Halifax Downtown Food Tour with 6 Tastings and Donair Poutine
Halifax, Canada
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3 hours
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Offered in: EnglishHalifax invented the donair, and in 2015 it became the only municipal food in Canada. This walking tour takes you from Grand Parade, laid out in 1749 between City Hall and St Paul’s, downhill through the streets Haligonians actually eat in.
Start with saltwater taffy from a Barrington Street candy shop, then a donair poutine at a downtown institution known as much for its warren of rooms as its cooking, spiced beef and sweet garlic sauce over fries in one forkful. Down at the water, sit inside a stone warehouse built for privateers and running as a pub since 1974: a cup of seafood chowder, then deep-fried pepperoni with honey mustard, the snack locals order without thinking twice.
One stop we do not name in advance, a surprise every time. Finish at a waterfront chocolate maker for a tasting, hot chocolate in the cooler months. Your Secret Food Tours guide lives here and settles the argument over who makes the best donair in town.
- A chocolate tasting at a waterfront chocolate maker, hot chocolate in the cooler months
- Saltwater taffy from a Barrington Street candy shop
- A tasting at our secret stop, kept secret until the day
- Donair Poutine at a downtown institution
- Cup of seafood chowder at a harbour pub in a privateers' warehouse
- Deep-fried pepperoni with honey mustard at the same harbour pub
- Guide's Gratuities
- Pick-up & Drop-off
Meeting point
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Meet your guide at the Grand Parade by the arch. They will be wearing a black cloak.
End point
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Your tour ends at Halifax Waterfront by Queens Landing
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The oldest surviving building in Halifax, on the south side of Grand Parade. We pass it as we set out.
Duration: 30 minutes
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The oldest surviving building in Halifax, on the south side of Grand Parade. We pass it as we set out.
Duration:
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Halifax's densest restaurant strip, where our first stop sits. Guests walk the street locals fill on weekend nights.
Duration: 45 minutes
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A handsome heritage block near our secret stop, lined with restored 19th-century facades.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk
A four-kilometre harbour promenade linking the tour's waterfront stops. Among the most visited attractions in the city.
Duration: 45 minutes
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A waterfront gathering spot on the boardwalk, home to our African Nova Scotian kitchen stop.
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Historic Properties
A National Historic Site of restored late-1700s and early-1800s warehouses, which we pass along the harbour.
Duration: 15 minutes
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A newer waterfront district where the tour ends, home to our chocolate stop and wide harbour views.
Duration: 15 minutes
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Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
On the boardwalk near our route, holding relics from the Titanic and Halifax Explosion for guests who want to linger after the tour.
Duration:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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