Pickford and Black is Great (Oysters on the half Shell [raw or baked] and are displayed with a little placard based on the location from which they were harvested., EXCELLENT Scallop dishes, etc) which is on the harbour side of the Historic Properties (about a 10 minute walk along the waterfront) from where you will dock in Halifax. We just had lunch there on the 15th when we were back in Halifax/Dartmouth for a week.
Salty's is right there too and has GREAT Seafood!!!!
Baton Rouge is a newer Restaurant in the Keith's Brewery (on Hollis Street just up from the waterfront).
Like @nybumpkin wrote there are a number of GREAT Restaurants along and just up from the Waterfront walk...
The 'official' meal of Halifax is the Donair...it's like a Gyro but a sweet sauce is used instead of a Tzatziki Sauce. It's an East Coast Staple.
Everything You Need to Know About Halifax’s Official Food: The Donair - Discover Halifax (discoverhalifaxns.com)
The other Nova Scotia staple (besides seafood) is Pepperoni...most Pubs and Restaurants there will advertise 'deep-fried pepperoni' as an appetizer....and the most popular brand is Brother's Pepperoni...(although the Brothers had a falling-out and now there is Brothers and Two Boys brands - basically the same Recipe. We brought 40 lbs of pepperoni back with us 🙂
Home (brothersmeatsdeli.com)
This was my must eat list, in no particular order, while we were there:
1. Clams and Chips from John's Lunch (across the Harbour from Halifax in Dartmouth) - THE BEST!!!
2. Oysters - were GREAT at Pickford and Black. We picked the ones we wanted and they baked them up for us.
3. Digby Scallops - my FAVOURITE - had those at Pickford and Black on the waterfront and at Duncan's Pub in Amherst
4. Nova Scotia Lobster - My Sister and her husband bought 30 lbs of Lobster at the Wharf in East Jeddore, NS when the Boats came in, steamed it above Ocean Water, cooled it off and then we shelled and dipped it in melted butter - SO GOOD!!!!
5. Fish and Chips - I really like the Haddock that is a choice, along with Cod, in Nova Scotia
6. Pepperoni - Had deep fried pepperoni as an appetizer twice in different Pubs + had some at my Niece's where we were staying and like I said we brought 40 lbs home on the Plane with us.
7. Donair - loaded 🙂 - we ordered from King of Donair