Guidebook for Halifax

Dan
Guidebook for Halifax

Food Scene

Good food at moderate prices, craft beer, and a cozy atmosphere. Depending on time of year and your mood, eat upstairs, outside, or in the cellar.
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Henry House
1222 Barrington St
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Good food at moderate prices, craft beer, and a cozy atmosphere. Depending on time of year and your mood, eat upstairs, outside, or in the cellar.
Boneheads has the best BBQ brisket north of Texas, pure and simple! The sausage is more of a Kansas City style, but not bad. I recommend getting a combo plate, but you can also ask for a pound of brisket and a link of sausage to take home. Also grab a side each of potato salad and coleslaw, and don't forget the sauces! The above will set you back about $50 but will be well worth it.
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Boneheads BBQ
1014 Barrington St
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Boneheads has the best BBQ brisket north of Texas, pure and simple! The sausage is more of a Kansas City style, but not bad. I recommend getting a combo plate, but you can also ask for a pound of brisket and a link of sausage to take home. Also grab a side each of potato salad and coleslaw, and don't forget the sauces! The above will set you back about $50 but will be well worth it.
Why am I recommending a hotel for dining? Because the Westin Nova Scotian has a surprisingly good team putting out excellent food in unexpected places like the hotel bar!
The Westin Nova Scotian
1181 Hollis St
Why am I recommending a hotel for dining? Because the Westin Nova Scotian has a surprisingly good team putting out excellent food in unexpected places like the hotel bar!
Classic greasy-spoon diner opened in 1958; cheap eats & an all-day breakfast. Bring cash--no credit cards accepted.
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Ardmore Tea Room
6499 Quinpool Rd
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Classic greasy-spoon diner opened in 1958; cheap eats & an all-day breakfast. Bring cash--no credit cards accepted.
Don't let the outside looks put you off--this is a great Mom & Pop diner that offers good food for a low cost.
Westcliff Restaurant
3089 Oxford St
Don't let the outside looks put you off--this is a great Mom & Pop diner that offers good food for a low cost.
Gourmet, high-class dining at a reasonable cost. Great place for a business lunch.
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Gio
1725 Market St
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Gourmet, high-class dining at a reasonable cost. Great place for a business lunch.
Right across the street, so it is convenient. Although this is a private club, you may be served here as my guest (ask me for the code to get in)--just say you are Dan's guest from the Airbnb across the street. I recommend the pan-fried haddock, a Nova Scotia tradition not to be missed.
Resolutes Amateur Athletics Club
5461 Inglis St
Right across the street, so it is convenient. Although this is a private club, you may be served here as my guest (ask me for the code to get in)--just say you are Dan's guest from the Airbnb across the street. I recommend the pan-fried haddock, a Nova Scotia tradition not to be missed.
I've always thought this was just an average restaurant, but a number of guests have eaten here and really like it--one couple ate there twice in the same day!
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Waterfront Warehouse
1549 Lower Water St
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I've always thought this was just an average restaurant, but a number of guests have eaten here and really like it--one couple ate there twice in the same day!

Drinks & Nightlife

I will NOT tell you WHICH bar or club to go to...but I WILL tell you that all you need do is go down Argyle Street and simply explore the options. You are on your own...
Argyle Street
Argyle Street
I will NOT tell you WHICH bar or club to go to...but I WILL tell you that all you need do is go down Argyle Street and simply explore the options. You are on your own...
The reason to go is in the title: House of Blues!
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Bearly's House Of Blues & Ribs
1269 Barrington St
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The reason to go is in the title: House of Blues!

Parks & Nature

Despite significant damage from Hurricane Juan in 2003, Point Pleasant Park is still a great destination for a "walk in the park". Portions of the trail wind along the waterfront and are sure to please. Also check out some of the historic buildings on the site (military batteries).
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Парк Пойнт Плезант
5530 Point Pleasant Dr
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Despite significant damage from Hurricane Juan in 2003, Point Pleasant Park is still a great destination for a "walk in the park". Portions of the trail wind along the waterfront and are sure to please. Also check out some of the historic buildings on the site (military batteries).
Years ago, I was waiter in popular, touristy restaurant on the Halifax waterfront. I would often have visitors ask me for a "short list" of things to see and do in Halifax. The Halifax Public Gardens have always been in the top three of my recommendations (and now you want to know the other two: The Maritime Museum and The Citadel). If you are in Halifax anytime between the Spring and Fall, the Public Gardens are not to be missed!
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Публичные сады Галифакса
Summer Street
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Years ago, I was waiter in popular, touristy restaurant on the Halifax waterfront. I would often have visitors ask me for a "short list" of things to see and do in Halifax. The Halifax Public Gardens have always been in the top three of my recommendations (and now you want to know the other two: The Maritime Museum and The Citadel). If you are in Halifax anytime between the Spring and Fall, the Public Gardens are not to be missed!
This is an interesting site with much history. A tour is worthwhile, but you may just enjoy walking around "Citadel Hill" for the views of the city and harbour.
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Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada
5425 Sackville St
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This is an interesting site with much history. A tour is worthwhile, but you may just enjoy walking around "Citadel Hill" for the views of the city and harbour.

Arts & Culture

Halifax is a maritime city, and The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a must-see if you have ANY interest whatsoever in things nautical. Many come for the Titanic exhibit, but I like other areas of the museum, too. DON'T MISS visiting the HMCS Sackville outside--unless it is in the navy dockyard in the off season or away for restoration.
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Морской музей Атлантики
1675 Lower Water St
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Halifax is a maritime city, and The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a must-see if you have ANY interest whatsoever in things nautical. Many come for the Titanic exhibit, but I like other areas of the museum, too. DON'T MISS visiting the HMCS Sackville outside--unless it is in the navy dockyard in the off season or away for restoration.
Halifax's primary theatre, called Fountain Hall. There is also a smaller facility around back, now called the Scotiabank Stage.
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Театр Нептун
1593 Argyle St
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Halifax's primary theatre, called Fountain Hall. There is also a smaller facility around back, now called the Scotiabank Stage.
If you like art, you must visit the AGNS. Period.
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Художественная галерея Новой Шотландии
1723 Hollis St
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If you like art, you must visit the AGNS. Period.

Everything Else

Biggest grocery store in the South End, and only a 10 minute walk away.
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Atlantic Superstore
6141 Young St
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Biggest grocery store in the South End, and only a 10 minute walk away.

Essentials

One of the two grocery stores that are within easy walking distance of the condo.
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Sobeys Queen Street
1120 Queen St
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One of the two grocery stores that are within easy walking distance of the condo.

Entertainment & Activities

The nearest movie house is in Park Lane on Spring Garden Road.
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Park Lane Mall
5657 Spring Garden Rd
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The nearest movie house is in Park Lane on Spring Garden Road.