Bar Kismet

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"A nine-seat counter bar and restaurant that champions Atlantic Canada through housemade pastas, coastal-inspired drinks and a menu that changes weekly to spotlight seasonal local seafood and native botanicals like pineapple weed and spruce tips. Founded by alumni of prominent Toronto venues, the room mixes retro charm with a refined, sustainable ethos (recognized by a sustainable bar award) and an explicit, mindful cocktail program that lists each drink’s ABV. Intimate, relaxed and focused on regional producers, it’s a destination for thoughtful, comforting fare." - Ksenia Prints

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"This intimate cocktail bar and restaurant in the North End is the reservation to snag in Halifax. Since Bar Kismet opened in 2017, its garnered national acclaim for its inventive cocktail list, sparkling seafood crudos, and expertly made pastas, served in a charming, dimly lit space." - Gabby Peyton

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"A Halifax bar that appeared at number 49 and was honored as the Ketel One Sustainable Bar." - Devorah Lev-Tov

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"Newcomers Bar Kismet and the Spanish-inspired Highwayman boast equally well-curated wine lists and fresh sharing plates."

"Remove from the equation the once-coveted stools at the bar and cut back by 50 per cent the seating in the small intimate dining room, and you’ll find that the prospective figures for operating dine-in at Jenner Cormier’s Bar Kismet to be wanting. So, last June, Cormier and his wife, chef Annie Brace-Lavoie, took a pass on Halifax’s controlled reopening and stuck to their highly popular takeout."