HFX Burger Week 2019
Did you hear about the hamburger who couldn’t stop making jokes??? He was on a roll.. Taste of Nova Scotia restaurants are frying up some seriously delicious burgers for The Coast’s Burger Week from March 28 – April 3. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to eat your way around Halifax and share your favourite local burger pics with us! Worried about eating too many burgers? Not possible, but maybe bring a friend along to share these burger masterpieces with.
2 Doors Down
THE GREEK BURGER: A PEI beef patty, Annapolis Valley feta, tzatziki, tomato mint chutney and onion slaw on a sesame bun. $6
Also available: CLASSIC OLD SCHOOL CHEESEBURGER SLIDER and a full sides menu.
Agricola Street Brasserie
BRASSERIE BURGER: House-ground Atlantic beef, cheddar cheese sauce, hickory-smoked bacon, balsamic onion jam, herb aioli, lettuce and house pickles on a toasted bun. $15
Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery
THE DARTMOUTH DONAIR BURGER: Thinly sliced donair meat, mozzarella, mortadella, red donair sauce and drunken onions. $12
Chives Canadian Bistro
SHORT RIB MUSHROOM SWISS MELT: A ground and braised beef short rib burger, steak spice, HP mushrooms, mozzarella, Emmental, crispy onions, smoked aioli, arugula on a brioche bun. Served with 2DD mac ‘n’ cheese and coleslaw. $21
Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub
THE PICKLE BACK: Pickle-brined fried chicken, topped with shredded iceberg lettuce, purple cabbage and house-pickled veg, smothered with chipotle ranch on a grilled buttered brioche bun. $15
Evan’s Seafood & Restaurant
CLASSIC FISH BURGER: Evan’s classic fish burger consists of local-caught Nova Scotia haddock, a slice of tomato and lettuce piled high on a locally sourced kaiser bun. The bun is toasted to perfection and generously coated in our tangy house-made zucchini relish tartar sauce. $7
Harbour City Bar & Grill
KIWI BURGER: All-beef patty, bacon, caramelized onions, smoked avocado aioli, beetroot, lettuce and a sunny side up egg on a brioche bun. $15
Heartwood
THE UNBURGER: Chickpea patty, lettuce, local pickled beets, vegan goat cheese and spicy mustard, served on a sourdough bun. $6
Lot Six Bar & Restaurant
PEPPER DON’T PREACH: Peppered beef patty with stout caramelized onion, mushroom duxelles, hot Dijon aioli, Appenzeller Swiss and fresh spinach. Served with frites. $16
Seasons by Atlantica
BACON JAM PICNIC BURGER: 6-oz burger with crispy bacon jam, lettuce, tomato and BBQ mayo with homemade slaw, jalapeno havarti on an egg kaiser. Enter to win burgers for a year when you come to have their burger! $8
Stubborn Goat Gastropub
THE NUTTY MUSHROOM: Plant-based walnut and mushroom patty, arugula, chickpea mayonnaise, red pepper relish, brioche bun. Come take a break from the meat! $18
TEMPO Food + Drink
THE OXFORD: Beef patty topped with applewood smoked cheddar, sake-marinated pork belly, bacon, Sriracha glaze and Nova Scotia blueberry pepper chutney. Comes with a choice of a side. $15
The Brooklyn Warehouse
THE BROOKLYN DONAIR BURGER: House-made donair meatloaf, roasted-tomato relish, raw onion, Hickory Sticks and donair sauce aioli. $14
The Canteen on Portland
THE CANTEEN DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER: Two all-beef patties, melted havarti, special sauce, lettuce, dill pickles and frizzled onions on a house-made sesame bun with a side of our handcut fries or a side salad. $18
The Old Apothecary Bakery & Cafe
BIG MAC(ARON): Chocolate (check), vanilla (check), bacon (check), maple (check), bourbon (natch), peanut butter (check). These dessert macaron “burgers” are pure unadulterated decadence, the flavour combo will knock your socks off. $7
The Press Gang Restaurant & Oyster Bar
JUMPING JACK: Fire-grilled kangaroo burger with jalapeno Monterey Jack cheese, tomato bacon jam and house-made sesame seed bun. Add on’s include: seared foie gras, butter-poached lobster, additional patties, butter confit mushrooms with a side of fries or salad. $25
The Watch That Ends The Night
MEATBALL MARINARA BURGER: Ground beef meatballs, sweet basil marinara sauce and mozzarella on a garlic buttered bun. $10
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