Bar Kismet 2733 Agricola Street Tue-Sun, 5pm-12am It’s 22 degrees and Jenner Cormier’s forearm is covered in goosebumps. He’s recounting the first few days of service at Bar Kismet, the seafood-focussed restaurant he and his partner Annie Brace-Lavoie (who’s also the chef) opened quietly to Agricola Street last weekend. “The last few nights we’ve had […]
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Rolling with Way 2 Roll sushi burritos
The trend of so-called sushi burritos has hit Halifax. Way 2 Roll (1480 Brenton Street) is aimed at sushi lovers who don’t always have time to sit down with three different rolls and a bowl of miso. Sushi burritos have already been popularized in Toronto and New York, and Leanne Li thought they had the […]
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Chain-Yard Urban Cidery wants to be the apple of your eye
The co-owners of a Grape Escapes wine tours are crushing another kind of fruit and “taking advantage of the cider boom:” Mike Lim and Susan Downey Lim announced last summer they’d be teaming up with Brian Kelly to open Chain-Yard Urban Cidery at 2606 Agricola Street (the former FRED. location). And now they’re just about […]
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First look: The Canteen’s new Portland Street location
“I just wanted a place where everybody felt comfortable, whether you’re in your 70s or your 20s, if you’re a teenager or a family. A place where everyone felt like they were welcome,” says chef/owner Renée Lavallée of what guided the evolution of the almost three-year-old Canteen from bustling lunch counter above Two If By […]
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Agora opens to Agricola in July
Kubi Gonul wants his new bistro/cafe to be a gathering place for Agricola Street’s residents and passersby. The bright red-and-blue Agora—which will open in the former Orphan Books at 2394 Agricola Street in July— isn’t Gonul’s first foray in the Halifax restaurant industry: He was once the owner of downtown favourite Turkish Delight (5680 Spring […]
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Photos of Halifax’s new European-inspired restaurant Eliot & Vine
Tonight, Halifax’s new European-inspired restaurant Eliot & Vine opens at 2035 Clifton Street after a champagne opening last night, where photographers Andrew Donovan and Crissie Brenton (Phototype) snapped a few sneak-peek photos of the 55-seat venture by film producer Johanna Eliot. The gorgeous resto offers exquisite design, reminiscent of Eliot’s childhood in Greece, luxurious ever-changing menus […]
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The Highwayman headed for Barrington Street
On a winter’s night when the wind is in the trees, as foretold a century ago, The Highwayman will come riding (riding, riding) into Halifax. For in early or mid-March—the official date is yet to be announced-—The Highwayman Restaurant will open at 1673 Barrington Street (the former Certainly Cinnamon location). The Highwayman is a new […]
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The Highwayman headed for Barrington Street
On a winter’s night when the wind is in the trees, as foretold a century ago, The Highwayman will come riding (riding, riding) into Halifax. For in early or mid-March—the official date is yet to be announced-—The Highwayman Restaurant will open at 1673 Barrington Street (the former Certainly Cinnamon location). The Highwayman is a new […]
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First look: Black Sheep Restaurant
A lot can change in eight months. It was only that long ago that Dave Woodley and John House— chefs who were co-workers at the Prince George Hotel’s Gio—cooked up the idea of going into business and opening a place of their own. Two months later, they’d jumped at the chance to sign a lease […]
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The year in business: 2015’s openings and closings
Good on ya, Halifax. A look back at 2015’s notable retail and restaurant openings and closings reveals some really good news: our hellos doubled our goodbyes this year. Ninety-nine brand new storefronts and eateries brightened our neighbourhoods since last winter and helped lessen the blow of the 49 dearly departed local businesses. That doesn’t even […]
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Dhaba Express and Coles Neighbourhood Restaurant taking over from Indian Buffet Palace
Two new restaurants are about to open, each taking over a location where Indian Buffet Palace closed earlier in the year. Look for Coles Neighbourhood Restaurant to be up and running first: After several weeks of renovations in the former Buffet Palace space at 972 Cole Harbour Road, Coles is due to be serving customers […]
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Waterfront Perks reopens
The Perks next to the ferry terminal has either successfully gotten an injunction on its eviction order (see Wednesday’s story: Perks coffee evicted from ferry terminal digs) or has otherwise resolved the conflict with landlord Michel Lindthaler: I received word late last night that the coffee shop will be open its regular hours today, and […]