10 MUST-TRY dishes in HALIFAX, CANADA! 🇨🇦 - EPIC Nova Scotian FOOD TOUR

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks for watching this week's video. Visiting Canada after such a long time was a blast. We always love eating all the food when we are in North America. Hope you enjoyed watching! Next week we'll have another video from Nova Scotia so stay tuned! - Brandon & Anja

[@Bootsie8725]

Come to lobster galley in st.anns

[@jennifermartin1775]

Most authentic visit I've seen so far.

[@wherearewe-yt]

It should be - I'm from Halifax! Haha.

[@j.e.m.7182]

Ya know you're a true nova scotian when you made poutine last week, ate donair this week, and made oatcakes yesterday 🤣🤣 Gotta love the classics, eh? What a great video with great reviews of the city, I can't wait to see more reviews from you guys! 🇨🇦⛵

[@wherearewe-yt]

Jealous! Haven't been back home since then. But we'll soon be back, and plan to make a few more videos around Canada. We can taste the poutine already! 😂

[@j.e.m.7182]

The taste of home is always nostalgic but I'm extremely envious of you guys trying all of these foods from all around the world. I can recreate foods from different cultures all day but I'm sure that it fails in comparison to the real thing!! That being said, I can't wait to see more of your guys' reviews of Canadian food. There're certainly some fantastic gems here and there 😊💎

[@scottgallagher5516]

Great video, thank you! Visiting Halifax/Canada for the first time in October for business, will be checking out some of these places for sure 👌🏼

[@wherearewe-yt]

You definitely should! Donair and garlic fingers is a must. And definitely grab a Crobster Roll if you get the chance! So dang good!

[@foranaffairs]

Love all the eastern passage / cow bay footage. That’s my area and needs attention! Best place

[@wherearewe-yt]

It was so great to visit and explore my home province again! It was the first time in several years, and Anja's first time in most of these places. We're headed back soon. Not sure how much we're going to film this time around, but we're excited. Thanks for watching!

[@karlweir3198]

Moon mist was my favorite ice cream growing up and bubblegum lol

[@wherearewe-yt]

I used to live Bubblegum ice cream as well. Anja doesn't like it!

[@Firewalkwithme84]

Love my Scotian food 👌🏾

[@wherearewe-yt]

Always love coming home and having all of my old faves! If you haven't had a crobster roll yet - get on it! They brought it back, but just for the summer. So dang good.

[@muirdochmcneil]

Never heard the term "Scotian" before, but I am 55 years old and always went by "Blue Noser"

[@thevigarfeeling]

All the houses at the start were so cute. Looks like lots and lots of yummy food.

[@wherearewe-yt]

All of the traditional old houses are one of the best things about Halifax. And there's lots of yummy food, if you know what to look for! 😜

[@RuggedCross1]

Man I live in that part of Dartmouth you were in and I never paid much attention to that restaurant. I have GOT to go there now

[@wherearewe-yt]

We took a look at their website recently, and it looks like it's no longer on the menu! I'd message them first and ask. We've had a few people say they want to go and get one. Maybe due to popular demand, they can bring it back. 😂 It was SO GOOD.

[@Samps76]

Thanks for checking out The Canteen! Glad you enjoyed your Crobster rolls.

[@wherearewe-yt]

We just left Halifax a week ago, and managed to have one again before we left back to Europe. It was just as amazing the second time around! SO GOOD.

[@IfWeGoTo]

That crobster roll looks so good!! Haven't been a huge fan of lobster on its own, but with crab... and that bread!! Also.. definitely want to try a beaver tail. They look huge!

[@wherearewe-yt]

Anja was never much of a lobster fan until this trip, and she had the opportunity to try it again. Now she loves it! The crab was a serious step-up though. It was unreal. 🤤 And you absolutely have to try a beavertale when you make it up to Canada! We would probably recommend something a bit more basic though. Ours was sweet AF. Still delicious though! 😂

[@IfWeGoTo]

@@wherearewe-yt Hahaha when we head to Canada we'll definitely message yall for some recommendations!

[@tito-kr7rm]

@@IfWeGoTo lol

[@Oumarmalalndiaye]

Merci beaucoup ❤

[@mikeandashley]

Halifax seems lovely and the food looks amazing! I (Ashley) LOVE pickles, so that saltwater taffy looks right up my alley. 🤣 Great video as always, guys!

[@wherearewe-yt]

It was actually SO GOOD. Hahaha. It tasted like proper dill pickle. We tried a bunch of the other flavors off-camera and they were surprisingly accurate. Thanks for watching, guys! 🍻

[@FrogLoaf99]

@@wherearewe-yti had it once and it had weird taste. also had black liquorice 🤢

[@heikesandig8815]

Es ist für mich sehr Interessant wo der Lebensgefährte von meinem Töchterchen herkommt 😊....Die leckeren Sachen die es dort gibt, hinterlassen sicher auch etwas "Huftgold"aber egal, manchmal muss das einfach sein.Eure Videos gefallen mir von mal zu mal immer besser ❤❤

[@wherearewe-yt]

Ja, das beste ist der ganze frische Fisch. Hummer usw. isst man ja in Deutschland gar nicht, weil es ja voll teuer ist, aber da wo Brandon herkommt war Hummer früher das Essen der armen Leute.

[@qpetertubeq]

Love this one! Being from New England US, many of the foods are the same. Love a lobster roll! The poutine looked amazing, as did the deep fried cheese curds.

[@wherearewe-yt]

It was even better at the time, given how long we had most of those things. We're already looking forward to going back! We're also hoping to do some exploration of the Eastern US some time. Thanks for watching!

[@allanahw]

There’s a few that I didn’t actually know were Nova Scotia particularly the oat cakes and the deep fried pepperoni. Thanks for creating the video. I enjoyed it thoroughly and I’m going to have to check out a couple of places like the Bulwark Brewery and the candy store down in Fishermans Cove.

[@wherearewe-yt]

You definitely should! And if you haven't had the Crobster Roll yet (if you're actually a fan of seafood) we highly recommend. It's currently back, but only for the summer!

[@karlweir3198]

I live in Nova Scotia Canada and so proud of our province, our sea food and donairs and much much more❤

[@wherearewe-yt]

It's always great to visit home and have all of these things again. I miss all those things while we're out of Canada, but it makes them that much better when we return.

[@melanieroy1985]

Great video. You nailed it! ❤

[@wherearewe-yt]

We already want more donairs and garlic fingers!

[@MikeHart72]

There are a lot of restaurants around here. In my experience if you find what looks like a hole in the wall place or a mom and pop shop that’s where you get the best food. When we go out to eat we tend to stay away from any franchise style restaurant, they are generic.

[@wherearewe-yt]

Our favorite thing we had in this video was the Crobster Roll. The Canteen is definitely a local restaurant..and a good one at that! We'd love to go back.

[@grantlingley1385]

Thanks so much for posting, subscribed of course! We are so fortunate to have so many food options in Halifax and Nova Scotia generally! You had me salivating through the whole video and I live here!!! LOL. Equally tasty are all of the International options now as well. Some incredible Syrian, Greek, Indian, Japanese cuisine as well!

[@wherearewe-yt]

It's crazy to me how diverse the food scene has become since I used to live here (its been over 10 years). Even the grocery stores are filled with international food items. The selection is incredible! Thanks for subscribing! We're actually visiting family in Canada now, so we plan on filming a few more videos while we're here (probably Edmonton, Calgary, Banff and Vancouver). It's good to be back. 😃

[@maysmith4906]

You are right: tea & oat cakes! :)

[@wherearewe-yt]

Makes sense! It was good, but a bit dry on it's own. With tea, it would have been much better.

[@muirdochmcneil]

@@wherearewe-yt Coffee and Oat cakes for me

[@lilianebangay6221]

my husband and i surely miss home more than ever now .

[@wherearewe-yt]

When's the last time you were there?

[@tito-kr7rm]

That Cropster Roll does look some dank...

[@wherearewe-yt]

The video is from last year, and this year the Canteen doesn't seem to serve it anymore 🥺. We're back in Canada at the moment and we're really sad about this because it tasted soooo good.

[@angielangille7486]

They still serve it but they only serve it when it's lobster season.

[@JosephJamesScott]

I've never had a beavertail. I didn't even know they sold them in Halifax. I saw the same franchise when I visited Ontario in 2019 but thought they were a bit pricy so I didn't bother.

[@wherearewe-yt]

They're good! Maybe a bit over priced, as you said. Good to share, for sure. The original is the only one that's not overly sweet. Unless you have a major sweet-tooth, a few bite is enough.

[@lyleaustin2112]

Great video! I will say though that Willy's directly across the street from Smoke's makes the superior poutine!

[@wherearewe-yt]

Yeah, we probably should have went to Willy's! But we hadn't been to Smokes on ages, and wanted to try some of the new items they had, while we were still in Canada. Next time I'll bring Anja there!

[@charitybroussard4961]

Yes, oatcakes are made to eat with tea! From Cape Breton here..the oatcake capital!

[@wherearewe-yt]

Makes sense! It was a bit dry on its own. Anja loved it though..she ended up eating the whole thing. Haha.

[@stephanieleduc843]

I just randomly discover your channel with this video, and now I want to go to Halifax (I'm from Québec - thanks for mentionning poutine origine lol). I will soon watch all your previous and new videos as well ! Danke schön ! Tschüss !

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks so much for watching! We appreciate it. You should definitely visit the East Coast in general some time. It's worth it for the fresh seafood alone (if you like seafood, that is). You can't beat Québec poutine..oh man. We haven't been in forever, but need to go back! What's your favorite place for it? We always love adding new stops to our food bucket list. 😃 We are actually in Canada filming on the West coast now. It'll be a while before those videos come out, but we are looking forward to it.

[@tito-kr7rm]

poutine is over rated .. why would anyone wana go out and spend $ on that to do that to your guts lol only in canada... Im a cool Cape Bretoner .,.,, different cloth,,..

[@wherearewe-yt]

Only in Canada? People eat junk food all over the world though. Poutine is no worse. All in moderation!

[@stephanieleduc843]

@@wherearewe-yt There is so many places, it is hard to say ! There's some funky poutine at La Banquise, Frite Alors!, Poutine centrale, Poutineville, but sometimes a real good one is just from a small shack selling fries, poutine and burgers ! So you go in small town like Beauharnois and you can find place like chez Grégoire. There was La frite dorée when I was a child, but sadly it's close I think.

[@SaucyRossyBBQ]

There actually is an elegant way to eat a donair. you are supposed to leave it in the tinfoil and eat it like a drumstick and peel away the tinfoil down as you eat it! Glad you enjoyed the good food!

[@wherearewe-yt]

We still would manage to make a mess. I'm craving a donair now! 😫

[@Bootsie8725]

Come to Cape Breton next I’m the head chef at the lobster galley on the Cabot trail

[@wherearewe-yt]

Anja hasn't been to Cape Breton, so I'll have to bring her there one day! Right now we're out West.

[@Bootsie8725]

@@wherearewe-yt perfect!!!

[@tito-kr7rm]

Dill pickle taffy lulz mmmm a bag of them on the beach eh!!

[@wherearewe-yt]

They have some interesting flavors. Brandon really loved the dill pickle one. He still talks about it 😂

[@jacobguy7780]

Nice vid! Moon mist is the best!!

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks! And agreed. It's so good!

[@IntegratedMarketingHalifax]

👍👍

[@kamwo183]

Some good picks! I would 100% replace smokes with Willys, right across the street! It’s not a franchise and local small business and way better!

[@wherearewe-yt]

I was thinking about it! We just kind of wanted to try some of new stuff at Smokes while we were in Canada. Gonna have to take Anja there next time around!

[@kamwo183]

@@wherearewe-yt I frequent Halifax and didn’t know about the Crobster! Thank you! I’ll go try it in 3 weeks when I go back! 🤩

[@wherearewe-yt]

@@kamwo183I think they may have taken it off the menu! 😭 Absolute madness because it was absolutely incredible. We ate a lobster roll while visiting last week, and it didn't even remotely compare. I recommend shooting them a message first on Instagram or something, to ask.

[@lilianebangay6221]

Love the Tshirt

[@wherearewe-yt]

Thanks!

[@GeraldMacDonald-u7d]

Halibut cheeks are better than scallops ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wherearewe-yt]

We'll take it all! We had some amazing Digby scallops while visiting recently, though. They were so good. 🤤

[@Zzz3331]

Yummy! Now I’m craving a lobster roll 🤤

[@wherearewe-yt]

It was so dang good!! 🦞 🦀

[@tavismacdonald7759]

Come to India and try stuff here, We are right next door ! Oops typo i mean PEI

[@wherearewe-yt]

Hahaha. Oh, boy.

[@gr8witenorth61]

use pruning shears when you eat lobster, thats your first mistake, you will never go back to nut crackers every again, my dad's family is from halifax, and i havent been there in over 40yrs, or 40 bp, (before potin ) lol................

[@wherearewe-yt]

I'm sure that would have been easier, but I'm not sure that we had any of those kicking around! Hahaha.

[@gr8witenorth61]

@@wherearewe-yt at worse you only need one pair, to open it all up, then hand them over to you partner, as you pry open your sectioned pieces, but get a pair if you plan on visiting new brunswich, or newfie-land.......... bysdbys, are you related to the wheredafukarwee tribe..............????? 😉😉😉

[@UnkleBot]

love seeing a german love our food haha

[@wherearewe-yt]

She loved it all! But she has especially fallen in love with the fresh seafood we have in the Maritimes after returning here with me. She had Digby scallops, PEI mussels, and more local caught fish and lobster. Not something Anja grew up with - but she's now a seafood lover!

[@tito-kr7rm]

oats ahahhaha oh my ...

[@wherearewe-yt]

That oatcake was pretty dry but Anja ate the whole thing afterwards and actually really liked it in the end.

[@lilianebangay6221]

you forgot the beef tips man and the fish tips in cole Harbour . what,s up with that lol

[@wherearewe-yt]

Where should we try em'??

[@remixed8079]

If an outsider wants the absolute best donair available in Nova Scotia, Tony’s Donair on the commons (2390 Robbie Street) is the place you need to go. All these other grease laden slop troughs destroy a good donair with greasy cheap ingredients. Tony’s is fresh not greasy, the sauce may drip a little while you eat it but it’s just sauce, meanwhile the others will be dripping some nuclear sludge with a funky greasy sauce. Born and raised in Scotia (50+) years, the last donair I ate from KOD (Clayton park) left half uneaten on the table and the other slightly eaten half in the receptacle after a fierce mouth watering event (this one) 🤮. Tony’s is the only Donair you need……..

[@wherearewe-yt]

We were going to go to Tony's, actually, but we were a bit under a time crunch at the time! Filming multiple videos and visiting family at the same time is near impossible. Going to take Anja there when we to back in a few weeks.

[@remixed8079]

@@wherearewe-yt I totally get that, NS is becoming one giant food court, so many good places to eat and giving your opinion isn’t always easy…..I was just stating from my point of view having had donairs from Yarmouth to Sydney I’ve never found one better than Tony’s, I’m glad you went to Sicilian though because in all seriousness KOD made me violently ill the last time I had it, and prior to that I always found them so greasy…… Keep exploring and putting in curious to see what’s out there……. Mahone Bay, Oh My Cod, best lobster poutine in the province that I’ve ever had. You should try it if you get the chance…..

[@francesminty5585]

So, when do we get the royalty cheques for our cameos?😂

[@wherearewe-yt]

Your $0.01 check is in the mail! 😂

[@francesminty5585]

@@wherearewe-yt I guess we won't be buying any crobster rolls!

[@TrustAtlanticC]

👍👍

[@anthonyswim7898]

Dip it in Pizza Sauce

[@wherearewe-yt]

Donair sauce all the way!

[@tito-kr7rm]

I like your nails...

[@wherearewe-yt]

Haha thanks 😆

[@HFXGremlin]

Erm..... heart attack much? XD

[@wherearewe-yt]

If you eat this stuff all the time, then yeah, maybe! Hahaha.

[@muirdochmcneil]

I use to get Donair Poutine once a week, my co workers called it " Heart Attack in a Pack "

[@umartariq]

when it comes to halal food halifax has long way to go in terms of taste

[@wherearewe-yt]

I mean..Halifax isn't exactly known for its large Muslim population, so that makes sense. Haha.

[@lilianebangay6221]

i loved them but this one your showing is somr friggin thick

[@wherearewe-yt]

Which item?? Haha.

[@anthonyswim7898]

if you say "Eh" You're Not Nova Scotian

[@wherearewe-yt]

Plenty of Nova Scotians say eh..haha.

[@MMansfield1984]

I'm a Nova Scotia and these were some pretty poor choices. This is where students from Ontario would go.

[@wherearewe-yt]

You obviously didn't watch the video past the first few minutes then. Students from Ontario are going to The Canteen? To Mic Mac Tavern (a Dartmouth staple)? To Fisherman's Cove and Mahone Bay?? 😂

[@MikeHart72]

@@wherearewe-yt. The Mic Mac Tavern has the best steaks around these parts. I’ve tried many things on the menu and all were good but this place simply knows how to cook a steak

[@wherearewe-yt]

@@MikeHart72 It's a MUST every time I visit gone. We had the steak and scallops last time, and potato skins for the table. The best!

[@MikeHart72]

@@wherearewe-yt I’ve been eating at the Mic Mac since they were in a little run down shack in the space right next to their current location. I don’t know if they have a special secret to cooking steaks but they are the best at it. I’ve eaten at other restaurants known for steak, very good meals. Mic Mac Tavern is just better at what they do. I have family who lives on the other end of the province. When they visit their first request is a trip to the Mic Mac Tavern. Whatever they do it sure works.

[@MikeHart72]

@@wherearewe-yt The next time you are around give Sam’s on Main Street in Dartmouth a try. It’s a dive in an old building but for the price and portion size you can’t beat it. The food isn’t spectacular but it is good. The fish and chips portions are huge for the price

[@t1mmyt1mb1ts123]

Smokes poutine is meh and over priced, Randys has wayyy better poutine

[@wherearewe-yt]

Never had it! Would definitely agree that Smokes is pretty pricy, though.

[@AverageTCG]

Randys poutine is a halifax treasure

[@alispicemakeup]

Donair is doner kebab.... Just a different take. A pizza is a pizza regardless of topping.

[@wherearewe-yt]

By that logic, a gyro is just a doner kebab as well. All you've changed are all of the ingredients. Different bread, different meats, different vegetables, and different sauces. Much like a donair. No one would called a gyro a dober kebab though. By that same logic, a calzone is just an empanada. It's folded dough stuffed random ingredients. Kebabs in Turkey look nothing like a donair. We should know..we used to live there. There are many types of kebabs in Turkey - and none of them are like a donair. If you're changing every single ingredient of a dish, it's no longer the same dish. The gyro and doner kebab are clearly where the donair comes from, but they taste nothing alike. If anything, the gyro is closer to the gyro - which is quite literally where the *Greek* inventor created it from.

[@tito-kr7rm]

@@wherearewe-yt haahhahaha nice one. schooled that noob... I now love you folk...cheers.. peace. brilliant ... roar

[@tito-kr7rm]

food is food and a calorie is a calorie said my ex returded girlfriend