Guidebook for Victoria
Food Scene
Small, casual counter service restaurant in Quadra Village serving creative, seasonal dishes. Our favorites include the fried chicken sandwich and falafel. Menu changes daily and is posted on their Instagram account.
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Part and Parcel
2656 Quadra StSmall, casual counter service restaurant in Quadra Village serving creative, seasonal dishes. Our favorites include the fried chicken sandwich and falafel. Menu changes daily and is posted on their Instagram account.
We can often be found here on a Friday night having beers with friends. Great selection of soups, salads, casual pub food and wood fire rotisserie chicken.
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5th St. Bar & Grill
1028 Hillside AveWe can often be found here on a Friday night having beers with friends. Great selection of soups, salads, casual pub food and wood fire rotisserie chicken.
Casual, family friendly pub with a great selection of local craft beer and fresh salads, burgers, and seafood.
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The Fernwood Inn
1302 Gladstone AveCasual, family friendly pub with a great selection of local craft beer and fresh salads, burgers, and seafood.
This is our very favorite special date restaurant. Their steaks are amazing but if you are a vegetarian there is plenty of wonderful seafood on offer as well. Great wine list, and impeccable service in a casual atmosphere.
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Brasserie L'Ecole
1715 Government StThis is our very favorite special date restaurant. Their steaks are amazing but if you are a vegetarian there is plenty of wonderful seafood on offer as well. Great wine list, and impeccable service in a casual atmosphere.
French inspired fine dining food in a casual urban setting. They specialize in seasonally inspired tasting menus, which change regularly.
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Saveur Restaurant
658 Herald StFrench inspired fine dining food in a casual urban setting. They specialize in seasonally inspired tasting menus, which change regularly.
Located in the beautiful ‘Atrium’ building, we think this place is Victoria’s best Italian restaurant. Pizza, pasta, and a great wine list.
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Zambri's
820 Yates StLocated in the beautiful ‘Atrium’ building, we think this place is Victoria’s best Italian restaurant. Pizza, pasta, and a great wine list.
We won’t go anywhere else in Victoria for sushi. The food here is fresh and the quality is excellent. As the restaurant is very small a reservation is strongly recommended.
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Ebizo Japanese Restaurant Ltd
604 Broughton StWe won’t go anywhere else in Victoria for sushi. The food here is fresh and the quality is excellent. As the restaurant is very small a reservation is strongly recommended.
Rebar is a Victoria institution and a great choice for brunch, lunch or an early dinner. Contemporary vegetarian eatery with a low-key vibe, plus a selection of freshly made juices, wine & beer.
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Rebar
50 Bastion SquareRebar is a Victoria institution and a great choice for brunch, lunch or an early dinner. Contemporary vegetarian eatery with a low-key vibe, plus a selection of freshly made juices, wine & beer.
The best happy hour in town and one of our favorite places to have a weekend patio beer or a casual pub dinner. Fresh West Coast food favourites, fast, friendly service and great value, all floating amongst the seaplanes in Victoria's historic inner harbour.
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Flying Otter Grill
950 Wharf StThe best happy hour in town and one of our favorite places to have a weekend patio beer or a casual pub dinner. Fresh West Coast food favourites, fast, friendly service and great value, all floating amongst the seaplanes in Victoria's historic inner harbour.
Victoria’s best Pizzeria. Thin crust wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, house made gelato, and a small selection of traditional southern Italian cuisine.
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Pizzeria Prima Strada
230 Cook StVictoria’s best Pizzeria. Thin crust wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, house made gelato, and a small selection of traditional southern Italian cuisine.
Arguably the best Chinese in Victoria, specializing in Cantonese and Szechuan food, using fresh local ingredients. The staff is attentive and friendly and the glassed in kitchen area allows you to watch the chefs preparing your food. We will often pickup dinner to go when we don’t feel like cooking.
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J & J Wonton Noodle House
1012 Fort StArguably the best Chinese in Victoria, specializing in Cantonese and Szechuan food, using fresh local ingredients. The staff is attentive and friendly and the glassed in kitchen area allows you to watch the chefs preparing your food. We will often pickup dinner to go when we don’t feel like cooking.
Another take-out favorite, and definitely the best Thai food in Victoria.
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Thai Lemongrass Restaurant
3838 Cadboro Bay RdAnother take-out favorite, and definitely the best Thai food in Victoria.
Delicious made from scratch bread, croissants, pastries and sandwiches. In the summer we like to pickup a pizza (Sunday afternoon only) and take it down to the park across the street.
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Fry's Red Wheat Bread Bakery
416 Craigflower RdDelicious made from scratch bread, croissants, pastries and sandwiches. In the summer we like to pickup a pizza (Sunday afternoon only) and take it down to the park across the street.
Drinks & Nightlife
Stage has one of the largest ‘by the glass’ wine lists in the city, with a focus on native British Columbia wines. Go hungry; they serve a delicious selection of tapas style small plates such as haloumi and golden beet salad, steak tartare, and scallop mushroom risotto with smoked bacon.
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stage.
1307 Gladstone AveStage has one of the largest ‘by the glass’ wine lists in the city, with a focus on native British Columbia wines. Go hungry; they serve a delicious selection of tapas style small plates such as haloumi and golden beet salad, steak tartare, and scallop mushroom risotto with smoked bacon.
With 50 taps to choose from, The Churchill has Victoria’s freshest selection of craft beer from BC and the Pacific Northwest. Go for the drinks, not for the food.
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The Churchill
1140 Government StWith 50 taps to choose from, The Churchill has Victoria’s freshest selection of craft beer from BC and the Pacific Northwest. Go for the drinks, not for the food.
Parks & Nature
Very family oriented busy beach with great views to the US Olympic Mountains.
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Willows Beach
EsplanadeVery family oriented busy beach with great views to the US Olympic Mountains.
Very sheltered beautiful long beach in Cordova Bay. If you’re brave, our favorite place for a swim.
Agate Park
5179 Agate LnVery sheltered beautiful long beach in Cordova Bay. If you’re brave, our favorite place for a swim.
About 1.5 hours out of town on the west coast of the lower island. Fairly untouched beauty of the island shows through here, and you can witness old growth forest, and maybe even sea lions and whales.
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Provincial Park French Beach
About 1.5 hours out of town on the west coast of the lower island. Fairly untouched beauty of the island shows through here, and you can witness old growth forest, and maybe even sea lions and whales.
Summit Park is just a ten minute walk from the house, making it a great place for a casual evening stroll, or to watch the sun set. The park is home to over 90 plant species, 40 of which are native, and has one of the largest Garry Oak meadows in Victoria. The park also features a small playground and gravel trails.
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Summit Park
1245 Summit AveSummit Park is just a ten minute walk from the house, making it a great place for a casual evening stroll, or to watch the sun set. The park is home to over 90 plant species, 40 of which are native, and has one of the largest Garry Oak meadows in Victoria. The park also features a small playground and gravel trails.
Cedar Hill Recreation Center/Golf Course is a ten minute walk from the house, and has a scenic 3.7km chip trail around the golf course that makes a wonderful route for a walk or run.
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Cedar Hill Golf Course
1400 Derby RdCedar Hill Recreation Center/Golf Course is a ten minute walk from the house, and has a scenic 3.7km chip trail around the golf course that makes a wonderful route for a walk or run.
Mount Doug Park has an extensive network of trails along its slopes and down to the beach area across Cedar Hill Road. You can also drive a car to the summit and enjoy a great view of Victoria.
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Mount Douglas Park
4500 Cedar Hill RoadMount Doug Park has an extensive network of trails along its slopes and down to the beach area across Cedar Hill Road. You can also drive a car to the summit and enjoy a great view of Victoria.
Gowlland Tod Provincial Park has more than 25km of trails, varying in degree of difficulty.
The walk to Tod Inlet is one of the easiest, about 4km out and back. Access is reached from Wallace Drive.
McKenzie Bight, also part of Gowlland Tod Povincial Park provides a nice hike through forest and coastline of Brentwood Bay.
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Gowlland Tod Provincial Park
Ross Durrance RoadGowlland Tod Provincial Park has more than 25km of trails, varying in degree of difficulty.
The walk to Tod Inlet is one of the easiest, about 4km out and back. Access is reached from Wallace Drive.
McKenzie Bight, also part of Gowlland Tod Povincial Park provides a nice hike through forest and coastline of Brentwood Bay.
Sightseeing
Westsong Walkway begins just across from The Johnson Street Bridge near the Inner Harbour, at the Delta Hotel, and follows the contours of the harbour up to the float homes at West Bay. The whole walkway route is about 6km out and back, is flat and paved, and includes spectacular views of the Inner Harbour and downtown Victoria.
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Songhees Walkway
Songhees WalkwayWestsong Walkway begins just across from The Johnson Street Bridge near the Inner Harbour, at the Delta Hotel, and follows the contours of the harbour up to the float homes at West Bay. The whole walkway route is about 6km out and back, is flat and paved, and includes spectacular views of the Inner Harbour and downtown Victoria.
The Ogden Point Breakwater is a popular walk near downtown Victoria that follows the cement structure from Dallas Road out towards on the Juan de Fuca Strait to a lighthouse on its furthest end. The area gives people an opportunity to see Victoria's busy harbor traffic as cruise ships, ferries, sailboats, float planes, helicopters and more all pass through the area to reach Victoria.
To extend your walk, follow the road east along Dallas Road as the scenic route passes through several parks and connects with popular walking areas such as Beacon Hill Park and Clover Point Park.
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The Breakwater
The BreakwaterThe Ogden Point Breakwater is a popular walk near downtown Victoria that follows the cement structure from Dallas Road out towards on the Juan de Fuca Strait to a lighthouse on its furthest end. The area gives people an opportunity to see Victoria's busy harbor traffic as cruise ships, ferries, sailboats, float planes, helicopters and more all pass through the area to reach Victoria.
To extend your walk, follow the road east along Dallas Road as the scenic route passes through several parks and connects with popular walking areas such as Beacon Hill Park and Clover Point Park.
Essentials
The closest grocery store is Thrifty Foods at Hillside Shopping Centre. Thriftys is a 600m drive/walk from the house, or they offer online shopping and delivery for a small fee.
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Thrifty Foods
1580 Hillside AveThe closest grocery store is Thrifty Foods at Hillside Shopping Centre. Thriftys is a 600m drive/walk from the house, or they offer online shopping and delivery for a small fee.
We also shop at Fairway, which tends to be a bit cheaper and has a better selection of Asian/Mexican/Indian ingredients.
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Fairway Market
1521 McKenzie AveWe also shop at Fairway, which tends to be a bit cheaper and has a better selection of Asian/Mexican/Indian ingredients.