Halifax
A massive, wall-size chalkboard of brews from across Canada and beyond (all with a handwritten description and each delivered through a brass tap) gives…
Must-see nightlife in Nova Scotia
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Halifax
The soaring glass atrium that floods the room with light adds an extra touch of class to this slinky cocktail joint, which mostly crafts its own mixes but…
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Halifax
This new North End microbrewery has become known for its wild beers: you might taste a watermelon-and-kiwi fruit Pink Flamingo, a coffee-and-cherry-pie…
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Cape Breton Island
The top place around Sydney for a beer is the taproom of this up-and-coming brewery, run by local beer masters. You can watch the brewing process while…
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Nova Scotia
Tata's beloved brewery now has a Nova Scotia–wide reputation, and for good reason: its beers are world-class. The lagers and session ales in particular…
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Nova Scotia
The best place for a brew in Dartmouth, this industrially styled beer bar has 20 taps, plus a super menu of snacky food such as burgers, chicken skewers,…
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Halifax
Craving a change from the craft-beer tsunami in Halifax? No sweat: head for the city's only craft cidery, with wares made from 100% Nova Scotia apples…
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Nova Scotia
Founded in 2017, this brewery has fast become Yarmouth's drinking venue of choice, with a range of core ales supplemented by guest ales from around Nova…
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Halifax
A grandaddy of the Halifax brewing scene, Garrison is down by the waterfront in an impressive warehouse space full of upturned beer barrels and scuffed…
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Halifax
In the first wave of Halifax microbreweries, Propeller is still leading the way with its consistently good beers: the core range includes a pilsner, a…
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Halifax
Solid as a brick, this National Historic Site is one of the city's best surviving examples of the Halifax House, a 19th-century stone style developed by…
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Halifax
The outdoor offshot of Stilwell, this popular urban beer garden serves a huge range of beers, plus killer hot dogs and pretzels. The 'garden' tag is a bit…
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Nova Scotia
The first man to set up a brewery in Guysborough was Nicolas Denys, way back in 1659, and the beer-heads at Rare Bird are proud to continue that legacy…
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Middle Spoon Desserterie & Bar
Halifax
One for those late-night sweet cravings: a cocktail bar that also serves ice-cream sundaes and sinful desserts such as lemon pavlova, peanut-butter pie…
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Nova Scotia
Dubbing itself 'Chester's Living Room', this ramshackle pub is a lively place to rub shoulders with the locals. There's been a pub of some sort on this…
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Halifax
Craft beers, game nights, Scotch nights and a daily happy hour (5pm to 8pm) make Tom's feel like an extension of the living room at your best mate's place.
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Cape Breton Island
Pop into this farmyard brewery, about 14km southwest of Baddeck, to grab a growler of unfiltered, unpasteurized, 'unbelievably good', locally brewed beer.
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Nova Scotia
This newly opened microbrewery has four core ales: a blonde, an Irish red, a porter and an American pale ale. It also runs a small cafe next door.
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Nova Scotia
A pleasant portside watering hole that has lots of Nova Scotian ales to try, plus basic pub dishes. Opening hours can be a little erratic.
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Cape Breton Island
This is the joint to swing by for live fiddle and piano sessions every Saturday (2pm to 6pm), and live entertainment most weeknights.
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Nova Scotia
Mahone Bay's very own small-batch craft brewery has a taproom where you can try all the latest brews.
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Nova Scotia
Pop into the Perky Owl for a caffeine pick-me-up or something sweet and sticky for the road.
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Halifax
Serving drinks since 1995, this bar is a total mishmash of styles: it's part bric-a-brac store, part Gothic castle (stained glass, arches, wrought-iron…
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Halifax
This multistory club caters to 20- and 30-somethings with VIP booths, bottle service and resident DJs.
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Halifax
Pints of Guinness and Celtic tunes attract plenty of weekend drinkers to this Irish-inspired pub.
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Nova Scotia
Classic town pub with an Irish vibe, regular live music, and Kilkenny and Guinness on tap.
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Halifax
A solid downtown pub with an Irish flavor. There's often live music at weekends.
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