Guidebook for Halifax

Susan & Michael
Susan & Michael
Guidebook for Halifax

Food Scene

½ block from home - vg coffee & snacks
30 locals recommend
Uncommon Grounds
1030 South Park St
30 locals recommend
½ block from home - vg coffee & snacks
v g seafood
57 locals recommend
The Five Fishermen
1740 Argyle St
57 locals recommend
v g seafood
locally grown ingredients, varied menu choices, always delicious, a little expensive
27 locals recommend
Chives Canadian Bistro
3000 Barrington St
27 locals recommend
locally grown ingredients, varied menu choices, always delicious, a little expensive
Cool restaurant & bar. Excellent food.
169 locals recommend
Edna
2053 Gottingen St
169 locals recommend
Cool restaurant & bar. Excellent food.
if you must ;( Best deal: medium iced coffee with skim milk & no sugared flavouring for $1.00 Refreshing & delicious.
21 locals recommend
McDonald's
5675 Spring Garden Rd
21 locals recommend
if you must ;( Best deal: medium iced coffee with skim milk & no sugared flavouring for $1.00 Refreshing & delicious.
family, v. good roasted chicken, fries & salads. Moderately priced.
Swiss Chalet
3434 Kempt Rd
family, v. good roasted chicken, fries & salads. Moderately priced.
excellent Italian food
17 locals recommend
Da Maurizio
1496 Lower Water St
17 locals recommend
excellent Italian food
excellent fine dining, on & off nights
171 locals recommend
The Bicycle Thief
1475 Lower Water St
171 locals recommend
excellent fine dining, on & off nights
good Turkish food
6 locals recommend
EFES TURKISH CUISINE
5986 Spring Garden Rd
6 locals recommend
good Turkish food
Wednesday nights $10 pizza & pasta - vg
Saege Bistro
5883 Spring Garden Rd
Wednesday nights $10 pizza & pasta - vg
delicious Vegan menu
62 locals recommend
enVie A Vegan Kitchen
5775 Charles St
62 locals recommend
delicious Vegan menu
vg bar & restaurant
19 locals recommend
La Frasca Cibi & Vini
5650 Spring Garden Rd
19 locals recommend
vg bar & restaurant
pub with, some say, the best fish n' chips!
37 locals recommend
Henry House
1222 Barrington St
37 locals recommend
pub with, some say, the best fish n' chips!
v good Italian food, reasonably priced
16 locals recommend
Cafe Chianti
1209 Barrington St
16 locals recommend
v good Italian food, reasonably priced
many Haligonians regard this as the city's best fish n' chips
11 locals recommend
Fries and Co.
2603 Connolly St
11 locals recommend
many Haligonians regard this as the city's best fish n' chips
guests love it! Located in North End Halifax
93 locals recommend
Agricola Street Brasserie
2540 Agricola St
93 locals recommend
guests love it! Located in North End Halifax
great food! Mike says they serve the very best burger in Halifax & excellent kale Caesar salad On Barrington St, at Spring Garden Rd -15 min walk from home!
51 locals recommend
2 Doors Down Food & Wine Halifax
1533 Barrington Street
51 locals recommend
great food! Mike says they serve the very best burger in Halifax & excellent kale Caesar salad On Barrington St, at Spring Garden Rd -15 min walk from home!
With a great view of Halifax from the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal, take the Ferry over to enjoy wonderful mussels or scallops . Pesto chicken also excellent. Locally sourced, reasonably priced.
62 locals recommend
The Wooden Monkey
40 Alderney Dr
62 locals recommend
With a great view of Halifax from the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal, take the Ferry over to enjoy wonderful mussels or scallops . Pesto chicken also excellent. Locally sourced, reasonably priced.
Great food, locally sourced - esp mussels, Digby scallops, pesto chicken sandwich...
62 locals recommend
The Wooden Monkey
40 Alderney Dr
62 locals recommend
Great food, locally sourced - esp mussels, Digby scallops, pesto chicken sandwich...
fab brunch, not cheap
20 locals recommend
Gio
1725 Market St
20 locals recommend
fab brunch, not cheap
menu a little unique, wild meat, pricey
10 locals recommend
Stories Fine Dining
5184 Morris St
10 locals recommend
menu a little unique, wild meat, pricey
really popular with guests in their 20s-30s. Lots of vegetarian and unique dishes
83 locals recommend
Field Guide
2076 Gottingen St
83 locals recommend
really popular with guests in their 20s-30s. Lots of vegetarian and unique dishes

Essentials

closest grocery store/supermarket
36 locals recommend
Sobeys Queen Street
1120 Queen St
36 locals recommend
closest grocery store/supermarket
Our # 1 recommendation for "self-catering". Fabulous Food! Halifax's version of Whole Foods. Great for soups, salads, sandwiches, deli & more. All groceries. Good forbreakfast, lunch and dinner.
48 locals recommend
Pete's Fine Foods
1515 Dresden Row
48 locals recommend
Our # 1 recommendation for "self-catering". Fabulous Food! Halifax's version of Whole Foods. Great for soups, salads, sandwiches, deli & more. All groceries. Good forbreakfast, lunch and dinner.

Sightseeing

forested park reaching out to the Atlantic Ocean. Lovely walking, running & cycling trails, picnic tables.
295 locals recommend
Point Pleasant Park
5530 Point Pleasant Dr
295 locals recommend
forested park reaching out to the Atlantic Ocean. Lovely walking, running & cycling trails, picnic tables.
serene Victorian gardens perfect for a stroll
234 locals recommend
Halifax Public Gardens
Summer Street
234 locals recommend
serene Victorian gardens perfect for a stroll
beautiful traditional town with 5 church steeples Visit Suttles & Seawinds, see unique clothing designs & amazing hand-made quilts
174 locals recommend
Mahone Bay
174 locals recommend
beautiful traditional town with 5 church steeples Visit Suttles & Seawinds, see unique clothing designs & amazing hand-made quilts
a UNESCO World Heritage Site German settlement Houses have the Lunenburg "bump"
247 locals recommend
Lunenburg
247 locals recommend
a UNESCO World Heritage Site German settlement Houses have the Lunenburg "bump"
fabulous restored fortress run by Parks Canada
83 locals recommend
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
259 Park Service Road
83 locals recommend
fabulous restored fortress run by Parks Canada
historic look-out fort where the noon gun is fired every day
318 locals recommend
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada
5425 Sackville St
318 locals recommend
historic look-out fort where the noon gun is fired every day

Everything Else

Home ;)
5742 Victoria Rd
5742 Victoria Road
Home ;)
Buddhist centre meditation, a stone's throw away from home
Halifax Shambhala Centre
1084 Tower Rd
Buddhist centre meditation, a stone's throw away from home
Daily access to tennis, swimming, volleyball, basketball, children's activities ($10/day through host), restaurants (free access)
The Waegwoltic Club
6549 Coburg Rd
Daily access to tennis, swimming, volleyball, basketball, children's activities ($10/day through host), restaurants (free access)
fitness centre
The Homburg Centre for Health & Wellness
920 Tower Rd
fitness centre

Arts & Culture

more interesting films than the typical Hollywood stuff
18 locals recommend
Cineplex Cinemas Oxford
6408 Quinpool Rd
18 locals recommend
more interesting films than the typical Hollywood stuff
Canada's Ellis Island. Really worth a visit. Trace history of immigration to Canada, perhaps your own family, war brides etc
120 locals recommend
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
1055 Marginal Rd
120 locals recommend
Canada's Ellis Island. Really worth a visit. Trace history of immigration to Canada, perhaps your own family, war brides etc
MUST VISIT: our fabulous new glass library that is a stack of 4 books! Best coffee in the city. Play spaces, top floor views of Halifax Harbour & Citadel. A joyous place to be in. Awesome programming.
124 locals recommend
Halifax Central Library
5440 Spring Garden Rd
124 locals recommend
MUST VISIT: our fabulous new glass library that is a stack of 4 books! Best coffee in the city. Play spaces, top floor views of Halifax Harbour & Citadel. A joyous place to be in. Awesome programming.

Shopping

lots of shopping & cinemas
36 locals recommend
Park Lane Mall
5657 Spring Garden Rd
36 locals recommend
lots of shopping & cinemas
gorgeous clothes, a little pricey
Foreign Affair
5639 Spring Garden Rd
gorgeous clothes, a little pricey
prescriptions, toiletries & a post office
80 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
6139 Quinpool Rd
80 locals recommend
prescriptions, toiletries & a post office
quality Nova Scotia crafts, gifts
9 locals recommend
Jennifer's of Nova Scotia
5635 Spring Garden Rd
9 locals recommend
quality Nova Scotia crafts, gifts