Dear Friend

A cozy wine and cocktail bar in the heart of Downtown Dartmouth.

Photos from Dear Friend's post 11/01/2024

November on Portland Street brings cozy cocktails, great company, and a warm seat at Dear Friend. 🍂

With our food menu just changing, new cocktails are sure to follow!

What seasonal flavours are you looking forward to?

 

Photos from Dear Friend's post 10/30/2024

Something wicked delicious this way comes 👻

Tomorrow, we’re haunting you with our brand new menu!

Dig in, if you dare. 🕸️ ”

Photos from Dear Friend's post 10/30/2024

Something wicked this way comes…

Tomorrow, we’re haunting you with our brand new menu!

Dig in, if you dare…

10/26/2024

What’s spooky is you haven’t asked for our swordfish special this weekend yet.

Swordfish, leek, matsutake dashi, stinging nettle oil.

Lots of space for walk-ins tonight. Bring your costumes.

Photos from Dear Friend's post 10/25/2024

Last night was so fun, thanks for joining us !

Let’s do it again tonight 👀

While won’t be behind the bar again, we still have a few leftover ingredients from last night. If you missed the takeover, tonight is probably your last chance to enjoy these cocktails from Berlin!

So see you soon 👋

Photos from Dear Friend's post 10/24/2024

Volume One x Dear Friend takeover starts in a few minutes.

Tag a friend who needs to know there’s a $16 Angel’s Envy Cocktail on the menu.

08/14/2024

If you haven’t tried our famous Espresso Martini, this is your sign🤎

Ketel One vodka, coffee liqueur, cacao, nitro, espresso from

08/09/2024

Alteration🍍🥥

Bacardi Superior White Rum, Leblon Cachaça, lactose coconut rum, pineapple

A clarified Piña Colada gets bubbly reminiscing on a memorable vacation.

08/07/2024

at DF THIS SUNDAY, 4PM - 10PM

Reservations are all filled but walk-ins still welcome!

This one you won’t want to miss 🍜

07/14/2024

Come sip your favs one last time before we launch our new drink menu 🥂

07/09/2024

BIG sun calls for BIG slushies☀️

Come try our Bombay Rhubarb slushie before it’s gone!

Also wish our girl Lingjie a happy birthday in the comments. July is a big birthday month for us🎉

Photos from Dear Friend's post 07/05/2024

Popped off on our champagne birthday! Thanks for celebrating with us last night🍾🎉

06/28/2024

Yellowfin Tuna Special $18

Locally Caught Yellowfin Tuna
Cilantro Sauce
Tuna Mayo
Cucumber & Jalapeños

Photos from Dear Friend's post 06/20/2024

We got Bearfaced last night with .blake

Photos from Dear Friend's post 06/19/2024

We have another Startender taking over our bar tonight!⭐️

Christina Veira is blessing us with her skills and cocktails from 8pm-11pm. Herself and her bar are serious movers and shakers in the industry. Get down here tonight and find out for yourself.

06/17/2024

It’s Margarita Monday!

Come chill on our patio and enjoy $12 Patrón Margaritas from 4PM until close. See you soon🧂🌵

Photos from Dear Friend's post 06/14/2024

Dan from showing us a thing or two about throwing a cocktail.

After this pop-up, our floors may have been sticky, but our hearts are now full.❤️

06/11/2024

Our new summery hot sauce!🔥🍍
Pineapple, yellow peppers, star anise and preserved lemon. Super bright and fruity!

Try it out with our $1.50 Oyster Happy Hour (4-5pm) or buy a bottle for $12🤩

06/10/2024

Presenting the drink menu for this Thursday’s pop-up! We are so excited to host Dan from 🍸

06/06/2024

Our first slushie of the summer:

Rhubarb🍧🥬
Bombay Gin, Rhubarb, Martini Fiero & Matcha Dust for only $13

Only for a limited time, so come chill on the patio and try it before it’s gone!

06/05/2024

mixing up magic under the evening glow, where the light dances as much as his cocktails do. 🥃

06/03/2024

🔥 Spice up your Mondays at Dear Friend. Our new batch of house-made hot sauce is en route! Pair it with our $12 Patrón Margaritas and take the heat up a notch. It’s going to be a hot summer! 🌶️🍹

Photos from Dear Friend's post 05/28/2024

Exciting news!! 🥪 ✨

Starting June 4th, Larrys will be popping up every Tuesday-Friday from 11-2pm on our back patio!!

05/27/2024

It’s always an exciting day when we get to put our plants back out on the patio!

See you tonight at 4pm for happy hour oysters 🦪

05/25/2024

Perfect night to get cocktails & oysters🍸

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It’s our 4th Birthday tomorrow July 4th!! Turning 4, on the 4th at 4PM🎉Jeff convinced Matt to shake the rust off and hop...
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Ube Fiasco😈We want to congratulate @patrickfulgencio for having the top cocktail for many weeks now. He has grown and le...
Popping bubbles for you 🥂 Who knew? .. A little bar that opened mid pandemic and is only a little over 1 years old, coul...
Looking fine 👀 Today we will be closed to the public as we will be having some team time!Please enjoy looking at some of...
@james_makes_coffee got a little taste of our Espresso Martinis⚡️ Crafted cocktails right at home.More stock coming next...
Today is National Espresso Martini Day ☕️Espresso Martini on tap, shaken or in a CAN.. we’ve got it!We’re giving you the...
Did you miss us? We’re back for dine-in service starting tomorrow Dec 29th. Regular hours of operation continued until J...
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67 Portland Street
Dartmouth, NS
B2Y1H1

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 11pm
Tuesday 4pm - 11pm
Wednesday 4pm - 11pm
Thursday 4pm - 12am
Friday 4pm - 12am
Saturday 4pm - 12am
Sunday 4pm - 10pm

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