Outdoor

  • Point Pleasant Park ✨ (Owen’s fav place in Halifax)

  • Halifax Public Gardens ✨ (Sanjana’s fav place in Halifax)

  • Harbour/Northwest Arm Kayaking

  • The Commons Tennis Courts

  • Habour Sea-doo

  • Visit Chocolate Lake

Museums

  • Maritime Museum

  • Canadian Museum of Immigration

  • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Especially the Maud Lewis Exhibit) ✨

Activities

✨ = Couple’s Favourite

30-mins (ish) away

  • Crystal Crescent Beach ✨

  • Lawrencetown Beach

  • Fishermen’s Cove

  • Rainbow Haven/Conrad’s Beach

  • Peggy’s Cove

Sightseeing & Shopping

  • Harbour Hopper

  • Citadel Hill

  • Walk the Waterfront ✨ (especially at night!)

  • Reiyee Vintage Clothes

  • Walk Agricola Street (so much to do, see, eat & shop for!)

  • Halifax Brewery Market

  • Queen’s Marque

  • Jennifer’s of Nova Scotia

  • Halifax Seaport Farmer’s Market (weekends only)

Breakfast/Lunch

  • Bliss Cafe ✨ (Get the tacos!)

  • Almonak

  • Elle’s Bistro

  • Cheeky Neighbour Diner

  • Halifax Seaport Farmers Market (Friday - Sunday) ✨

  • The Hali Deli

  • Luke’s Small Goods

  • Cabin Coffee

Coffee Shops

  • Weird Harbour

  • Coffeology

  • Cafe Byron ✨

  • Narrow Espresso ✨(Take-away)

  • Laughing Whale (Halifax Seaport Market)

  • The Osney Cafe

  • Steve-O-Reno’s Coffee Shop (avocado toast is other worldly)

  • Dilly Dally Cafe

  • Cafe Lara

Food & Drinks

Dinner

  • Highwayman ✨

  • Ostrich Club

  • Studio East ✨

  • Matadora ✨

  • Bicycle Thief

  • The Brown Hound ✨

  • Mirchi Tandoor

  • India Paradise ✨

  • The Narrows Public House

  • Henry House

  • Lou Pecou Pizzeria

  • Salvatore’s Pizza

  • Bar Kismet (one of the best restaurants in Canada!)

  • Water Polo

  • Tony’s Donair (a Haligonian MUST-try)

Bars

  • Stillwell Beer Garden ✨

  • Stillwell Freehouse ✨

  • Waterfront Beer Garden

  • The Brown Hound ✨

  • Propeller Microbrewery (Arcade in basement)

  • Good Robot Brewing

  • Durty Nelly’s ✨✨✨ (Simply, an institution)

  • Maxwell’s Plum ✨

  • Magnolia

Food

  • Salt Shaker Deli ✨

  • Beach Pea

  • Grand Banker

  • Lincoln Street Food

  • The Knot Pub

  • Betty’s at the Kitch

Coffee Shops

  • No. 9 Coffee

  • The Barn Coffee & Social House

  • Hungry Traveler Cafe

  • Laughing Whale Coffee Roasters ✨ (Owen’s fav coffee)

Lunenberg & Mahone Bay

Bars & Breweries

  • Bar Salvador

  • Shipwright Brewing

  • Ironworks Distillery

  • Lightship Brewery ✨

  • Mug & Anchor Pub

  • Tin Roof Distillery

Activities & Shopping

  • Whale Watching

  • Bluenose Golf Course

  • Osprey Ridge Golf Course

  • Walk along Waterfront ✨

  • Visit the Fisheries Museum

  • Go On Board the Bluenose II

  • Lunenberg Bound Bookshop ✨

  • Sailing Tour

  • “Pleasant Paddling” Kayak Tour

  • Visit Blue Rocks Village

  • Visit the “3 Churches”

Wolfville & Annapolis Valley

  • Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery ✨

  • Juniper

  • Jeju Korean Restaurant

  • Church Brewing

  • Domaine de Grand Pre Winery

  • Blomidon Provincial Park

  • Hike Cape Split (and perhaps adventure to Amethyst Cove) ✨

  • Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens

  • Troy Restaurant

  • Benjamine Bridge Winery

  • “The Lookoff”

  • Wolfville Farmer’s Market ✨

  • Noggins Corn Maze

South Shore

  • Ovens National Park

  • Visit Chester

  • Follow The “Lighthouse Trail” down the coast

  • Visit Lahave Bakery

  • Visit Oak Island

  • Hike Gaff Point Trail

  • Visit Kejimkujik National Park

Have some time to explore Nova Scotia?

Cape Breton

  • Cabot Trail (Scenic Drive) ✨

  • Cabot Cliffs/Links Golf Course

  • Visit Inverness Beach

  • Visit Cape Breton Highlands National Park

  • Visit Egypt Falls

  • Hike the Franey Trail

  • Hike the Skyline Trail ✨

Dartmouth

  • Two If by the Sea (Coffee Shop) ✨

  • Lake City Cider

  • Doraku Sushi

  • Dear Friend Bar

  • The Canteen Restaurant

  • Battery Park (Ace Burgers!!!) ✨

  • Take the Ferry to Downtown Dartmouth

  • Shubie Dog Park (Waverley Road)

  • Oxalis Restaurant

  • Cafe Good Luck