Do you love food and enjoy an excellent dining experience?If you live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, or are planning to visit, this guide to top-rated, unique, and authentic restaurants is for you!Halifax is a vibrant city on Canada’s east coast, known for its hospitality, history, world-class seafood, live music, and Maritime charm. This growing city has no shortage of things to do and places to eat.

Halifax also has a dynamic and diverse restaurant landscape; it punches above its weight in this regard. The gastronomic scene in Halifax has been changing and expanding rapidly, with chefs and restauranteurs from abroad and other parts of the country choosing Halifax to establish their restaurants.

With so many restaurants, how does one decide where to go? That’s what this guide is for—to help you identify some of the best-of-the-best dining experiences in the city. I take you on a journey to Halifax’s culinary gems, sharing my experience and food recommendations for the 35 featured restaurants in this guide.

My perspective differs from others who may write about food in this great city, as I have travelled here for pleasure and work and now live here. So, I know what it’s like to be a resident in this great city looking for my next fantastic meal, and I also know what it’s like to be a tourist and see Halifax for the first or second time.

What’s included in this guide:Reviews of more than 35 restaurants, selected based on my personal dining experience(s) there. Locations, websites, contact information, and instructions on how to make reservations for each.

Anecdotes, exciting information about some of the restaurants’ history, and a few stories to make you smile. Additional resources, including links to other restaurants not featured in this guide.

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