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setup - the restaurant makes up for in delicious food prepared from locally sourced in-
gredients. Start with mains like maple-seared salmon or roast pork loin with wild-blue-
berry sauce, then finish with a homemade ice-cream sandwich with coconut cookies
rolled in toffee bits. Vegan and gluten-free options are also available.
Allegro Grill
MODERN CANADIAN $$$
( 902-562-1623; 222 Charlotte St; mains $9-25; 11am-3pm Mon-Fri, 5-9pm Tue-Fri,
11am-10pm Sat)
Seafood and meat lovers should go here. This simple-looking spot serves
not-so-simple specialties, including their famous, handmade turkey andouille sausages.
Drinking & Entertainment
A lot of touring bands make the trek to Sydney. Fiddlers and other traditional musicians
from the west coast of the island perform here or at the Savoy in Glace Bay. Gigs are
about $12.
Governors Pub & Eatery
PUB
(
www.governorseatery.com
;
233 Esplanade; mains $9-22; 11am-11pm)
Easily the most popu-
lar place in Sydney, stop in to mingle with the after-work crowd for drinks, dine on gour-
met pub grub made with local ingredients, and stay on for live-music events like Wed-
nesday night Irish jam sessions. Check the website for what's on.
Information
Visitors Information Centre
(VIC; 20 Keltic Dr;
8:30am-6pm)
Off Kings Rd, just south of
town.
Getting There & Away
The Sydney airport is none too busy. Air Canada flies between Sydney and Halifax,
while Westjet has direct Toronto flights.
Air St-Pierre
( 877-277-7765, 902-562-3140;
www.airsaintpierre.com
)
flies to St-Pierre ($250 one-way, two hours) on Thursdays and
Sundays from early July to early September.
Bay Luxury Shuttle (
Click here
)
has shuttle services to Halifax.
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