Every year, for 30 years, The Coast hands the reigns over to the people of Halifax to pick our favorites.
Favorite place to eat & drink, favorite entertainer, favorite place to relax etc. The Coast's 'Best Of' Halifax, Reader's Choice Awards, is an opportunity for the public to nominate, and then vote on what WE think makes our city so unique.
Below we break down all the winners located in Downtown Halifax, and after tallying up the hardware count (26 Gold, 31 Silver and 23 Bronze) it's safe to say Downtown Halifax has you covered ;)
Food + Drink
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Downtown Halifax Winners
BEST BAKERY
🥉 Pane e Circo
BEST BAR🥇 Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub
🥉 Bar Stillwell
BEST BARTENDER🥈 Josh Hanusiak at Stillwell Beer Bar
BEST BBQ🥈 Boneheads BBQ
BEST BURRITO🥇 Antojo Tacos + Tequila
*BEST CAESAR* (Downtown Halifax Owned This)
🥇 The Bicycle Thief
🥈 Stubborn Goat Gastropub
🥉 The Brown Hound Public House
BEST CHICKEN WINGS🥈 Freeman’s Little New York
*BEST CHOCOLATIER*🥇 Peace By Chocolate
🥈 Rousseau Chocolatier
🥉 Pane e Circo
BEST CHOWDER
🥈 The Bicycle Thief
BEST COCKTAILS
🥉 Bar Sofia
BEST CRAFT BREWERY
🥉 Garrison Brewery
BEST DESSERTS
🥈 Pane e Circo
BEST DONAIR
🥉 Mezza Lebanese Kitchen
BEST FINE DINING
🥇 The Bicycle Thief
BEST FISH CAKES
🥉 Black Sheep Restaurant
BEST FRIES
🥈 Willy’s Fresh Cut Fries & Burgers
🥉 The Brown Hound Public House
BEST GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS
🥇 The Wooden Monkey
*BEST HOTEL RESTAURANT*
🥇 Gio
🥈 CUT Steakhouse
🥉 Drift
BEST ICE CREAM/GELATO/FROZEN YOGURT🥈 Cows
BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT
🥇 Ristorante a Mano
🥈 The Bicycle Thief
BEST KOREAN RESTAURANT🥈 Gangnam Korean BBQ
BEST LATE-NIGHT FOOD🥇 Willy’s Fresh Cut Fries & Burgers
🥈 Freeman’s Little New York
BEST MIDDLE EASTERN/PERSIAN FOOD🥈 Mezza Lebanese Kitchen
🥉 Darya
BEST MILKSHAKE🥈 Flynn’s Dairy Bar & Convenience
BEST NACHOS🥇 Antojo Tacos + Tequila
BEST NEW BAR🥇 Stardust Bar + Kitchen
🥈 Magnolia
BEST NEW RESTAURANT🥇 Sketti & Ball Co
🥈 Water Polo
BEST OYSTER BAR
🥈 The Press Gang Restaurant & Oyster Bar
🥉 Highwayman Restaurant & Bar
BEST PASTRY🥉 Pane e Circo
BEST PATIO
🥇 The Bicycle Thief
BEST POUTINE
🥇 Willy’s Fresh Cut Fries & Burgers
BEST RAMEN
🥇 Buta Ramen
BEST RESTAURANT
🥇 The Bicycle Thief
BEST SALAD🥇 HARVEST Clean Eats
🥉 The Wooden Monkey
BEST TAPROOM🥈 Stillwell Beer Bar
BEST TEA🥇 World Tea House
🥈 Pane e Circo
BEST THAI RESTAURANT
🥈 Talay Thai
BEST USE OF LOCAL INGREDIENTS🥈 The Wooden Monkey
BEST VEGETARIAN/VEGAN🥇 The Wooden Monkey
BEST WINE LIST
🥇 Obladee — A Wine Bar
🥉 Peacock Wine Bar
Shopping + Services
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Downtown Halifax Winners
BEST BARBER
BRONZE 🥉 Jackie Cochran at Sailor Bup's Barbershop
BEST COMICS SHOP
GOLD 🥇 Strange Adventures Halifax
BEST CORNER STORE
BRONZE 🥉 Flynn's Dairy Bar & Convenience
BEST ESTHETICIAN
BRONZE 🥉 Claire Crawford at The Wine Spa
BEST FASHION DESIGNER
GOLD 🥇 Thief & Bandit
BRONZE 🥉 Lisa Drader Murphy
BEST HAIRSTYLIST
SILVER 🥈 Emma Bonang at Interlude Spa
BEST JEWELLERY STORE
GOLD 🥇 Fireworks Gallery
SILVER 🥈 Black Market
BEST MANICURE / PEDICURE
GOLD 🥇 Spirit Spa
SILVER 🥈 Interlude Spa
BEST NAIL TECHNICIAN
GOLD 🥇 Emma Zinck at The Ten Spot
BEST NEW BUSINESS
SILVER 🥈 The Wine Spa
BEST SPA
SILVER 🥈 Spirit Spa
BRONZE 🥉 Interlude Spa
Arts + Culture
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Downtown Halifax Winners
BEST DANCE COMPANY / GROUP
🥈 Halifax Dance
BEST FESTIVAL🥇 Halifax Jazz Festival
🥉 Busker Festival
BEST GALLERY🥇 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
🥈 Argyle Fine Art
BEST KARAOKE🥇 Bearly’s
BEST MUSEUM🥈 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
🥉 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
BEST THEATRE COMPANY🥇 Neptune Theatre
BEST TRIVIA NIGHT🥈 The Board Room Game Cafe
Public Life
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Downtown Halifax Winners
BEST ACCESSIBLE BUSINESS
GOLD 🥇 Discovery Centre
BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST DATE
GOLD 🥇 Halifax Waterfront
SILVER 🥈 The Board Room Game Cafe
BEST PLACE TO DANCE
SILVER 🥈 The Lower Deck
BRONZE 🥉 Pacifico
All 2024 Winners
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You can view the full list of winners by clicking on these links:
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