Family-Made Pizza, Donairs & Lebanese Food in Dartmouth Since 1991

Our Story

Burnside Pizzeria opened its doors in 1991, when Abe and Joanne took a leap of faith on an 850-square-foot storefront on Ilsley Avenue in the Burnside Industrial Park. Neither of them had made a pizza before — but with Joanne’s support, Abe was determined to build something new in a stretch of the park that, at the time, had little more than trees around it.

It didn’t take long for word to spread. Lunchtime lines started forming out the door, and the small shop needed room to grow. Following renovations after Hurricane Juan in 2004, the business expanded into a larger, 2,600-square-foot space on the same street and took on a new name: Burnside Pizzeria Fresh Market.

Today, the family torch has passed to Abe and Joanne’s son Andrew, who — like his three older siblings — grew up learning the business almost as soon as he could walk. More than three decades later, the same flavours and aromas that first drew the neighbourhood in continue to bring Dartmouth back for pizza, salads, and Lebanese specialties made completely from scratch.

“Abe, Joanne, and Andrew are great people. They know how to feed you.” — a longtime customer