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Restaurants i have heard good things about Waterfront Warehouse and McKelive's and Fishermen's Wharf are good for lobster. (i didn't try any of these so i can't give you 'sure bets' but have heard secondhand that they're good.
Peggy's Cove most popular touristy thing to do. It's an island with garden area (i think) but the view of the city at sunset is supposedly great (so time your day accordingly if you decide to do this)
Public Gardens, not sure if they replanted/fixed this up as we were in Halifax right after Hurican Juan so the gardens were closed, although the devistation could still be seen and you could see first hand the effect it had on the people in the area (imagne something destroying a specific section of Central Park). Here is a pic we took:
Keiths Brewery is an old brewery and they give tours roughly every half hour. Cost is about $7/pp but they give you a couple of beers at the end of the tour.
SwissAir 111 Memorial for the plane that went down
Hop-on/Hop-off Tours by DoubleDecker Tours or Harbour Hopper
Citadel is a historic building that gives tours and/or walk around. Still has a 'militry feel' with their own version of changing of the guard and firing a cannon every day
Farmer's Market at 1496 Lower Water St and only on Saturday 7am-1pm (double check time). Nice local scene with local produce, crafts, and baked goods. Here's a pic:
Bud the Spud's Chip Wagon whose fries (or chips as they're called) are known throughout the land. Sold out of a truck which is parked in front of the public library. Owned by very friendly folks and it's nice doing business (even if it's just purchasing fries) with such people. They're double fried so how bad could they taste? (and how bad could they be for you?) If you face the library and walk 2 blocks or so toward the left there is a coffee shop and if you buy anything you can use the computers in the back for 30 minutes for free internet access. Might come in handy if you need to check email and such. (computers are functional but not state of the art)
Donair Sandwiches are upiquitous in these parts although i have never heard of one until i was researching my own trip... so i had to try one! They're very similar to a gyro, but don't tell anyone there that i said that!
Lower Deck pub with live music and sometimes comdey
Maritime Museum if you have interest in such things.
There is also a lot of history to the city as, i forget the story (i'm not much into history), but there was a BIG explosion during the war (not sure I or II or neither) where a ship in port carrying explosives exploded and destoryed a large part of the city's population. Many of those that weren't killed were impaired for life and almost everyone was directly affected. After this there was a change in policy about how ammunition was transported, loaded, and unloaded. I'm sure you can find out more of the facts behind the event at the Maritime museum mentioned above.
It's a great walking city too as it's somewhat small and has a 'college feel' to it. There's also a casino if you're interested.
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