In the midst of renovations in its 35th year—The Ship’s Victory (400 Windmill Road, 463-7496) spread its nautical-styled sails in 1975—the family-owned establishment is planning to celebrate the changes, along with the Navy’s centenary, later this month. An email from manager Catherine MacDonald explains: “Over the last few months we have had new parking lot, […]
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Barrington Street shuffle
[image-1] There’s a retail shuffle going on on South Barrington Street. Cafe Chianti has moved into the former Bear space in the YWCA building (1241 Barrington Street). Then, Uncommon Grounds, having closed its Upper Water Street cafe, has moved all the furnishings and equipment to the former Cargo and James space in the same building. A couple of blocks up, renovations on the Freemasons Hall building (Barrington & Salter) continue, and a sign on the window announces a new Korean restro in the works.
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Halifax embraces World Cup
Fans of footie are gearing up for the world-shaking, month-long soccer tournament and Spring Garden Road eatery Gatsby’s (5675 Spring Garden Road, 429-9999) has new owners who want you to know they’re ready for your bum in their seats when the whistle blows on June 11. They’re powering up a 106-inch high-def screen for taking […]
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Thai food eatery opens
It’s been a number of different restaurants, including Persian eatery Parseh Shiraz, right next to the Stardust Motel on the Bedford Highway, but now it is Thai Ivory Cuisine (1067 Bedford Highway, 431-8424). It reportedly has a huge menu of Thai delicacies, which should thrill those in Bedford who’ve been craving those special Thai flavours […]
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Nova Scotia wines win big at national awards
Nova Scotia wineries took home 16 awards at the annual All Canadian Wine Championships in Windsor, Ontario, considered the country’s leading wine competition. The annual contest received 1,143 submitted wines this year from across the country. The local wineries whose grape yield took the big prizes included Annapolis Highland Vineyards, L’Acadie Vineyards, Blomidon Estate Winery […]
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Boston Pizza hours update
The Boston Pizza(1858 Granville Street, 422-8600) location in Granville Mall, very popular with sports fans for the multitude of screens and good food, has changed its hours. They are as follows: Mon-Wed 11am-midnight, Thurs, Fri, Sat 11am-2am, Sun 11am-11pm.
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Saege Bistro reopens
Though it may be hard to believe, given the recent fire that ran through the eatery, but Shoptalk has received a note from Scanway kingpin Geir Simensen indicating Saege Bistro (5883 Spring Garden Road, 429-1882) will reopen Saturday, May 29 at 9:30am for brunch and remain open in the days to come as they finish […]
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Downtown eateries opening
Indochine Banh Mi (The Paramount Building, 1551 South Park Street, 407-1222) can be found in the space that once housed Glamour Puss and the Naughty Dog. The Vietnamese sandwich place is the brainchild of Liz Smith, who noticed the taste trend popping up out in Alberta. “This is my first venture,” she says. “I’m kind […]
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Meet the new Seaport Farmers’ Market
[image-1] The new Seaport Farmers’ Market is under construction on Marginal Road, one of those Halifax addresses best described by its relationship to other places: behind the train station, across from Garrison Brewery, beside the Pier 21 museum. In this way it is very much like the current Brewery Market market, where shoppers need elaborate conversations just to explain how to find certain vendors. “Oh, you don’t know where the Dutchman is? How about the place that has the apples and the fudge? What about those guys who make the omelettes, upstairs across from Ted Hutten? Great. OK. So. You’re
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Bear is Back
It was Atlantis, Chopin and the Crown Diner, and now it’s been reported that Ray Bear, former chef at Gio and at his own Barrington Street resto—the eponymously named Bear Restaurant at civic address 1241—will be opening a more casual eatery (than we’re used to from him) in June on Salter Street, where those three […]
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Big Gottingen Street News: Backpackers hostel, Alteregos cafe poised for major expansion
[image-1] There’s yet more big news on Gottingen Street, as a stalwart business owner prepares to take on a major expansion Two weeks ago we reported on plans to build two 100+ unit low-income apartment buildings on Gottingen Street, one on the site of the former Diamonds bar, the other at the much-neglected Mitchell’s Environmental Treasures building. Between the two sits Alteregos Coffee Shop and Halifax Backpackers hostel (2193 Gottingen Street), both owned by Michelle Strum. Most business owners would be horrified by the prospect of major construction taking place on either side of her, but Strum seems entirely nonplussed.
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Cheachie’s Opens
“Food so good you’d swear we kidnapped your mother,” says the nifty spiel on the website. Here at Shoptalk, we dig that kind of snark. Cheachie’s Grill (102 Chain Lake Drive, 446-3663) is a new joint out in Bayers Lake, offering burgers (try the Mother Clucker) Mexican dishes, Italian dishes (pizza and pasta), steak, salads […]