I'm loving Halifax's eat local renaissance! A host of talented locals are putting forth so many…read moredelicious eats. My new favorite weekend activity is a visit to the Alderney Landing Farmer's Market for a sampling of fresh baked goods and treats. New this year to the Farmer's Market is The Doughnut Stand. Serving up a wide variety of classic and new fusion style doughnuts, The Doughnut Stand offers a delicious, fresh, and local alternative to big chain factory baked goods. They have all the classics from Boston crème, raspberry filled, apple fritter, lemon curd, and maple bacon. The Doughnut Stand also brings an exciting and changing selection of new fusion style doughnuts. So far I've seen Crème egg and mini egg doughnuts for Easter, peanut butter Captain Crunch, carrot cake doughnut, Jalapeño bacon cheddar, and chocolate cherry fritter. You won't find that extreme variety and experimentation anywhere else! Fluffy, light, airly, fresh, and full of flavour I love their doughnuts. To help beat the heat of summer The Doughnut Stand also just released a menu of homemade frozen treats. Popsicles, chocolate dipped bars, and even doughnut ice cream sandwiches filled with Dee Dee's own ice creams. Yes! You heard right, doughnut ice cream sandwiches! The Doughnut Stand is open on Saturdays for the market and other select dates they post on their Facebook pages. They're often at local events nearby or other venues spreading that doughnut-y goodness.

The Alderney Farmer's Market is my favourite Saturday morning place to be. And a Port City Coffee…read morewith a Maple Bacon Doughnut from the Doughnut Stand is my favourite way to start a Saturday morning at the Market. I get a vague sense they do have other doughnuts but I am instantly and always drawn the Maple Bacon. I mean a yeasty doughnut doused in sweet, sticky maple glaze to which crispy, salty nuggets of bacon adhere, I ask you, what else could you ever want? I may try some other flavours but my heart will always belong to the Maple Bacon.

Cute ice cream place on the waterfront, long line but moves fast. Open until 10pm, a plus for…read moreafter-dinner strollers. They have a bunch of locations throughout Canada.

We didn't set out to visit COWS Cable Wharf. We had done a hop-on/hop-off tour in Halifax, Nova…read moreScotia, and decided to get a snack before heading back to the ship. As we stood in the streets of Halifax one of us mentioned ice cream and one of the other of us looked up from our phones to see COWS about 75 feet away from us. It was purely accidental, I swear. Then again, if fate deals you a good hand, you take it. This COWS location is located along the waterfront in a large, expansive area of shops and restaurants, and vendors. Inside this place is awesome. I'm going to guess there we well over 30 flavors of ice cream, each one calling my name. The names of their ice cream flavours are funny/whimsical/appropriate. Things like Lemoon lime bar, Cownadian Maple, and Cookie Moonster...you get the drift. A lot of cow-based inspiration. My ice cream of choice was Coffee...and it was SOOOO good. Then there's the merchandise. Aisles and Rows of shirts, hoodies, sweaters, socks, jackets, hats...the list goes on. So Many T-shirts with cow-related puns, and all so fun. The staff at COWS appear to enjoy their jobs and they have fun while working. And why not? It's a fun, relaxed atmosphere and you're surrounded by ice cream!

Went twice during our visit in Halifax. Had to try lobster roll which only came on Saturdays…read more Lobster roll was much better than from restaurants (less mayo, more lobster meat and less expensive).

TL;DR/The Short Version: Popular Farmers' Market. Too…read morecrowded for me. A good variety of vendors, but I prefer the Halifax Brewery Market, personally. The Long Version: When my husband and I were in Halifax recently, we did 2 Markets back-to-back, this one and the Halifax Brewery Market and I personally liked the Halifax Brewery Market better, as it had more interesting foods and vendors and wasn't as crowded. My impression is that this Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market is more for tourists and the Halifax Brewery Market is more for locals, but I could be wrong. I got a Pancit Bihon for my husband and I to share at Pinoy's Best Halifax. It was $7 for a small serving. It tasted good and had this Liptons Chicken Soup smell that I loved, lol. Weird, I know. I just didn't like that they microwaved it in a plastic container. I would have preferred it if it was kept in metal warming trays and served into a cardboard container. My husband got a 4L jug of Maple syrup from Ripley's Maple ($58) for his sister. She was coming to Halifax too but not when the Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market would be open so she asked him to get it for her. He gave it to her in Halifax and she was driving home, so we cannot attest to whether the jug would survive a flight in checked baggage, it would be at your own risk, lol. I'm glad we checked out this market. If we were in the area again on future visits to Halifax I would drop by, but I wouldn't specifically plan to go to it like we did this time. (179)

Centrally located higher end grocery store just off Spring Garden Road on Dresden Row. Now owned…read moreby Sobeys (previously independent). Their prices are higher than the bigger supermarkets but their quality is excellent - for meat and produce. They do have a front area by the entrance where you can get a variety of food to eat in or takeaway. The special sandwich of the week is always a winner.

Like Pete's as always same food I remember but the burritos are hit or miss-,I guess as I'm not a…read moreregular because I don't live close by- but it's always -"we're getting them in " so I miss when they did have them and I love the beef ones. I got a 1/2 tostada today - very good and my son the meat balls- honey garlic- - a win - plus my favourite fries lol Will be back!

We love stopping at White Sail to grab a loaf of bread and one of their delicious squares…read more Today we decided to grab lunch and enjoy it on one of the picnic tables outside. It was quite expensive for what it was. For two turkey sandwiches (with no side), a loaf of bread and two squares it was almost $50! The sandwiches were mediocre. The ingredients and bread were all fine - but that's it, just fine. Definitely not worth the price - it would have been $3-$4 cheaper to get a hamburger than it was a plain turkey sandwich. It was a hit and a miss - we'll keep going back for a sweet treat but in the nicest way possible you can get a much better and cheaper lunch elsewhere.

This is a tiny spot but OMG, it's a stop you have to make! Such a family feel and the food is…read moreAMAZING. Lovely seating area outside by the water. The poutine! It's fabulous. Delicious! Our resident vegetarian even made an exception and tried some. Even something as unassuming as a grilled cheese sandwich? The BEST grilled cheese I've ever had. Delicious cheddar, perfectly grilled to the crispiest, crunchiest, tastiest, yum level ever. I'd tell you about my son's burger but he inhaled it so fast I couldn't get an accurate description other than it was "10/10, would eat again." And they had ice cream! Though we were full. Others stopped by just for that. If you're on the way to Peggy's Cove or on the way back, you HAVE TO STOP HERE. Oh, we had some cherry square/bar that was great

TL;DR/The Short Version: Cool little urban grocery store. Has locally sourced products. Baked goods…read moreand prepared foods are available, in addition to regular groceries. The Slightly Longer Version: This urban grocery store reminds me a lot of The Kitchen Table of days gone by (in Toronto). It has a small amount of groceries and has baked goods from local suppliers as well as prepared ready-to-eat foods. They had some locally brewed kombucha too. Prices weren't too high, reasonable for what it is. Store is bright and clean looking. It's not quite as big as Pete's Frootique on Dresden Row, but they are a bit similar. (192)

I'm sure that there are lots of good places in HRM to get a nice loaf of French bread and almond…read morecroissant, but I can't say that this is one of them. My experience: - Baguette: Bought a large loaf on Saturday morning. By Tuesday morning, it had developed some mouldy spots. Never had this happen before in three days, with "freshly baked" bread, either from bakeries or homemade. - Almond croissant: The pastry is not terribly flaky, and the almond paste flavour was OK, but was dense and really "smooshed" together. Don't know how to better describe it then to say that it was nowhere near the best almond croissants I've had. Now, as an aside, here's an irksome incident: There were a couple of people lined up on the right-hand side being served by the main clerk (owner?). Since I had come in on the left, I realised that I should join the proper line-up. The clerk finished serving them, then promptly turned away and ignored me and an elderly woman in front of me. She served a young white couple who had just arrived on the left-hand side. She was super-friendly with them, even offering them a free sample. Didn't say boo to us. Then it was as if she noticed us two on this side, and came to serve the elderly lady. No free sample for her. I guess it's too bad we weren't young or white? Another employee came over from behind the counter to serve me, and he was very friendly, so at at least he made up for the odd behaviour of that woman. So that was interesting, and even if it weren't for that peculiar turn of events, I wouldn't patronize them again because of the bread and croissant. Plenty of other good bakery options at the Seaport market.

Found this gem at the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market. The lady working here was very kind and…read morehelpful. She was selling all kinds delicious looking breads, pastries, and other baked goods. We just wanted a quick snack before heading onto Peggy's Cove. I bought a Blueberry Danish. It was packed with blueberries, and it tasted yummy!! My wife bought some sort of Almond twistie baked good. Don't know what the name was, but it tasted very good too. When we return to Halifax, Nova Scotia....I absolutely will return here. I believe they have their own bakery somewhere in town so I will be searching for it upon our return!!

Saw Helm online. It's a tiny place and these ladies work long hours to make homey food. Bought…read morecinnamon rolls, raisin oatmeal cookies and a beef pie. YUM! Rolls were excellent, fresh and full of cinnamon. Cookies chewy and jammed with raisins, I prefer them crispier. But still delicious. And beef pie FULL of beefy goodness. Not cheap but worth every cent. Home made! I'll be back.

Delicious homemade style bread, pies and cookies in a small bakery…read more The staff is very helpful and friendly. And one can preorder too!