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About The Five Fishermen

Upscale place for seasonal seafood meals. Swanky bar/eatery in a historic building offering upmarket, locally sourced seafood & steak entrees.

“Famous landmark restaurant in Halifax with a haunting story to boot.”
  • Seafood restaurant
  • Bar
  • Cocktail bar
  • Fine dining restaurant
  • Restaurant
  • Vegan restaurant

Hours & map

Opening times

  • monday5–10 p.m.
  • tuesday5–10 p.m.
  • wednesday5–10 p.m.
  • thursday5–10 p.m.
  • friday5–10 p.m.
  • saturday5–10 p.m.
  • sunday5–10 p.m.

1740 Argyle St, Halifax, NS B3J 2C6

Good to know

Service options

  • Dine-in
  • Delivery

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Onsite services
  • Dine-in
  • Delivery

Highlights

  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible seating
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking lot

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Organic dishes
  • Private dining room
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating
  • Table service

Amenities

  • Bar on-site
  • Washroom

Atmosphere

  • Cozy
  • Historic
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Tourists
  • Transgender safe space

Planning

  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • High chairs

Parking

  • Free street parking
  • Paid street parking
  • Parking

Ratings

4.5

2,459 customers have rated The Five Fishermen. The board weighs each rating by how many people gave one.

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