Guidebook for Halifax

Amy
Guidebook for Halifax

Food Scene

Good coffee, nice atmosphere, great bar, decent locally-sourced food. Our good friend owns it and he's cool.
86 locals recommend
Lion and Bright
2534 Agricola St
86 locals recommend
Good coffee, nice atmosphere, great bar, decent locally-sourced food. Our good friend owns it and he's cool.
Great food, especially the kale caesar salad and yummy vegan deserts.
62 locals recommend
enVie A Vegan Kitchen
5775 Charles St
62 locals recommend
Great food, especially the kale caesar salad and yummy vegan deserts.
Great little cafe with good coffee and lunches.
48 locals recommend
The Nook on Gottingen
2118 Gottingen St
48 locals recommend
Great little cafe with good coffee and lunches.
Yummy tapas-style food and fantastic drinks.
83 locals recommend
Field Guide
2076 Gottingen St
83 locals recommend
Yummy tapas-style food and fantastic drinks.
Great place for a nice meal out. Very delicious.
169 locals recommend
Edna
2053 Gottingen St
169 locals recommend
Great place for a nice meal out. Very delicious.
Great burgers and fries. Unique atmosphere. Easy place for takeout to the apartment.
9 locals recommend
Ace Burger Company
62 Ochterloney Street
9 locals recommend
Great burgers and fries. Unique atmosphere. Easy place for takeout to the apartment.
Very yummy New York style pizza and delicious garlic-laden Caesar salad.
107 locals recommend
Salvatore's Pizzaiolo Trattoria
5541 Young St
107 locals recommend
Very yummy New York style pizza and delicious garlic-laden Caesar salad.
Best coffee in town. Period.
75 locals recommend
Java Blend Coffee Roasters
6027 North St
75 locals recommend
Best coffee in town. Period.
Pretty good coffee en-route to downtown.
17 locals recommend
Alteregos Coffee House
2193 Gottingen St
17 locals recommend
Pretty good coffee en-route to downtown.
Great treats and sandwiches in the Halifax Central Library which we adore.
31 locals recommend
Pavia Gallery - Espresso Bar & Café
995 Herring Cove Rd
31 locals recommend
Great treats and sandwiches in the Halifax Central Library which we adore.
For meat-eaters this is the place. Also great cheese and best bread in the city (in Amy's opinion)
40 locals recommend
Ratinaud
2157 Gottingen St
40 locals recommend
For meat-eaters this is the place. Also great cheese and best bread in the city (in Amy's opinion)
Pretty tasty pastries, coffee and bread, although not the best in town.
58 locals recommend
Julien's Patisserie Bakery & Cafe
5517 Young St
58 locals recommend
Pretty tasty pastries, coffee and bread, although not the best in town.
Fantastic breakfasts. Go early or late if you want to get a seat
61 locals recommend
The Coastal Cafe
2731 Robie St
61 locals recommend
Fantastic breakfasts. Go early or late if you want to get a seat
Good Montreal-style Jewish eats. Greasy spoon, great fries and smoked meat. Decent breakfasts,
31 locals recommend
Hali Deli - Old World Delicatessen
2389 Agricola St
31 locals recommend
Good Montreal-style Jewish eats. Greasy spoon, great fries and smoked meat. Decent breakfasts,
Fantastic breakfasts, great vegan food. Our favourite but the service is slow...
13 locals recommend
Wild Leek Food & Juice Bar
2156 Windsor St
13 locals recommend
Fantastic breakfasts, great vegan food. Our favourite but the service is slow...
Great greasy-spoon breakfasts with a Lebanese twist.
14 locals recommend
Mary's Place Cafe
6100 Young Street
14 locals recommend
Great greasy-spoon breakfasts with a Lebanese twist.
Really great pizza and salads.
32 locals recommend
Mother's Pizza
5710 Young St
32 locals recommend
Really great pizza and salads.
Our favourite Korean restaurant. Great Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap!
Bi One Korean BBQ
6309 Quinpool Rd
Our favourite Korean restaurant. Great Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap!
Fabulous fancy little cakes, croissants, macaroons, coffee
6 locals recommend
Le French Fix Pâtisserie
5233 Prince St
6 locals recommend
Fabulous fancy little cakes, croissants, macaroons, coffee
Delicious brownies and other baked goods. Great bread.
17 locals recommend
The Old Apothecary
1496 Lower Water St
17 locals recommend
Delicious brownies and other baked goods. Great bread.
A neighbourhood staple, treats, simple lunches, etc. Not exceptional but will do for a sugar fix.
15 locals recommend
Smith's Bakery & Cafe
2525 Agricola St
15 locals recommend
A neighbourhood staple, treats, simple lunches, etc. Not exceptional but will do for a sugar fix.
Great little cafe. Great stop on bike-loop from Halifax
31 locals recommend
Pavia Gallery - Espresso Bar & Café
995 Herring Cove Rd
31 locals recommend
Great little cafe. Great stop on bike-loop from Halifax
Great place to eat in Lunenburg
8 locals recommend
Lincoln Street Food
200 Lincoln St
8 locals recommend
Great place to eat in Lunenburg
Tastiest Indian food in Halifax. They even have dosa!
Mirchi Tandoor
5232 Blowers St
Tastiest Indian food in Halifax. They even have dosa!
Great South-Asian fusion food. Yummy. Good bar vibe too.
38 locals recommend
Studio East Food+Drink
6021 Cunard St
38 locals recommend
Great South-Asian fusion food. Yummy. Good bar vibe too.
Yummy ramen
10 locals recommend
Truly Tasty
6210 Quinpool Rd
10 locals recommend
Yummy ramen
Good pizza and drinks
22 locals recommend
Morris East Restaurant & Wine
5212 Morris St
22 locals recommend
Good pizza and drinks
Decent gelato if you've got a hankering for some ice-cream.
33 locals recommend
Humani-T Cafe
5755 Young St
33 locals recommend
Decent gelato if you've got a hankering for some ice-cream.
Very popular cafe in Dartmouth with enormous croissants
104 locals recommend
Two If By Sea Cafe
66 Ochterloney St
104 locals recommend
Very popular cafe in Dartmouth with enormous croissants
great locally-sourced food, nice bar next door (Temple Bar)
51 locals recommend
2 Doors Down Food & Wine Halifax
1533 Barrington Street
51 locals recommend
great locally-sourced food, nice bar next door (Temple Bar)
Great poutine and they even have veggie gravy
8 locals recommend
Willy’s
5239 Blowers St
8 locals recommend
Great poutine and they even have veggie gravy
If you're downtown and looking for a quick lunch this place has the best healthy wraps, soups and salads - always fresh and as locally sourced as possible
Indochine Banh Mi
1551 South Park St
If you're downtown and looking for a quick lunch this place has the best healthy wraps, soups and salads - always fresh and as locally sourced as possible

Essentials

Yummy beer! We've got a growler you can fill up in the apartment kitchen.
34 locals recommend
North Brewing Company
899 Portland St
34 locals recommend
Yummy beer! We've got a growler you can fill up in the apartment kitchen.
Yummy beer! We recommend the Ghosefacekilla. There's a growler in the apartment kitchen you can fill up.
88 locals recommend
Good Robot Brewing Co.
2736 Robie St
88 locals recommend
Yummy beer! We recommend the Ghosefacekilla. There's a growler in the apartment kitchen you can fill up.
Good place to get all your groceries.
78 locals recommend
Sobeys North &Windsor
2651 Windsor St
78 locals recommend
Good place to get all your groceries.
Locally sourced foods and treats from Nova Scotia (there's sustainably caught fish available here too).
49 locals recommend
Local Source Market
2530 Agricola St
49 locals recommend
Locally sourced foods and treats from Nova Scotia (there's sustainably caught fish available here too).
Great place for falafel and food, but also groceries. Super-friendly owners who we like a lot.
15 locals recommend
Mid-East Food Centre & Café
2595 Agricola St
15 locals recommend
Great place for falafel and food, but also groceries. Super-friendly owners who we like a lot.
Small Korean Grocery, really sweet owners. We recommend the extremely greasy cho-chung chips ;-)
JJ Korean Mart
2326 Gottingen Street
Small Korean Grocery, really sweet owners. We recommend the extremely greasy cho-chung chips ;-)
Great gourmet-style grocery store with excellent fruit and veg
48 locals recommend
Pete's Fine Foods
1515 Dresden Row
48 locals recommend
Great gourmet-style grocery store with excellent fruit and veg
Big market about 30 min walk away, especially good on Saturday.
196 locals recommend
Halifax Seaport Farmer's Market
961 Marginal Rd
196 locals recommend
Big market about 30 min walk away, especially good on Saturday.
There's a great farmers market here on Saturdays.
8 locals recommend
Halifax Forum
8 locals recommend
There's a great farmers market here on Saturdays.
Great farmers market here on Saturdays.
48 locals recommend
Alderney Landing
2 Ochterloney St
48 locals recommend
Great farmers market here on Saturdays.
Great little farmers market on Saturdays.
Brewery Square
Great little farmers market on Saturdays.
Pharmacy
9 locals recommend
Lawtons Drugs Gladstone
6155 North St
9 locals recommend
Pharmacy
One of the bigger micro-breweries. Good beer.
45 locals recommend
Propeller Brewing Company
2015 Gottingen St
45 locals recommend
One of the bigger micro-breweries. Good beer.
Beer, wine, etc
27 locals recommend
NSLC
2559 Agricola St
27 locals recommend
Beer, wine, etc

Drinks & Nightlife

Great restaurant for a nice meal out.
93 locals recommend
Agricola Street Brasserie
2540 Agricola St
93 locals recommend
Great restaurant for a nice meal out.
Bar for music fans (metal, punk, hip-hop, indie)
49 locals recommend
Gus' Pub & Grill
2605 Agricola St
49 locals recommend
Bar for music fans (metal, punk, hip-hop, indie)
Good bar for music
56 locals recommend
Seahorse Tavern
2037 Gottingen St
56 locals recommend
Good bar for music
great beer and snacks bar
48 locals recommend
Stillwell
1672 Barrington St
48 locals recommend
great beer and snacks bar
Great vibe bar.
86 locals recommend
Lion and Bright
2534 Agricola St
86 locals recommend
Great vibe bar.
Good local bar with good music of the folkier variety.
27 locals recommend
The Company House
2202 Gottingen St
27 locals recommend
Good local bar with good music of the folkier variety.
nice wine bar
44 locals recommend
Obladee, a Wine Bar
1600 Barrington St
44 locals recommend
nice wine bar
local Blue-collar style bar. Pool tables
18 locals recommend
Lion's Head Tavern | Halifax Pub
3085 Robie St
18 locals recommend
local Blue-collar style bar. Pool tables
new place! good beer
28 locals recommend
Unfiltered Brewing
6041 North St
28 locals recommend
new place! good beer
Pretty good food, nice bar
30 locals recommend
The Stubborn Goat Gastropub
1580 Grafton St
30 locals recommend
Pretty good food, nice bar

Everything Else

Pharmacy
Scotia Pharmacy
2131 Gottingen St
Pharmacy
Central bus station and other amenities
6 locals recommend
Scotia Square
5201 Duke St
6 locals recommend
Central bus station and other amenities
Nice lake for swimming and walking
13 locals recommend
Long Lake
13 locals recommend
Nice lake for swimming and walking
Nice lake for swimming
6 locals recommend
Williams Lake Beach
5 McNab Dr
6 locals recommend
Nice lake for swimming
Gorgeous hike here. A great place to spot seals, and even whales if you're lucky!
35 locals recommend
Duncans Cove
35 locals recommend
Gorgeous hike here. A great place to spot seals, and even whales if you're lucky!
Lovely lake for swimming. 10 min hike in.
Purcells Pond
Lovely lake for swimming. 10 min hike in.
Great coffee and good breakfasts/lunch and great treats. Pretty area.
32 locals recommend
Rose & Rooster Cafe
6502 NS-207
32 locals recommend
Great coffee and good breakfasts/lunch and great treats. Pretty area.
"Secret" pretty beach near where Amy grew up. Nice for walks, especially at low tide. Say hi to Steve.
Long Beach
"Secret" pretty beach near where Amy grew up. Nice for walks, especially at low tide. Say hi to Steve.
Lovely hike, you can go for a few hours or a couple of days. Great lakes for swimming.
Pot Lake Loop
Pot Lake Loop
Lovely hike, you can go for a few hours or a couple of days. Great lakes for swimming.
Prettiest beach in Nova Scotia. Very special spot.
6 locals recommend
Carters Beach Road
Carters Beach Road
6 locals recommend
Prettiest beach in Nova Scotia. Very special spot.
Lovely little UNESCO world heritage town.
247 locals recommend
Lunenburg
247 locals recommend
Lovely little UNESCO world heritage town.
Great place for fish and chips, an active fishing 'village'
53 locals recommend
Fisherman's Cove
4 Government Wharf Rd
53 locals recommend
Great place for fish and chips, an active fishing 'village'
Nice little gallery
9 locals recommend
Argyle Fine Art
1559 Barrington St
9 locals recommend
Nice little gallery
If you're here in the winter, go skating at the oval! You can borrow skates free of charge.
66 locals recommend
Halifax Common
5816 Cogswell St
66 locals recommend
If you're here in the winter, go skating at the oval! You can borrow skates free of charge.
Great little trendy shop of household items and such
21 locals recommend
The Independent Mercantile Co.
2091 Gottingen St
21 locals recommend
Great little trendy shop of household items and such
Great clothes shop for women and some mens stuff too, a lot of Canadian designers
18 locals recommend
Biscuit General Store
2050 Gottingen St
18 locals recommend
Great clothes shop for women and some mens stuff too, a lot of Canadian designers

Sightseeing

Cool old fort y'all.
318 locals recommend
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada
5425 Sackville St
318 locals recommend
Cool old fort y'all.
A must-see. Fascinating history of African-Nova Scotian community.
10 locals recommend
Africville Museum
5795 Africville Rd
10 locals recommend
A must-see. Fascinating history of African-Nova Scotian community.
We like it. It's not too big but great quality so you don't need too much time. Maud Lewis stuff is must see.
136 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
1723 Hollis St
136 locals recommend
We like it. It's not too big but great quality so you don't need too much time. Maud Lewis stuff is must see.
If you're a marine-history-loving nerd like we are, you'll enjoy this place.
164 locals recommend
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
1675 Lower Water St
164 locals recommend
If you're a marine-history-loving nerd like we are, you'll enjoy this place.
Fascinating history of Canadian Immigration (Canada's Ellis Island). We highly recommend this place. Amy's great-grandparents came in through here.
120 locals recommend
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
1055 Marginal Rd
120 locals recommend
Fascinating history of Canadian Immigration (Canada's Ellis Island). We highly recommend this place. Amy's great-grandparents came in through here.
A world-famous lighthouse with rocks and waves!
73 locals recommend
Peggy's Point Lighthouse
Peggys Point Road
73 locals recommend
A world-famous lighthouse with rocks and waves!
Nova Scotia's famous surfing beach. A good place to learn to surf. There's nicer beaches to walk and chill-out on though (see Martinique and Conrad's beach)
139 locals recommend
Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park
Nova Scotia 207
139 locals recommend
Nova Scotia's famous surfing beach. A good place to learn to surf. There's nicer beaches to walk and chill-out on though (see Martinique and Conrad's beach)
Gorgeous place to walk. Watch for currents if you decide to swim.
53 locals recommend
Conrad's Beach
53 locals recommend
Gorgeous place to walk. Watch for currents if you decide to swim.
Beautiful long beach, great for walking and swimming!
91 locals recommend
Martinique Beach
Martinique Beach Rd
91 locals recommend
Beautiful long beach, great for walking and swimming!
Nice place for a walk or jog
295 locals recommend
Point Pleasant Park
5530 Point Pleasant Dr
295 locals recommend
Nice place for a walk or jog
lovely little manicured gardens
234 locals recommend
Halifax Public Gardens
Summer Street
234 locals recommend
lovely little manicured gardens
A great building to check out!
124 locals recommend
Halifax Central Library
5440 Spring Garden Rd
124 locals recommend
A great building to check out!

Entertainment & Activities

Great rainy-day activity for kids
113 locals recommend
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer St
113 locals recommend
Great rainy-day activity for kids
Fun for kids
91 locals recommend
Discovery Centre
1215 Lower Water St
91 locals recommend
Fun for kids

Shopping

Very whacky shop with second hand clothes, furniture, weird objets d'art
12 locals recommend
Plan B Co-op
2180 Gottingen St
12 locals recommend
Very whacky shop with second hand clothes, furniture, weird objets d'art
good bike store
Cyclesmith
2553 Agricola St
good bike store
popular store for baby-parents
6 locals recommend
Nurtured Baby . Kids . Family
2543 Agricola St
6 locals recommend
popular store for baby-parents
Nice little locally-owned enviro-inspired store
P'Lovers
1443 South Park St
Nice little locally-owned enviro-inspired store