Ali's Place Facebook Ali's Place Ethiopian Cuisine The pandemic was the straw that broke the camel's back for Ali’s Place. The owner posted on Facebook in June that “financially I just cannot build from the bottom up again.” Originally open since June 2019, Ali’s Place served dishes like doro wat (chicken strew), injera (flatbread), and shiro (chickpea stew). click image RCR's Shannon Bruhm said in 2011 that Bistro le Coq would be like "an American in Paris" but we prefer a "Haligonian in Paris," thank you very much. Krista Comeau Bistro le Coq When the French-themed Bistro le Coq opened in 2011, it was the sixth addition at the time to the RCR group of restaurants. The group (which also owns the Agricola Street Brasserie, CUT Steakhouse, Shuck Seafood Bar, East of Grafton, the Waterfront Warehouse, The Arms Pub in the Lord Nelson Hotel, and the newly opened Bianca Aperitivo Bar) has seen a lot of changes since then, and when times got tough due to the pandemic, Bistro le Coq closed indefinitely in August, replaced by Bianca. Now, it delicious weekend brunch and duck confit only exist in our collective memories.