BEST OF HALIFAX
Best International Grocer
Wolfville SILVER
Pete’s Fine Foods 1515 Dresden Row SILVER
11143 Evangeline Trail, Wolfville BRONZE
Tian Phat Asian Grocery
Luckett Vineyards
209 Bedford Highway BRONZE
1293 Grand Pre Road, Gaspereau Valley
GOLD
Indian Groceries 2585 Robie Street
Best Italian Restaurant
Best Pan-Asian Restaurant
GOLD
Ristorante a Mano
Cha Baa Thai Restaurant, Queen Street
1477 Lower Water Street SILVER
1546 Queen Street SILVER
Il Mercato Trattoria
Talay Thai Halifax
1595 Bedford Highway BRONZE
5164 Morris Street BRONZE
GOLD
Bicycle Thief
Buta Ramen
1475 Lower Water Street
5190 Morris Street
Best Late-night Food GOLD
Willy’s Fresh Cut 5239 Blowers Street SILVER
Freeman’s Little New York, Grafton Street 1726 Grafton Street BRONZE
Smoke’s Poutinerie 5236 Blowers Street
Best Middle Eastern / Persian Restaurant GOLD
Mezza Lebanese Kitchen, Barrington 1558 Barrington Street SILVER
Tarek’s Cafe 3045 Robie Street BRONZE
Lemon Tree 805 Bedford Highway
Best Milkshake GOLD
Flynn’s Dairy Bar Fun & Shakes 1365 Hollis Street SILVER
Cha Baa Thai‚ this year’s gold winner for Best of Halifax’s new Best Pan-Asian Restaurant category‚ has been serving up delicious curries using fresh ingredients since 2007. Cha Baa means hibiscus in Thai, and it was chosen as the restaurant’s name because it’s a “cheerful and delicate tropical flower. It’s a symbol of the friendly hearts and genuine character of the Thai people,” reads the restaurant’s about page. Cha Baa delivers its food around HRM with its own delivery service and offers an unbeatable lunch special. The resto serves customers at four locations, two in Halifax with one each in Bedford and Dartmouth.
Best Pasta GOLD
Ristorante a Mano 1477 Lower Water Street SILVER
The Vines Pasta Grill
The Chickenburger
4 Panavista Drive BRONZE
1531 Bedford Highway BRONZE
1595 Bedford Highway
Five Guys 1630 Argyle Street
Best Nachos GOLD
Finbar’s Irish Pub 1595 Bedford Highway SILVER
Il Mercato
Best Patio GOLD
Stubborn Goat Beer Garden 1599 Lower Water Street SILVER
Birch & Anchor
79 Alderney Drive
Best Pizza Slice GOLD
Yeah Yeah’s Pizza, Dartmouth 66 Ochtorloney Street SILVER
On The Wedge 1595 Bedford Highway BRONZE
Sicilian Pizza 5245 Blowers Street
Because the menu at Yeah Yeah’s Pizza isn’t very extensive—five regular pizzas plus a rotating weekly special—the shop depends a lot on taste. “Just quality ingredients, done well, New York style,” says owner Josh Nordin. Priced around $5 a slice, the most popular are the margherita or pepperoni, as well as the special which can range from “classic Italian flavours to Big Mac pizzas” Nordin says. Yeah Yeah’s won’t reveal all its secrets. “We bring in really quality pepperoni from a place that I’m never going to tell anyone,” says Nordin, but he chalks the BOH win up to the staff, including “the heart and soul of the place,” Sal Mosca. “He’s been with us since before we opened. He makes dough, he works service, everybody knows him.”
Best Poutine GOLD
Willy’s Fresh Cut 5239 Blowers Street SILVER
Cheese Curds Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie, Windmill 600 Windmill Road BRONZE
Smoke’s Poutinerie 5236 Blowers Street
Best Pub Food GOLD
Mic Mac Bar & Grill 219 Waverley Road SILVER
Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub 1645 Argyle Street BRONZE
The Lower Deck
367 Bedford Highway BRONZE
1887 Upper Water Street BRONZE
Stillwell Beergarden
The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse
5688 Spring Garden Road
5136 Prince Street
Birch & Anchor 367 Bedford Highway
Best Nova Scotian Winery
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Lightfoot & Wolfville
BRONZE
Stone Pizza
Best Pizza Pie GOLD
Yeah Yeah’s, Dartmouth
GOLD
66 Ochtorloney Street SILVER
Benjamin Bridge
Morris East, Vernon Street
1966 White Rock Road,
1984 Vernon Street
Whether you’re in the mood for a lobster supper, tasty brunch, seafood platter, a burger or a steak, the Mic Mac Bar & Grill is the place to be. A longstanding Dartmouth favourite, it’s the winner of this year’s gold
