The Top 10 Places to Eat and Drink in Dartmouth
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Rank 1. Dear Friend
Cocktail Bar
A narrow room of bentwood stools and café warmth opened Dartmouth's cocktail scene, and the bar still thinks like a kitchen: the Just a Dashi draws umami from shiitake and spruce, a Cosmopolitan glows with turmeric and sea buckthorn. Local beer and cider line the shelves; the wine list chases funk over fashion.
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Canada's 100 Best 2026 · #15 · Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
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Rank 2. Oxalis Restaurant
European
- Curated Magazine 2025 · #2 · 50 Best Places to Eat
- Nova Scotia Restaurant Awards 2025 · Best Restaurant Halifax
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