halifax’s Best Place to Watch The Game comes to a close after six years as champion. With its hand raised at the bell is HFX Sports […]
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Best Martini
Gold Winner The Fireside Silver Winner The Bitter End Bronze Winner Niche Lounge When you think of The Fireside, you think Martini Monday. The sugary drinking tradition—where five-dollar concoctions are the name of the game—is a Halifax bar scene legend. “They’re inexpensive, the staff are terrific,” says Lynne Ferguson, who’s also co-owner of another one […]
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Beep tight
It’s been a little over a month since Farmers Dairy brought Beep back into the homes and hearts of Haligonians. The supernaturally sweet blend of orange, apple, apricot and prune juices isn’t for everyone. But, to borrow a slogan, those who like it like it a lot. Initial batches sold out faster than could be […]
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Niche is the place to be today
More Atlantic Film Festival happenings today, and I’m right in the midst of it. At noon I am hosting a panel of filmmakers at Niche (1505 Barrington Street) featuring Cory Bowles and Preston Hudson (Heart of Rhyme) and Matt MacIsaac (Victim). We’ll be talking inspiration and process and short films in Nova Scotia. At 7pm […]
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Paint the town rainbow
Thanks to this colourful selection of cocktails and shooters, this week you can drink proud too. Tall Ship Silva Queens Wharf, Halifax Waterfront, 429-9463 Hop on the Silva’s ever-popular pride cruise and try a Rock Lobster. Whiskey, raspberry Sour Puss and cranberry juice make for a sweet and sour treat. The Company House 2202 Gottingen […]
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Waiting for ‘nog
Halloween costumes are stuffed in the closet, Christmas decorations are on display at every possible store—all signs point to that in-between-seasons time where no one’s really sure what to do. The answer: warm yourself with specialty coffees in anticipation of things to come. Head to these bars for delicious drinks before the ‘nog gets here. […]
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World Cup class
It’s the game that extended drinking hours in Toronto (hello, 10am beer) and had Haligonians spilling wine while cheering at the Italian Cultural Centre before lunchtime. Now it’s time for finals, and we’ve gathered some of the busiest spots to watch the World Cup until July 11 closes this tournament and sends all those vuvuzelas […]
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More Halifax World Cup venues
Having seen Shoptalk give a shout-out last week to a few local venues prepping for World Cup action, the fine folks at Niche (1505 Barrington Street, 423-6632) blew their vuvuzela—the multi-decibel noise-making horn popular among soccer stadium dwellers—to remind us that they are going all out for World Cup celebrations by putting up a tent […]