Dartmouth’s slick and stylish The Watch That Ends The Night (15 King’s Wharf Place) announced today that the bar/restaurant had closed its doors for the last time. Owners Mark Gray and Alissa Maloney took to Facebook to share the news, writing, “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we must say this, but say this […]
The Watch That Ends The Night
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Best New Bar
Gold Winner Antojo Tacos + Tequila Silver Winner The Watch That Ends the Night Bronze Winner Bar Kismet “When we opened our door there was a lineup outside waiting for us. Expectations were high,” says Antojo’s manager Abhi Bawa of the first year at the instantly popular Argyle Street spot. “The team puts a lot […]
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Best Cocktails
Gold Winner Lot Six Bar & Restaurant Silver Winner The Watch That Ends the Night Bronze Winner Antojo Tacos + Tequila The theory at Lot Six is that if the staff is excited about the drinks they’re making, the customers will probably be excited too, which is why Sarah Amyotte says the interactive component of […]
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Best Wine List
Gold Winner Obladee, A Wine Bar Silver Winner Little Oak Bronze Winner The Watch That Ends The Night Heather Rankin may have a stack of these awards praising her wine list, but this win isn’t lost on the owner of the ambient downtown bar, Obladee. “I think anybody who’s in hospitality and service are naturally […]
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The patience of Janie Bogardus
“Mark is an inspiration, I’ve wanted to work with [him] ever since I was in culinary school,” says Janie Bogardus, about her current boss and owner of The Watch That Ends the Night, Mark Gray. The Dartmouth restaurant and bar opened in November 2017 and Gray, who was the opening chef, recently bought it from […]
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First Look: inside The Watch That Ends The Night’s cool Canadiana
“Happiness annihilates time,” wrote Hugh MacLennan in his 1958 novel The Watch That Ends The Night, the namesake of Bethany and Joe Gurba’s new 80-seater restaurant and cocktail bar on the second floor of King’s Wharf in Dartmouth. “It’s the idea time can be cruel and arbitrary, but it feels amazing when it dissolves,” says […]