Drink

The Halifax Alehouse

A traditional and popular pub, usually with live music starting at midnight. Features staff in period costumes.

Listing from Wikivoyage: Halifax, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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The Wooden Monkey
Grafton St. veggie & vegan friendly bistro featuring local, organic and macrobiotic food and drink. Kid's menu available. Su-Th 11:30AM-10PM, F Sa 11:30AM-11PM.
Drink
Taboo
This is Halifax's most upscale nightclub with a strict dress-code and expensive drink menu. However, if you're looking for a place that attracts a classier crowd than the Dome or the Palace then Taboo is a must-see.
Fri Sat 11PM-3:30AM
Do
Halifax Mooseheads ice hockey
This Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team plays from October to April at the Scotiabank Centre. Rough, highly-skilled games are combined with a near-NHL level of presentation. See Ice hockey in North America for context.
Tickets are $8-15, and are available at the Metro Centre box office
Drink
Dome/Cheers
Also known as the Dirty Dome. Two establishments linked together. Customers pay cover at the doors to one of the two bars and gain access to both. Cheers is a bar atmosphere which features live bands. The Dome is a standard nightclub with a large dance floor, famous for cheap drinks and infamous for brawls. Wednesdays are student nights, with cover waived if you show a student card.