Eddy's Guidebook
Local Bakeries and Cafés
Georgestown Bakery
60 Hayward Avetry the bagels! get there by noon before they sell out.
Levain: Pastry Confections Bread
77 Harvey RdOur favourite Bakery. try the financiers, everything is wonderful.
The Parlour Gelato + Coffee
85 Military Rdgreat morning place, or park break
The Postmaster's Bakery
134 Military Roadjust down the street. all good made in house with local ingredients. Great place to watch traffic go through Rawlins Cross - the oldest intersection in North America.
Hungry Heart is a social enterprise whereby profits are reinvested back into community social programs. these programs are facilitated by Stella Burry Foundation.
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Hungry Heart Cafe & Catering
142 Military Roadjust down the street. all good made in house with local ingredients. Great place to watch traffic go through Rawlins Cross - the oldest intersection in North America.
Hungry Heart is a social enterprise whereby profits are reinvested back into community social programs. these programs are facilitated by Stella Burry Foundation.
start or end your hike up to the top of Signal Hill National Historic Sight. throughout the day, and especially in the morning, you'll see locals on their daily run stopping for their coffee.
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The Battery Cafe
1 Duckworth Ststart or end your hike up to the top of Signal Hill National Historic Sight. throughout the day, and especially in the morning, you'll see locals on their daily run stopping for their coffee.
Neighbourhoods
Georgestown
Parks and Gardens
great place to see the locals throughout the summer. Grab a blanket, some drinks, and a book. Head over to the park and find your place to flake out with the neighbours. often you'll see local street performers practicing with friends, slack liners balancing between trees, and people playing bocce.
features outdoor heated swimming pool, splashpad, playground, canteen, roller skating loop, and public washrooms. Is often used for outdoor performances by Shakespear by the Sea throughout the summer, and for the City's summer music series.
please do your part to keep our parks clean and dispose of all garbage you bring with you.
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Bannerman Park
Military Roadgreat place to see the locals throughout the summer. Grab a blanket, some drinks, and a book. Head over to the park and find your place to flake out with the neighbours. often you'll see local street performers practicing with friends, slack liners balancing between trees, and people playing bocce.
features outdoor heated swimming pool, splashpad, playground, canteen, roller skating loop, and public washrooms. Is often used for outdoor performances by Shakespear by the Sea throughout the summer, and for the City's summer music series.
please do your part to keep our parks clean and dispose of all garbage you bring with you.
Beautiful city park with gardens and trails meandering for acres.
featuring outdoor playground, public swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, paving stone labyrinth, hiking trails along rapids meandering through kilometres of wooded hiking trails.
you'll also find a stone cantilever bridge passing over what was the NL Railway Bed. it's located near the duck pond. keep an eye out for the swans that live in the park year round. they'll sometimes be seen in the duck pond, or in the reflection pool at the opposite end of the park.
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Bowring Park
305 Waterford Bridge RdBeautiful city park with gardens and trails meandering for acres.
featuring outdoor playground, public swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, paving stone labyrinth, hiking trails along rapids meandering through kilometres of wooded hiking trails.
you'll also find a stone cantilever bridge passing over what was the NL Railway Bed. it's located near the duck pond. keep an eye out for the swans that live in the park year round. they'll sometimes be seen in the duck pond, or in the reflection pool at the opposite end of the park.
Part of Memorial University St. John's Campus, and Pippy Park.
Nice walk through Mt. Scio with a garden featuring different species of local plants. will often feature topiaries designed by local artists or the volunteer group Friends of The Garden.
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MUN Botanical Garden
306 Mt Scio RdPart of Memorial University St. John's Campus, and Pippy Park.
Nice walk through Mt. Scio with a garden featuring different species of local plants. will often feature topiaries designed by local artists or the volunteer group Friends of The Garden.
Restaurants We Love
Our favourite brunch place, book a reservation on their website in advance.
we recently tried their chef's tasting menu for dinner and it was a wonderful evening.
this restaurant has also pledged to pay their staff a living wage, and provide health benefit plans. tipping is not expected, but is an option if you feel your experience went above and beyond your expectations.
knowing this, and the quality, and appreciation for local foods done well,we can't recommend them enough.
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Mallard Cottage
8 Barrows RdOur favourite brunch place, book a reservation on their website in advance.
we recently tried their chef's tasting menu for dinner and it was a wonderful evening.
this restaurant has also pledged to pay their staff a living wage, and provide health benefit plans. tipping is not expected, but is an option if you feel your experience went above and beyond your expectations.
knowing this, and the quality, and appreciation for local foods done well,we can't recommend them enough.
try the wonton nachos, and the dinakdakan.
we haven't had anything we didn't like, and even not being familiar with philippino dishes picking dishes at random or by taking recommendations from the staff has never disappointed.
RJ Pinoy Yum
43 Cashin Avenuetry the wonton nachos, and the dinakdakan.
we haven't had anything we didn't like, and even not being familiar with philippino dishes picking dishes at random or by taking recommendations from the staff has never disappointed.
Nice atmosphere and great food. enjoy dinner by candle light in different rooms across a heritage building downtown.
Be sure to try the carrot cake, it's made fresh by Craig's mom in her kitchen in St. John's.
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Get Stuffed
190 Duckworth StNice atmosphere and great food. enjoy dinner by candle light in different rooms across a heritage building downtown.
Be sure to try the carrot cake, it's made fresh by Craig's mom in her kitchen in St. John's.
Microbreweries and Pubs
Bannerman Brewing Co.
90 Duckworth StGeorgestown Pub
78 Hayward AvenueJust around the corner in the heart of Georgestown.
Great pub for fish and chips, located on an alley downtown.
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The Duke Of Duckworth
325 Duckworth StGreat pub for fish and chips, located on an alley downtown.
local microbrewery and tap room.
overlooking Quidi Vidi harbour and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Quidi Vidi Brewery
35 Barrows Rdlocal microbrewery and tap room.
overlooking Quidi Vidi harbour and the Atlantic Ocean.
Sightseeing
Great views both at sunset and sunrise.
if you're walking and taking signal hill trail be sure to download the Inside Outside Battery app to hear local tales and stories about the fishing village and its residents.
https://twinestore.wixsite.com/insideoutsidebattery
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Signal Hill
230 Signal Hill RdGreat views both at sunset and sunrise.
if you're walking and taking signal hill trail be sure to download the Inside Outside Battery app to hear local tales and stories about the fishing village and its residents.
https://twinestore.wixsite.com/insideoutsidebattery
Most Easternly Point in North America. be the first on the continent to see the sunrise.
we also enjoy it at night to see the lighthouse in action or hear the foghorn.
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Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site
Most Easternly Point in North America. be the first on the continent to see the sunrise.
we also enjoy it at night to see the lighthouse in action or hear the foghorn.
Local Products
The place to find quality products created by local craftspeople from across the province.
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Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
155 Water StThe place to find quality products created by local craftspeople from across the province.