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( 506-648-2377;
www.singhdining.com
;
33 Canterbury St; mains $17-38; 11am-10pm Mon-Fri,
4pm-midnight Sat, to 10pm Sun)
Thandi gets an A+ for atmosphere, with exposed brick,
heavy timbers and warm lighting, a stylish backlit bar downstairs, and cozy fireplaces
upstairs. The food is good, too - try Indian classics such as lamb korma or shrimp vinda-
loo, or fusion specialties such as tandoori strip loin or snapper with mango salsa.
WORTH A TRIP
SCENIC DRIVE: KENNEBECASIS RIVER VALLEY
On a Saturday in summer, do what loads of Saint Johners do and take the Gondola
Point Ferry (
Click here
)
to the bucolic Kingston Peninsula, then follow Rte 845 east
to the
Kingston Farmers Market
(Rte 845, Kingston; 8am-1pm Sat)
. Sample the fresh
fruits and vegetables and various ethnic foods on offer or stop for lunch at the re-
stored 1810
Carter House Tea Room
(874 Rte 845; cakes & teas $4-8; 9:30am-4:30pm Tue-
Sat)
, which is, of course, haunted - by a ghost who likes to tidy up and rearrange
the topics.
Leave the city folk behind, continuing on Rte 845 into the bustling community of
Hampton, where you pick up Rte 121, which follows the north side of the Ken-
nebecasis River through farm country and the villages of Norton and Apohaqui into
Sussex
(population 4200).
Sussex is a working farming community nestled in a green valley dotted with
dairy farms. The old-fashioned main street could be a movie set for a heartwarm-
ing 1950s coming-of-age story (but please, enough with the outdoor murals!). The
well-preserved railway station houses the tourist information center, a small mu-
seum devoted to the area's military regiment, and Sully's Ice Cream Parlour.
If you stick around until evening, keep up the 1950s time trip with a double-bill at
Fri-Sun May-Sep)
. You can pitch your tent at the attached
Town & Country Campark
(
506-432-9114;
www.sussexdrivein.com
; campsites/RV sites $24/31)
. You can also bed down at
Jonah Place B&B
(
866-448-8800, 506-433-6978;
www.jonahplace.com
;
977 Main St; r incl
)
. The classy and cozy
Broadway Cafe
(
breakfast from $99;
506-433-5414; 73
10am-3pm Mon & Tue, to 9pm Wed-Sat)
is the place to
Broad St; mains lunch $8, dinner $17-35;
eat in town.
Gasthof Old Bavarian
( 506-433-4735;
www.oldbavarian.ca
; 1130 Knightville Rd; mains
$10-24; noon-10pm Fri-Sun)
is the place for a truly memorable meal in the coun-
tryside. On a country road in a quiet valley settled by German and Dutch farmers,
this place could have been transported - beer steins and all - from the Black
Forest. The decor is Bavarian hunting lodge, with low timbered ceilings, heavy
wooden furniture and cheerful blue-and-white-checked tablecloths. The plates of
schnitzel and sausages made on the family farm are plain beautiful: they're decor-
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