Guidebook for Halifax

Susan & Michael
Susan & Michael
Guidebook for Halifax

Food Scene

½ block from home - vg coffee & snacks
30 personas de la zona recomiendan
Uncommon Grounds
1030 South Park St
30 personas de la zona recomiendan
½ block from home - vg coffee & snacks
v g seafood
57 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Five Fishermen
1740 Argyle St
57 personas de la zona recomiendan
v g seafood
locally grown ingredients, varied menu choices, always delicious, a little expensive
27 personas de la zona recomiendan
Chives Canadian Bistro
3000 Barrington St
27 personas de la zona recomiendan
locally grown ingredients, varied menu choices, always delicious, a little expensive
Cool restaurant & bar. Excellent food.
169 personas de la zona recomiendan
Edna
2053 Gottingen St
169 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
McDonald's
5675 Spring Garden Rd
21 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
Da Maurizio
1496 Lower Water St
17 personas de la zona recomiendan
excellent Italian food
excellent fine dining, on & off nights
171 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Bicycle Thief
1475 Lower Water St
171 personas de la zona recomiendan
excellent fine dining, on & off nights
good Turkish food
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
EFES TURKISH CUISINE
5986 Spring Garden Rd
6 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
enVie A Vegan Kitchen
5775 Charles St
62 personas de la zona recomiendan
delicious Vegan menu
vg bar & restaurant
19 personas de la zona recomiendan
La Frasca Cibi & Vini
5650 Spring Garden Rd
19 personas de la zona recomiendan
vg bar & restaurant
pub with, some say, the best fish n' chips!
37 personas de la zona recomiendan
Henry House
1222 Barrington St
37 personas de la zona recomiendan
pub with, some say, the best fish n' chips!
v good Italian food, reasonably priced
16 personas de la zona recomiendan
Cafe Chianti
1209 Barrington St
16 personas de la zona recomiendan
v good Italian food, reasonably priced
many Haligonians regard this as the city's best fish n' chips
11 personas de la zona recomiendan
Fries and Co.
2603 Connolly St
11 personas de la zona recomiendan
many Haligonians regard this as the city's best fish n' chips
guests love it! Located in North End Halifax
93 personas de la zona recomiendan
Agricola Street Brasserie
2540 Agricola St
93 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
2 Doors Down Food & Wine Halifax
1533 Barrington Street
51 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Wooden Monkey
40 Alderney Dr
62 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
The Wooden Monkey
40 Alderney Dr
62 personas de la zona recomiendan
Great food, locally sourced - esp mussels, Digby scallops, pesto chicken sandwich...
fab brunch, not cheap
20 personas de la zona recomiendan
Gio
1725 Market St
20 personas de la zona recomiendan
fab brunch, not cheap
menu a little unique, wild meat, pricey
10 personas de la zona recomiendan
Stories Fine Dining
5184 Morris St
10 personas de la zona recomiendan
menu a little unique, wild meat, pricey
really popular with guests in their 20s-30s. Lots of vegetarian and unique dishes
83 personas de la zona recomiendan
Field Guide
2076 Gottingen St
83 personas de la zona recomiendan
really popular with guests in their 20s-30s. Lots of vegetarian and unique dishes

Essentials

closest grocery store/supermarket
36 personas de la zona recomiendan
Sobeys Queen Street
1120 Queen St
36 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
Pete's Fine Foods
1515 Dresden Row
48 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
Point Pleasant Park
5530 Point Pleasant Dr
295 personas de la zona recomiendan
forested park reaching out to the Atlantic Ocean. Lovely walking, running & cycling trails, picnic tables.
serene Victorian gardens perfect for a stroll
234 personas de la zona recomiendan
Halifax Public Gardens
Summer Street
234 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
Mahone Bay
174 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
Lunenburg
247 personas de la zona recomiendan
a UNESCO World Heritage Site German settlement Houses have the Lunenburg "bump"
fabulous restored fortress run by Parks Canada
83 personas de la zona recomiendan
Sitio Histórico Nacional de la Fortaleza de Luisburgo
259 Park Service Road
83 personas de la zona recomiendan
fabulous restored fortress run by Parks Canada
historic look-out fort where the noon gun is fired every day
318 personas de la zona recomiendan
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada
5425 Sackville St
318 personas de la zona recomiendan
historic look-out fort where the noon gun is fired every day

Everything Else

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)
The Homburg Centre for Health & Wellness
920 Tower Rd
fitness centre

Arts & Culture

more interesting films than the typical Hollywood stuff
18 personas de la zona recomiendan
Cineplex Cinemas Oxford
6408 Quinpool Rd
18 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
Museo canadiense de inmigración de Pier 21
1055 Marginal Rd
120 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
Halifax Central Library
5440 Spring Garden Rd
124 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
Park Lane Mall
5657 Spring Garden Rd
36 personas de la zona recomiendan
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 personas de la zona recomiendan
Shoppers Drug Mart
6139 Quinpool Rd
80 personas de la zona recomiendan
prescriptions, toiletries & a post office
quality Nova Scotia crafts, gifts
9 personas de la zona recomiendan
Jennifer's of Nova Scotia
5635 Spring Garden Rd
9 personas de la zona recomiendan
quality Nova Scotia crafts, gifts