Gold Winner Two If By Sea Silver Winner Dilly Dally Coffee Cafe Bronze Winner The Nook on Gottingen “This has been a year of growth and reflection for the TIBS crew,” says Tara MacDonald upon hearing of the downtown Dartmouth institution’s repeat gold win for Best Cafe. After allegations of sexual misconduct, Two If By […]
Two If By Sea
Best Coffee
Gold Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Silver Winner Two If By Sea Cafe Bronze Winner Weird Harbour Espresso Bar If you had to pour a mug of Halifax it would be a piping hot cup of coffee from Java Blend. It’s been 80 years since the idea behind the North Street roastery and cafe was […]
Best Specialty Coffee
Gold Winner Two If By Sea Cafe Silver Winner Java Blend Coffee Roasters Bronze Winner Weird Harbour Espresso Bar “Eat butter, drink drip” is a sort of slogan for downtown Dartmouth cafe Two If By Sea, but this award is shouting out the espresso-based delights. (Sorry, drip.) Using transparently sourced beans from roastery-next-door’s Anchored Coffee, […]
After allegations of sexual misconduct, Two If By Sea parts ways with co-owner
“Zane was not moving through the world respecting other people,” says Dean Petty about his former business partner. Zane Kelsall, one of the city’s most celebrated young entrepreneurs and a Dartmouth success story who’s been profiled in local and national media (including The Coast) is now without a job. Two If By Sea Cafe and […]
Two If By Sea closing Halifax location
After April 29, folks on the side Halifax side of the harbour will have to travel to get their Two If By Sea fix. The cafe’s Waterfront Historic Properties location is set to close as its five-year lease comes to an end. Owner Zane Kelsall says it’s not going out of business, and he has […]

