Gold Winner Mezza, Quinpool (now closed) Silver Winner Tarek’s Cafe Bronze Winner Turkish Delight “We just wanted to do our thing and had no expectation and low budget. It was a calling,” says Saronn Pov of the collaboration with her partner, chef Ray Bear, that gifted the city Studio East. Building on her already popular […]
Tarek’s Cafe, north end
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Best Middle Eastern / Persian Restaurant
Gold Winner Mezza Lebanese Restaurant, Quinpool Road Silver Winner Tarek’s Cafe Bronze Winner Efendy Turkish & Mediterranean Cuisine That garlic sauce though. OK, there are many many reasons to love the menu at Mezza, but it makes sense that they sell that sauce by the bottle. The family-run Lebanese restaurant group—this Quinpool gem’s sister restaurant […]
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Best Middle Eastern / Persian Restaurant
Gold Winner Tarek’s Cafe, north end Silver Winner Mezza Lebanese Restaurant Bronze Winner Cafe Istanbul Finally, healthy food that doesn’t feel like a chore to eat. Tarek’s offers up Mediterranean dishes that burst with freshness and flavour. Sandwiched in a tiny strip mall on Robie Street, it’s an unlikely place to find such high-quality food. […]
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Best Shawarma
Gold Winner Mezza Lebanese Kitchen, Halifax Silver Winner Tarek’s Cafe, north end Bronze Winner Kababji Lebanese Cuisine, Dartmouth Seven years of blowing the competition out of the water proves whether it’s served by Venus or Mezza, the shawarma here is an unmatched delicacy fit for our Best of Halifax Hall of Fame. Click here for […]
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Best Middle Eastern / Persian Restaurant
Gold Winner Tarek’s Cafe, north end Silver Winner Mezza Lebanese Restaurant Bronze Winner Cafe Istanbul Holding the silver spot for the last couple of years, Tarek’s has upped its game and finally stolen the gold from longtime winner Mezza. With an incredibly comprehensive menu, Tarek’s offers a range of dishes that anyone can enjoy…and we […]
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Best Shawarma
Gold Winner Mezza Lebanese Kitchen, Halifax Silver Winner Tarek’s Cafe, north end Bronze Winner Kababji Lebanese Cuisine, Dartmouth Mezza, the downtown mecca for hungry lunchers and the late-night post-bar crowd, combines pickled beets and turnip, lettuce, tomato, pickles, chicken and garlic sauce (and fries, if you’re wise) in a shawarma to die for. “They’ve had great […]
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Best Vegetarian-friendly Restaurant
Gold Winner The Wooden Monkey, Halifax Silver Winner Heartwood Bronze Winner Tarek’s Cafe, north end The Wooden Monkey is no stranger to this award, even though it isn’t a strictly vegetarian restaurant. Matthew Gass, co-owner and acting general manager of the restaurant’s Halifax location, says “We’re very proud of the vegetarian food we offer; we […]
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Best Middle Eastern / Persian Restaurant
Gold Winner Mezza Lebanese Kitchen Silver Winner Tarek’s Cafe Bronze Winner Cafe Istanbul Haligonians have spoken: Mezza’s Lebanese is the best Middle Eastern food. Why? It’s simple—the food is fresh, high quality and tasty. On top of that, Mezza has an atmosphere that’s easy to work with. Manager Stephanie Burry calls it “casual, but a […]
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Best Shawarma
Gold Winner Venus Pizza Silver Winner Tarek’s Cafe Bronze Winner Kababji Authentic Lebanese Cuisine This year’s win for best shawarma comes as no surprise for Venus Pizza, which has secured the title several years in a row. In fact, it even says “Best Shawarma, The Coast” on Venus’ counter menu. Their shawarmas come in big […]
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Seven under $7
$4.99: Pulled Pork Sandwich Boneheads BBQ 1014 Barrington street, 407-4100 “Succulicious,” that’s the only way staff at Boneheads BBQ could describe their pulled pork sandwich in one word. The fresh Kaiser bun is paired with a heaping pile of slow-cooked pork. The meat, which cooks for an average of eight to 10 hours, is smothered […]
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Food for thinking
With an absurd amount of places to dine out in Halifax, the best spot of all to eat is actually right in your kitchen. But with assignments, social life and dating, it’s all too easy to get fast or processed foods instead. It isn’t easy balancing a student’s hectic lifestyle with their body’s needs and […]
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How to live for free all summer
It’s summertime and the spending’s easy. The temptations of big-name concerts, eating out, weekend getaways and cooling off with an ice cold beer—or more likely, beers—on a patio, are even harder to resist when the sunshiny weather has got you giddy. When you haven’t got much to work with, you’ve got to decide what’s worth […]