Robert Williams was an artist in search of a movement. A prolific oil painter, whose painstakingly detailed work often featured naked women, death, destruction, booze and clowns, he didn't quite fit ...
For three years running, The Coast’s readers have voted The Canteen as the gold winner for Best Lobster Roll. Here’s a little secret: It’s technically a “crobster” roll. An invention by seven-time ...
For 20 years, Dee Dee’s has been scooping out handmade ice cream and sorbet to hungry Haligonians. The Nora Bernard Street shop does it all, from banana cardamom to Mexican chocolate, using local ...
There are a lot of things that make this French bakery an absolute Gottingen Street gem: The traditional croissants, the decades-old sourdough starter brought over from France that was owner Laurent ...
After a particularly wild night out, Ardmore Tea Room is always there to revive you. This comforting classic diner has been an institution on Quinpool Road for more than 60 years, and has taken home ...
Welcome to the 30th annual Best of Halifax Readers' Choice Awards. Yes, 30 years of The Coast's awesome readers voting for their favourite people, places and things about our great city. To mark this ...
Make that seven Gold Awards in the Best Theatre Company category for Neptune Theatre. The 61-year-old theatre company—the largest in all of Atlantic Canada—has been a staple of Halifax’s downtown ...
Quinpool’s Naan N Curry opened its doors right before the pandemic in 2019. Since then, it has become a two-time BOH gold winner for Best Indian Restaurant—and deservedly so. This year, it reclaimed ...
Darrell’s Restaurant has taken home the gold for Best Burger so many times, it deserves to be immortalized—which is why, with this year’s win, they’re joining the BOH Hall of Fame. (More on that in ...
Two If By Sea has been a staple of downtown Dartmouth for 15 years, and has taken home the gold for Best Cafe so many times—13 in total—that we had no choice but to make it the first-ever BOH Hall of ...
Since 2011, Evan’s Fresh Seafoods has been serving scallops, clams, fish burgers, seafood chowder, lobster poutine and lobster sandwiches out of Alderney Market, but nothing sells faster than Evan’s ...