From $775 per couple + taxes and gratuities.
Get acquainted with Cape Breton; its people, its history, its cuisine and its nature! 3 nights’ accommodation with buffet breakfasts, 4-course “Cape Breton Fresh” dinner with Nova Scotia wine pairings, whale watching excursion, Bird Island boat tour, Passes to the Gaelic College, Miners’ Museum, Fortress Louisbourg, and Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
The Baddeck and Area Community Market focuses on local sourcing and production for all our vendors. We’re delighted to include small- holding farmers, market gardeners, bakers, specialty food makers, and artisanal crafters. You can purchase chicken, fish, beef, fresh vegetables, plants, and herbs, sauces, jams, wild-flower honey, honey wine, breads, and beans, along with hand-crafted dishware, wood implements, photographs, and hand-made greeting cards. We have jewelers, and potters, and weavers demonstrating their craft. For snacking at the market, we offer fresh baking, Nova-Scotia-roasted coffee, and local sausage grilled on site.
The Market is a hive of activity on Wednesday afternoons, and is a great place to meet friends. Situated in downtown Baddeck, we look out directly onto the Bras d’Or. Even when you’re finished shopping, it’s a great place to be.
Location of Market
526 Chebucto St. Baddeck, N.S.
Time of Operation
Day(s) & Hours: Wednesdays from 11AM-2PM
Months: June-October
Vendors: 20
The Bell Buoy offers one of the most extensive selections of fresh seafood in Atlantic Canada. Enjoy perfectly prepared seafood and friendly service overlooking the beautiful Bras d’Or lakes. Our extensive menu includes a wide variety of fish, lobster, hand-cut charbroiled steaks, pastas and chicken and a wine list designed to enhance your dining experience. The Bell Buoy is “nut free” and sensitive to special dietary needs. We make all of our own bread, sauces, soups, desserts and even our own ice cream! Be sure to try our seafood chowder, which has been rated as the best by many of our customers!
The Bell Buoy Chowder includes mouth watering morsels of salmon, cod fish, sea scallops and diced potatoes, prepared with a lobster base and served in a light cream with homemade oatmeal bread.
From $255 per couple, plus tax and gratuity.
We’ve designed a special package with the culinary adventurer in mind! This package includes accommodations and the Silver Dart Lodge with a fantastic panoramic view of the Bras D’Ors Lakes. Start the day with a great breakfast in McCurdy’s Dining Room. We have designed a Cabot Trail Touring Kit inclusive of a Treasure Hunt with discount coupons to operators around the Cabot Trail.
After a full day on the trail, relax for dinner in McCurdy’s Dining Room with live Celtic entertainment, indigenous Cape Breton food and recipes, great service, and a bottle of Nova Scotia Wine. We’ll send you away as well with a Taste of Nova Scotia Gift Basket as well to enjoy when you get home.
Our large, organized market with multiple vendors and extensive selections is definitely worth the trip. Experiencing food at its finest can encourage even the pickiest eater to try a few bites. When it comes to fresh fruits and vegetables, the market is the perfect place to locate some fabulous food finds for everyone in the family! The vegetables, fruits and products sold at the market are truly local. The market offers freshly prepared food from a complete breakfast to snack items such as smoothies, fatayas, samosas and quality pastry and fudge. Beyond fruits and vegetables, our market also features local honey, fresh fish, crab and shrimp plus other food items, all offered by local vendors. All proceeds of your purchases go directly to local growers and vendors.
Location of Market
340 Keltic Drive in Sydney River, diagonally opposite Coxheath Road on the former site of W. A. MacLeod Wholesale in Sydney River
Time of Operation
Day(s) & Hours: Saturdays from 8:30am – 1pm
Months: Year Round
Vendors: 45
Since 2000, the Restaurant at the Chanterelle has served cuisine created from organically and locally produced foodstuffs, according to the “Slow Food” tradition. Specializing in dishes made with fresh, wild chanterelles, the menu changes daily. It offers vegetarian, non-vegetarian and seafood entrées, house-made soups, salads and desserts. Fully licensed, we serve local wines, beers and a variety of single-malt scotches. In 2006, the Chanterelle was named to the prestigious restaurant guide Where to Eat in Canada. Our chef was selected to represent Canada at Slow Food’s Terra Madre in Turin, Italy in 2006 and 2008.
Chanterelle’s chowder consists of house made fish stock, a variety of local seafood, Yukon gold potatoes, tomatoes and Nova Scotia dulse.
Once upon a time, a young girl started to daydream as she stirred a pot of simmering strawberry preserves. She dreamed about fields of ripe blueberries and sprigs of fresh mint. She dreamed about crisp red peppers and spicy jalapeno. She began trying out recipes for zesty jellies and delicious sauces on all six of her brothers and sisters. And before too long, she met a man who had a few food dreams of his own.
Joanne and Ron Schmidt turned their dreams into reality in 1994 when they founded Galloping Cows Fine Foods. They started out small, selling their delightful sauces and preserves around their home base in Nova Scotia, Canada. Years of hard work and dedication have transformed Galloping Cows from a small country market to the darling of fine foods retailers across the country. From their home kitchen nestled in the seaside town of Port Hood, in the Cape Breton Highlands, the Schmidts have perfected their unique and inspiring flavours. And true to their farming roots, they use only the freshest, ripest fruits. Read more »
Cradled in the picturesque hills of the Mabou Highlands, the unsurpassed view is the perfect setting for gourmet cuisine in our Pub or Dining Room. Savour the freshest of Nova Scotia’s bounty and zesty international cuisine: Rack of Lamb, Salmon, Digby Scallops and Terrific Pub Meals. Celtic music and a wee dram of Canada’s only Single Malt Whisky, Glen Breton Rare, lay the groundwork for your unique Cape Breton experience. Chalets, Inn, gift shop, dining room & pub, tours, Free Ceilidhs, incredible hiking trails, bird watching, sprinkled with lots of personality, invite an indefinite sojourn to the heart of the Gaidhealtachd. “Thighibh-A-Staigh!”
The chowder at Glenora is truly special. Leeks sautéed in whisky butter top off our creamy maritime seafood chowder with fresh haddock, scallops and salmon, served with our house-made tea biscuits, baked fresh daily.
Welcome to Governors Pub & Eatery, a superb Cape Breton seafood restaurant renowned for its fresh-from-the-ocean seafood, home-cooked meals and fabulous, friendly service. Known for great music, Governors plays host to Atlantic Canada’s most talented Celtic traditional and indie bands on the club circuit today. You’ll find a warm and relaxing atmosphere in either the traditional comfort of our lively Irish-style pub upstairs or the ambience of the casual fine dining restaurant located on the first floor, with two outdoor patios overlooking spectacular Sydney Harbour.
Governors Seafood Chowder is a delightful mixture of haddock, salmon & halibut served with Chef Ardon’s famous biscuit.
Àrdan Rùm, the freshest culinary masterpiece at Keltic Lodge Cape Breton, quite simply offers the finest views in the Atlantic Region.
Àrdan (Gaelic for “on the hill”) Rùm (Room) Restaurant and Bar is an upcasual restaurant specializing in regional cuisine from land and sea. A commitment to celebrate local flavours such as fresh seafood, wild game, berries and local cheeses will exceed the expectations of visitors and locals alike. The entertainers and staff have a genuine desire to please and will greet you with a warm Maritime smile. Quality, comfort and value are three key ingredients that make our affordable experience like no other. Reservations are recommended.
