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A Culinary Trip Around The World
Palette Pleasers

Take a culinary trip around the world while you are in Saint John. Each of the following unique restaurants offer specialities from other countries along with Canadian menus and seafood. For more detailed information on each restaurant, look at our dining out section.

The Mediterranean Restaurant on Rothesay Avenue opens seven days a week at 11 a.m. They have a wide variety of dinners on their menu which includes Greek food specials like Chicken or Pork Souvlaki, Moussaka, Greek Village Salad, Souvlaki on a Pita. www.medrestaurant.com.

Another favourite restaurant featuring Italian, Greek or Canadian cuisine is Vito’s. They have three locations: Uptown - corner of Hazen & Union; East - 324 Rothesay Avenue and Rothesay - Old Hampton Highway. “Taste to come home to!” Uptown: (506) 634-3900. East: (506) 634-1300. Rothesay: (506)847-4400. www.vitosnb.com

The Sampan Chinese Restaurant, 639 Manawagonish Road in the Lancaster Plaza serves original Chinese food and a Dim Sun with an all you can eat buffet all week. Their dining room is licensed and they do catering as well as take outs. Telephone 672-9050.

Opera Bistro located at 60 Prince William Street has an European environment and many Italian speciality dishes and small plates dinner. They are well known for their European type pastries. On those hot summer days enjoy their outdoor patio. Telephone: (506) 642-2822. www.operabistro.com.

Thandi offers fine dining in a spacious setting on two floors in a heritage building at 33 Canterbury Street. Along with Indian food, two of their many specialities are Asian Noodle Bowls and seafood dinners. In addition they have a lunch menu and specials “from the Wok”. Telephone 648-2377. www.singh.com

Nougatine and Chocolat located at 124 Prince William St is an authentic French pastry shop and Bistro. The owners Annette and Norbert await your visit to introduce you to superb French coffees, incredible pastries and cakes, exquisite chocolates, buttery croissants, a wide variety of hand made French cheeses, sausages and cold meats. Come savor the taste of France, Venez savourer les gôuts authentique de la France.

Taco Pica, 96 Germain Street serves Mexican, Guatemalan and Spanish foods in an atmosphere reminiscent of Mexico.

Finally, if Japanese food is what you are looking for go to Pink Sushi and Boston King Coffee in Brunswick Square.

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A Chair Fit For a President!

Of all the artifacts of the Saint Andrew’s Society, the President’s Chair - presented on March 8, 1908 - to mark the 110th anniversary of their founding is the most highly cherished. It was carved by John Rogerson, a member of the Society and a talented craftsman of his time. The wood for the chair was collected in seven different localities in Scotland and included a piece of a holly tree planted on Robert Burn’s first grave in Dumfries, and a piece over 800 years old, which had come from the castle where Bruce was born. The chair contains 26 pieces of wood.