Nova Scotia cuisine usually brings to mind lobster – steaming fresh, with melted butter – as well as our famous Digby scallops or smoked cedar plank salmon. But there's much more to Nova Scotian cuisine, from gourmet restaurants with award winning wines to hearty home cooked meals, from plump local blueberries and apples to scrumptious clams n' chips from a roadside stand.

But you should also add to that list complex, full-bodied award winning Nova Scotia wines like L'Acadie Blanc or New York Muscat grown in the very heart of Acadia as the perfect complement to those Digby scallops. Sign up for a sommelier-led tour of sun-drenched vineyards sampling award-winning wines—including our famous Nova Scotia ice wine—and learning from experts along the way.

There's also North America's only single malt whiskey, Glen Breton Rare, produced by the Glenora Inn & Distillery on the Ceilidh Trail of Cape Breton Island to compliment the end of a fabulous meal.

World Class Restaurants
Dining in Nova Scotia means everything from fish’n’chips to world class restaurants serving everything from fresh lobster to a wide variety of international fare. It’s no surprise that world-renowned chefs, sommeliers, and vintners call Nova Scotia home. They choose this corner of the world for the quality of the lifestyle and the abundant local harvests from land and sea. You can bump into them at local farmers markets as they shop for seasonal produce year-round, bringing Nova Scotia restaurants the freshest, regional fare.

Visit the Wild Blueberry and Maple Centre in Oxford, the Blueberry Capital of Canada. Or stop in at Sugar Moon Farm during sugaring season and sample fresh maple taffy on the snow. As well, with over 450 eateries and rich multicultural influences, a gourmand would do well to take a delicious Halifax tour of restaurants.

The Taste of Nova Scotia program highlights the best of our local abundance in restaurants across the province with a logo quickly identifying uniquely Nova Scotian fare. And events like Savour Food and Wine Festival, Lobsterpalooza, celebrating Nova Scotia lobster season on the Cabot Trail, and Maplefest (not to mention our small-town lobster suppers) put the focus right where it should be – on the great taste experience waiting for you here.