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( 709-754-6011;
www.facebook.com/TheReluctantChefRestaurant
;
281 Duckworth St; set menu
$60; noon-3:30pm Wed-Fri, 5pm-midnight Mon-Sat)
Perhaps it should be renamed the
'passionate chef,' given the lovingly prepared, eight-course (give or take) menu that hits
the toasty tables here. The dishes always vary; check the Facebook page to see what's
cooking. Then plan on a three-hour flavorgasm with 30 other chowhounds under a
sparkly chandelier.
Bacalao
MODERN CANADIAN $$$
$$$
( 709-579-6565;
www.bacalaocuisine.ca
;
65 Lemarchant Rd; mains $26-36; noon-2:30pm
Tue-Fri, from 11am Sat & Sun, 6-10pm Tue-Sun)
Cozy Bacalao sources local, sustainable
ingredients for its 'nouvelle Newfoundland cuisine.' Dishes include salt cod
du jour
and
caribou in partridgeberry sauce, washed down by local beer and wines. Located 1.5km
west of downtown; take Water St south to Waldegrave St, then Barters Hill Rd.
Bistro Sofia
CAFE $$$
$$$
( 709-738-2060;
www.bistrosofia.net
;
320 Water St; mains $26-36; 9am-11pm; )
Bistro
Sofia cooks up high-quality food and serves it casually in a bright, classy coffee shop
ambience. Order at the counter, plop down at a roomy table, and wait for your lunch
(grilled sandwiches plumped to perfection) or dinner (braised lamb shank or salmon and
squash risotto) while sipping coffee or wine.
Drinking & Nightlife
George St is the city's famous party lane. Water and Duckworth Sts also have plenty of
drinkeries, but the scene is slightly more sedate. Bars stay open until 2am (3am on week-
ends). Expect many places to charge a small cover (about $5) on weekends or when
there's live music. Don't forget to try the local Screech rum.
Duke of Duckworth
PUB
(
www.dukeofduckworth.com
;
McMurdo's Lane, 325 Duckworth St; noon-late; )
'The Duke,'
as it's known, is an unpretentious English-style pub that represents all that's great about
Newfoundland and Newfoundlanders. Stop in on a Friday night and you'll see a mix of
blue-collar, white-collar, young and old, perhaps even band members from Great Big Sea
plunked down on the well-worn, red-velour bar stools.
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