Gold Winner Vandal Doughnuts Silver Winner LF Bakery Bronze Winner The Old Apothecary A siren song of neon frosting, candy-laced edges and thrillingly novel flavours might be what lures you to the bubblegum-pink door of Vandal Doughnuts at first, but it’s something else entirely that keeps you coming back. There’s also the succulent springy dough, […]
Vandal Doughnuts
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Best Cookie / Cupcake / Doughnut
Gold Winner Vandal Doughnuts Silver Winner Layers Cakes Bronze Winner Fortune Doughnut No matter if it’s the sweet-and-simple pink frosting and sprinkles of The Homer or a more intricate offering like the Skor bar cheesecake doughnut, the hoodlums at Vandal are always frying up something delicious to satisfy the sweetest of teeth. The pink boxes […]
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Best Desserts
Gold Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Silver Winner Antoinette’s Cheesecakes Bronze Winner Vandal Doughnuts “As one of the staff here, I love working here. It has such a nice family feel to it—it’s a comfortable and homey yet decadent experience,” says assistant manager Emily Rhyno about what makes Sweet Hereafter a winning choice for Best Dessert. […]
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Best Bakery
Gold Winner Vandal Doughnuts Silver Winner The Old Apothecary Bronze Winner LF Bakery “Twenty-eighteen blew our minds,” says Nicole Tufts, who opened Vandal Doughnuts with partner Sonia Gillies-da Mota just about a year ago. Little did they know that their little dessert-focussed counter inside no-frills north end institution Gus’ Pub would take the city (and […]
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Best Cookie / Cupcake / Doughnut
Gold Winner Vandal Doughnuts Silver Winner Layers Cakes Bronze Winner Ol’ School Donuts Homer’s odyssey. Purple rain. Vegan Boston cream. Oscar the grouch. Footy loops. Sensual seduction. These greasy little numbers, and lots more, make up the roster of creations coming out of the fryer at winner-supreme, Vandal Doughnuts (also your Best Bakery and Best […]
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Best Desserts
Gold Winner Sweet Hereafter Cheesecakery Silver Winner The Middle Spoon Desserterie & Bar Bronze Winner Vandal Doughnuts “It’s humbling to see how a little guy can compete in this world of big box stores,” says Sweet Hereafter’s Colin MacDougall. He’s been running the Quinpool cheesecakery with his wife Joanne for seven years now and says […]
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Best New Restaurant
Gold Winner Antojo Tacos + Tequila Silver Winner Vandal Doughnuts Bronze Winner CHKN CHOP When the folks at Legendary Restaurant Group love something—they want to share it with you, beautiful readers. “The owners love Mexico. They were so in love with the flavours they decided to bring them to Halifax. We work with every recipe […]
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ICYMI: Halifax Burger Week raised more than $115K for Feed Nova Scotia
Halifax Burger Week 2018 proved to be the biggest Burger Week yet, raising $115,601. Every $2 raised allows Feed Nova Scotia to distribute three meals to Nova Scotians in need. Another #HfxBurgerWeek in the books! It's been an INCREDIBLE week and we can't wait to hear the final tally and see the huge impact you'll have […]
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Vandal wants you to eat this Tide Pod doughnut
A post shared by Vandal Doughnuts (@vandaldoughnuts) on Jan 19, 2018 at 5:20am PST Vandal Doughnuts has given us what so many have asked for (…?): a Tide Pod you can eat without poisoning yourself. The Agricola Street bakery shared an image of the treat on Instagram earlier today, warning followers that it’s “the only […]
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Riot Snack Bar has closed
Nearly two years after opening its doors on Quinpool, Riot Snack Bar (6293 Quinpool Road) has announced that it’s officially closed up shop, permanently. Nicole Tufts and Sonia Gillies-da Mota‘s restaurant recently expanded its fleet to include Vandal Doughnuts, which replaced the dearly departed Ace Burger Co. (6293 Quinpool Road) in Gus’ Pub. According to […]
