Gold Winner Venus Pizza Silver Winner Tarek’s Cafe Bronze Winner Kababji Authentic Lebanese Cuisine This year’s win for best shawarma comes as no surprise for Venus Pizza, which has secured the title several years in a row. In fact, it even says “Best Shawarma, The Coast” on Venus’ counter menu. Their shawarmas come in big […]
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Best Shawarma
Did you know that shawarma comes from the Turkish word *çevirme*, which means “turning”? Well, you do now. What is it about the scent of this spinning, sizzling hunk of meat that puts our brain on a one-track mission (and doubly so if intoxicated)? Venus Pizza has won Best Shawarma for years, due to a […]
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Best Shawarma
We have a theory as to why Venus has owned this category for a few years. Sure, there’s the authenticity of the shawarma and the freshness of the ingredients (chicken or beef, tomato, lettuce, pickles, pickled beets). But we think the real draw is that unbelievable garlic sauce. It’s like nothing found in nature, a […]
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Food for thinking
With an absurd amount of places to dine out in Halifax, the best spot of all to eat is actually right in your kitchen. But with assignments, social life and dating, it’s all too easy to get fast or processed foods instead. It isn’t easy balancing a student’s hectic lifestyle with their body’s needs and […]
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Best Shawarma
Venus Pizza has been included amongst the crowd up at Pizza Corner by virtue of geography, which is cool for the late night downtown party scene, but it’s also a stalwart part of what goes on down on Barrington Street. A Saturday afternoon ritual for some is to hit Strange Adventures, CD Plus, Random Play […]
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Best Shawarma
We’ve spoken to locals who at other times in their life have lived in the Middle East, and they claim the shwarma (or shawarma, if you please) at Venus Pizza is as good as any they’d tried there. Our readers who’ve never set foot in a desert climate are catching on, choosing the Barrington and […]
