Oh My Cod!

Nova Scotia


For quick and easy eating, this friendly seafood diner is hard to beat: enjoy clams, scallops, battered haddock and fish tacos, along with hand-cut chips, a cold beer and a great view over Mahone Bay. What's not to like?


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