Gold Winner Lot Six Silver Winner 2 Doors Down Bar + Bites Bronze Winner The Bitter End “There are plenty of attributes to being a bartender that don’t necessarily have to align with making great cocktails,” says Lot Six bartender (and your Best Bartender) Shane Beehan. “But when you balance them both, I think you […]
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Best Martini
Gold Winner The Bitter End Silver Winner Lot Six Bronze Winner The Fireside Restaurant The Bitter End boasts that it’s sold more than one million martinis. Whether you want a classic or something special to sip on, readers agree this place has you covered. Take the Pink Lady for example—it’s a mix of vodka, raspberry […]
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Best Martini
Gold Winner The Bitter End Silver Winner The Fireside Bar/Restaurant Bronze Winner The Bicycle Thief Got a bad case of the Monday blues? Fear not, The Bitter End’s got your happy hour martini shaken not stirred. The lounge invites the cozy couples, martini guzzlers and party people to gather. So why not celebrate surviving the […]
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Style hopping
Fashion designer Akshay Tyagi trims Halifax street style down to three easy-to-spot looks on page 12: the “north ender,” the “nouveau retired” and the “straight off the lookbook.” But if these styles weren’t on the street, where would you find them? We came up with a few bars where you might catch that DIY clothing […]
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Hot summer nights
Patios are open, the sun is high in the sky well after work and our Hot Summer Guide is in your hands—all signs that point to summer, which means appropriate drinking is to be had. Blender drinks—and frozen concoctions—are a summer affair, and we’ve called up three spots that have yummy options for you, as […]
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Slam dunk spirits
In honour of the Premier Basketball League’s All-Star weekend at the Metro Centre, here are some slam dunk beverages—one kind of booze, inside another kind of booze, for a perfect combo of grace and taste. Nothing but net. PBL All-Star weekend, May 1-2, Halifax Metro Centre, Brunswick at Duke Streets, $20/$15 ($25 weekend pass), 451-1221, […]
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Valentine’s vittles
In all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, there’ll be Valentine’s Day specials. Of course, we’re only paraphrasing Casablanca, and to be honest, there are specials celebrating the day for lovers in far more than just Halifax gin joints. For instance, both Boston Pizza (1858 Granville Street, 422-8600) and Freeman’s […]
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It’s Raining Men (and tall drinks)
Forget the Leafs. Halifax basketball fans will be breaking out the blue and white this week as the Rainmen kick off their pre-season games. To honour these towering men, we’re featuring a few bars where you can reach for a tall drink. Niche At a vertiginous 7’3″, centre Shagari Alleyne is the tallest player on […]
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Meeting people is easy
The student population in this city is more than half the size of the entire population on the peninsula, making casual run-ins a way of life. So whether you’re crushing on that cute boy in your Dinosaurs and Their World class or swooning over the server at a nearby cafe, the following hotspots will help […]
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Cocktails to watch Mad Men by
Clicking around facebook recently, you may be wondering where the new 1960s-inspired caricature profile pictures are materializing. Fedoras, sheath dresses, slim suits, pocket squares and a martini or cocktail glass in hand—style aficionados are drooling, writers and ad execs are rushing after work to get home to watch it, and you shouldn’t miss it any […]