Good eats in downtown Halifax
March 12, 2016 2:40 PM Subscribe
Where are your favorite places to chow down in downtown Halifax?
Cheap eats are best, but casual gourmet options are welcome too!
Cheap eats are best, but casual gourmet options are welcome too!
With your scant guidlines:
Indochine on Southpark makes a decent Banh Mi, but be prepared for halifax prices. Banh Mi is cheap street food everywhere else in the world.
Also on Southpark, there is a super legitimate hot pot place called Happy Veal (weird name, for certain, especially because they don't even serve veal). It is in a weird strip mall below an apartment building. Very unassuming, and very good, reasonably priced. Be warned, the spicy broth is VERY spicy. This place is definitely under the radar.
If you want to slum it, go eat a poutine at Willie's on Blowers.
For something a bit more expensive and Italian (i think this would count as casual gourmet), I have had some good meals at La Frasca on Spring Garden.
Alex Oh and Sushi Nami Royale (both on Dresden) are good for sushi.
Bistro Le Coq is good for french.
Piatto is good for pizza, but nothing special. Just a classic Napoli style joint.
The best restaurants are in the North End. If you want to travel out of downtown proper try Agricola St. Brasserie or Edna on Gottigen.
posted by jamaal at 3:21 PM on March 12, 2016
Indochine on Southpark makes a decent Banh Mi, but be prepared for halifax prices. Banh Mi is cheap street food everywhere else in the world.
Also on Southpark, there is a super legitimate hot pot place called Happy Veal (weird name, for certain, especially because they don't even serve veal). It is in a weird strip mall below an apartment building. Very unassuming, and very good, reasonably priced. Be warned, the spicy broth is VERY spicy. This place is definitely under the radar.
If you want to slum it, go eat a poutine at Willie's on Blowers.
For something a bit more expensive and Italian (i think this would count as casual gourmet), I have had some good meals at La Frasca on Spring Garden.
Alex Oh and Sushi Nami Royale (both on Dresden) are good for sushi.
Bistro Le Coq is good for french.
Piatto is good for pizza, but nothing special. Just a classic Napoli style joint.
The best restaurants are in the North End. If you want to travel out of downtown proper try Agricola St. Brasserie or Edna on Gottigen.
posted by jamaal at 3:21 PM on March 12, 2016
I was in Halifax on vacation a couple of years ago. If you're there on a Saturday, chow your way through the vendors at the farmer's market on the waterfront.
Indochine was merely ok. Nothing I'd go out of my way for, though.
posted by asockpuppet at 6:26 PM on March 12, 2016
Indochine was merely ok. Nothing I'd go out of my way for, though.
posted by asockpuppet at 6:26 PM on March 12, 2016
If you need coffee, Smiling Goat (1551 South Park Street) has a Clover machine, so it's one of the few places you'll be able to have coffee from a Clover without it being horrid Starbucks ash. Not cheap, but good.
I also remember epic Turkish food on Spring Garden, possibly at Turkish Delight.
If you've never had Halifax Donair, you should probably keep it that way. Unless you like trying to scrape sickly sour vileness from your tongue for the rest of the day.
posted by scruss at 7:30 PM on March 12, 2016
I also remember epic Turkish food on Spring Garden, possibly at Turkish Delight.
If you've never had Halifax Donair, you should probably keep it that way. Unless you like trying to scrape sickly sour vileness from your tongue for the rest of the day.
posted by scruss at 7:30 PM on March 12, 2016
Nthing....sorry Haligonians, garlic and condensed milk do NOT mix well (and don't hold a candle to the goodness that is Zankou chicken's garlic sauce).
Get lobster at Salty's.
posted by brujita at 3:44 AM on March 13, 2016 [1 favorite]
Get lobster at Salty's.
posted by brujita at 3:44 AM on March 13, 2016 [1 favorite]
Best answer: There's a new bakery on Barrington called Apothecary which is really nice. There's also Two If by Sea by the ferry building.
Foggy Goggy is a good pub that doesn't fry anything, it's pretty regular food. Stillwell is a trendy beer bar with the best food. Highly recommend.
I agree that the north end has all the new places. It's a cheap cab ride. I like Salvatores Pizza or Juliens Bakery.
Donairs are a drunken college food, but the locals are proud of them. They are a little heavy but are worth a try.
posted by exois at 4:13 AM on March 13, 2016
Foggy Goggy is a good pub that doesn't fry anything, it's pretty regular food. Stillwell is a trendy beer bar with the best food. Highly recommend.
I agree that the north end has all the new places. It's a cheap cab ride. I like Salvatores Pizza or Juliens Bakery.
Donairs are a drunken college food, but the locals are proud of them. They are a little heavy but are worth a try.
posted by exois at 4:13 AM on March 13, 2016
When I visited, few years ago, my favourite meals were at The Economy Shoe Shoppe and McAlvey's.
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 6:01 AM on March 13, 2016
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 6:01 AM on March 13, 2016
The Good Food Emporium at 2186 Windsor Street. I haven't been to Halifax in over five years, but The Good Food Emporium was my go-to every morning for breakfast during my stay.
posted by kuppajava at 11:39 AM on March 13, 2016
posted by kuppajava at 11:39 AM on March 13, 2016
EDNA and the Stubborn Goat for great brunch options on the weekend.
Minato for good sushi.
The Great Wall for good dim sum on Sundays.
Efendy for good Turkish food.
Cha Baa Thai or Gingergrass for good Thai food.
posted by ghost dance beat at 4:53 PM on March 14, 2016
Minato for good sushi.
The Great Wall for good dim sum on Sundays.
Efendy for good Turkish food.
Cha Baa Thai or Gingergrass for good Thai food.
posted by ghost dance beat at 4:53 PM on March 14, 2016
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