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Middle Eastern on the East Coast

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Middle Eastern on the East Coast

Kebabs, dips, wraps, falafel, and everything else that you're going to want to eat all the time.

1. Cafe Istanbul: Kebap & Meze House

5986 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, NS B3J 3N1
(902) 405-4028

Category: Turkish

10/16/2011

Cafe Istanbul has been on my list to try ever since the very start of my yelp-life began almost a full year ago so I was *thrilled* when a friend finally gave us a reason to pop in for an early birthday celebration.

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2. Choco Café

1360 Lower Water St
Halifax, NS B3J 3X2
(902) 407-8844

Categories: Chocolatiers and Shops, Coffee & Tea

10/28/2011

"Blame it on the cho-cho-cho-cho-cho-choc-o-lat e."

Okay, it's not as catchy, but I swear I might as well have been drunk during my first visit to Choco Café across from Bishop's Landing. From bright-eyed first reactions like "It looks like the Bombay…More »

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3. Ali's Seafood and Kabob Cuisine

575 Main Street
Dartmouth, NS B2W 6A4
(902) 446-2547

Categories: Mediterranean, Seafood

Update - 12/21/2011

In the short while they've been open, Ali's has gone from being a 'nice-to-have' to a 'would-be-sad-without' which is my complicated way of saying: please never leave me, my sweet, wonderful purveyor of the strangest, awesomest collection of take-out…More »

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10/31/2011 First to Review
The love I have for the wee strip mall about ninety seconds from my house is already high, but now,… Read more »

4. Ray's Lebanese Cuisine

2000 Barrington St
Halifax, NS B3K
(902) 492-0233

Categories: Fast Food, Mediterranean

2/22/2012

Hyped for a reason, Ray's is your go-to destination for great Mediterranean eats on the fast and cheap. Centrally located and reliably slinging falafel wraps in this city since long before I can remember, it's worth the trip into Scotia Square's food…More »

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5. The European Pantry

6516 Chebucto Rd
Halifax, NS B3L 1L7
(902) 422-5679

Categories: Grocery, Ethnic Food

4/11/2012

Haven't heard of the European Pantry? I can't say I'm surprised. This is one well kept secrets for at-home charcuterists and hosts-with-the-mosts.

It's tucked away in a part of town that always throws me off. Having never lived up on the Oxford end of…More »

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