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 […]
The Canteen
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Best New Restaurant
Gold Winner The Canteen Silver Winner Rinaldo’s Bronze Winner Riot Snack Bar So The Canteen technically opened in 2014, but The Canteen that re-launched last year on Portland Street is a different beast entirely. “This Canteen, as it is now, isn’t anything I ever planned on doing,” says chef Renée Lavallée, who runs the buzzing […]
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Best Use Of Local Ingredients
Gold Winner The Wooden Monkey, Halifax Silver Winner The Canteen Bronze Winner Chives Canadian Bistro The Wooden Monkey is as detail-oriented as they get. The 14-year-old restaurant has always been committed to making sure what goes into its dishes is good, in all senses of the word. And its commitment to serving local, organic food […]
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Birdie’s Bread Co. is ready to take flight
Birdie’s Bread Co. 380 Pleasant Street Dartmouth is on a roll thanks to Jessica Best. She is well on her way to opening Birdie’s Bread Co. at 380 Pleasant Street in Woodside. “We’re getting closer. I say that every day, but oh my god there is still so much more to do,” says Best. The […]
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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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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 Sandwich
Gold Winner The Canteen Silver Winner Indochine Banh Mi Bronze Winner Pete’s Fine Foods, Dresden Row When Renée Lavallée thinks lunch, she thinks sandwiches, hence why she made the classic item her restaurant’s bread and butter (and meat and cheese). From fried chicken to fried green tomato, crobster rolls to BLT bagels—the lineups (and votes) […]
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The Canteen is headed for Portland Street
Advantage, Portland Street. Today chef/owner Renée Lavallée announced that after two-plus years slaying the sandwich game above Two If By Sea (66 Ochterloney Street), The Canteen is moving, and expanding. The brand new, 55-seater restaurant is set to debut in early 2017 at 22 Portland Street—the longtime home to the iconic-looking, family-run Sun Sun Cafe. […]
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Gobblefest: 11 Thanksgiving dinners to try
Cousin’s Restaurant Every dinner at Cousin’s feels like a family dinner, and Thanksgiving takes it to a new level. The Kanellakos family serves up a tasty turkey dinner with all the fixings, served with a soup appetizer and either pumpkin pie or rice pudding for dessert. 3545 Robie Street, $14.95 The Esquire Restaurant You don’t […]
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Best Chef
Gold Winner Craig Flinn, Chives Canadian Bistro Silver Winner Renée Lavallée, The Canteen Bronze Winner Mark Grey, Brooklyn Warehouse Chives on Barrington Street has been one of Halifax’s must-dine restaurants for locals and visitors alike since it was opened by Best Chef Craig Flinn and chef Darren Lewis. With decor inspired by the rich colours […]
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Best Dartmouth Restaurant
Gold Winner Mic Mac Bar & Grill Silver Winner The Canteen Bronze Winner The Wooden Monkey Uh, HELLO DARTMOUTH. Way to cover all the bases with this trio of winners. Breakfast (total Dartmouth legend, the Mic Mac), lunch (The Canteen) and dinner (The Wooden Monkey). Meat (heavenly ribs at Mic Mac), bread (so fresh and […]
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Best Sandwich
Gold Winner The Canteen Silver Winner Indochine Banh Mi, South Park Bronze Winner Italian Market The best thing since sliced bread are the things that chef Renée Lavallée is putting in between The Canteen’s house-baked loaves of it. The wee sandwich-centric restaurant shines down on Dartmouth from above Two If By Sea, serving seasonally-inspired sammies […]
