What Happened to Tess After You Gotta Eat Here!? (Halifax, NS)
Current status
As of October 2026, Tess has closed — confirmed via thecoast.ca, October 21, 2015.
Last verified
What the source shows: The Coast reported on 2015-10-21 that Tess would serve its final meal on October 26 as the space changed hands and reopened as a different restaurant, Chi Bistro, and a Google Maps listing marks Tess permanently closed.
- Season / episode Season 2, Episode 6
- Original air date
- Address 5687 Charles St, Halifax, NS B3K 1K5
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
The 2013-03-01 episode of You Gotta Eat Here! (season 2, episode 6) showed John Catucci learning a croque-madame recipe at Tess in Halifax, according to the TVmaze episode listing. Tess was a North End restaurant at 5687 Charles Street that began as a crêperie. The Coast reported on 2009-09-22 that Chez Tess had opened there under owner Liz Cunningham, serving sweet and savoury crêpes, and by 2012 the name had been shortened to Tess. The Coast reported on 2012-08-10 that the restaurant would appear on the second season of You Gotta Eat Here! The Coast reported on 2015-10-21 that Tess would serve its final meal on October 26 and that the space was changing hands to reopen as Chi Bistro, a Chinese fusion restaurant. A public Google Maps listing for Tess at the Charles Street address was marked permanently closed when checked on 2026-10-19.
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- You Gotta Eat Here!
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Tess, Tibetan Kitchen Café, Highlevel Diner
- What was featured
- A croque-madame recipe at a Halifax restaurant
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Tess
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Visit info
- Address
- 5687 Charles St, Halifax, NS B3K 1K5
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
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Sources
- thecoast.ca — https://www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion/tess-says-goodbye-chi-bistro-says-hey-5006646/
- thecoast.ca — https://www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion/tess-to-be-featured-on-you-gotta-eat-here-3249969/
- thecoast.ca — https://www.thecoast.ca/?p=53326
- thecoast.ca — https://www.thecoast.ca/tag/tess/
- Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Tess+5687+Charles+St%2C+Halifax%2C+NS+B3K+1K5
- api.tvmaze.com — https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/15676/episodes
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