The Tall & Small Cafe

Another favorite restaurant - strictly for lunch. This tiny hole-in-the-wall is located on the main drag (342 Main Street) in downtown Antigonish. This is definitely an earthy venue favoring natural ingredients.

The restaurant a favorite with college students and faculty, since St. Francis Xavier College is located nearby. Students bring laptops and sit in the window. There are also easy chairs and tables for 2 or 4. Be warned, however; this place is usually packed at lunch. Lee and I tend to go there later in the afternoon. The walls are lined with works from local artists.

   The Tall & Small specializes in vegetarian food, but you can get great sandwiches with turkey, ham, grilled cheese etc. as well as their own homemade soup and combos of both. We've eaten here a lot and never been disappointed.

Finish your meal with coffee and one of the original cookies or date bars. Having grown up with fig newtons in the States, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven when I tasted these. And they're healthy, right?