As more Chinese newcomers call Halifax home, early signs of a Chinatown emerge
HALIFAX — In a corner of Halifax’s historic south end, Mandarin signs have started to sprout up: They appoint dumpling and dessert restaurants, bubble tea cafes, rental housing and a barbershop.
They are the early signs of a fledgling Chinatown.
It’s very small, and as with Chinatowns elsewhere it’s not all Chinese — some of the smattering of businesses specialize in Korean barbecue, Vietnamese pho or Indian groceries. Compared to big-city Chinatowns, it’s a blip on the urban landscape.
But for a city more accustomed to Irish pubs and fish and chips, this tiny pocket of businesses around where Barrington Street turns sharply into Inglis Street tells the story of a steady flow of newcomers to Halifax from China.