Guidebook for Victoria
Drinks & Nightlife
Great local pub serving comfort food with no pretensions. Easy place to hang out. One of my favourite patios in Victoria. Family friendly too.
*Food is available for takeout if you want to phone your order in and pick it up to eat at the suite.*
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The Fernwood Inn
1302 Gladstone AveGreat local pub serving comfort food with no pretensions. Easy place to hang out. One of my favourite patios in Victoria. Family friendly too.
*Food is available for takeout if you want to phone your order in and pick it up to eat at the suite.*
Food Scene
This place is popular with local chefs who come after their shifts to enjoy the food and lively/loud atmosphere. Smaller tapas-style plates of deliciousness. Try the brussel sprouts, they may make you consider vegetarianism. Not a cheap place to eat though.
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1307 Gladstone AveThis place is popular with local chefs who come after their shifts to enjoy the food and lively/loud atmosphere. Smaller tapas-style plates of deliciousness. Try the brussel sprouts, they may make you consider vegetarianism. Not a cheap place to eat though.
My favourite breakfast place and it's only a short walk from the suite. Usually, there is a lineup between 10-12 on the weekends. I get the full Scottish Breakfast for $14.95 and I'm good until dinner.
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Shine Cafe
1324 Blanshard StMy favourite breakfast place and it's only a short walk from the suite. Usually, there is a lineup between 10-12 on the weekends. I get the full Scottish Breakfast for $14.95 and I'm good until dinner.
Reliably good Mexican food, even if the service can be hit or miss. Located across from the Belfry Theather in Fernwood Square (Gladstone Avenue and Fernwood Road).
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Mesa Familiar
1296 Gladstone AveReliably good Mexican food, even if the service can be hit or miss. Located across from the Belfry Theather in Fernwood Square (Gladstone Avenue and Fernwood Road).
The ultimate in handcrafted hipster ice cream. Local, organic, and f'in delicious. Get an ice cream sandwich here on a hot summer day and you can thank me later. The owner also makes something for everyone: dairy-free, gluten-free and even vegan choices are available. I pick one of the 7 rotating flavours and eat it while people watching on the many benches around the shop. The only thing they don't have are cones, because they would lose their hipster credentials if they served ice cream in cones.
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Can Canteen (Cold Comfort Ice Cream)
1115 N Park StThe ultimate in handcrafted hipster ice cream. Local, organic, and f'in delicious. Get an ice cream sandwich here on a hot summer day and you can thank me later. The owner also makes something for everyone: dairy-free, gluten-free and even vegan choices are available. I pick one of the 7 rotating flavours and eat it while people watching on the many benches around the shop. The only thing they don't have are cones, because they would lose their hipster credentials if they served ice cream in cones.
Really good Montreal style boiled bagels and cream cheese in every possible flavour. This is the bakery and production facility where they ship out their bagels all over Victoria so it's a bit bare bones but nothing tastes like a fresh bagel from Mount Royal Bagels in #fantasticfernwood
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Mount Royal Bagel
1115 N Park StReally good Montreal style boiled bagels and cream cheese in every possible flavour. This is the bakery and production facility where they ship out their bagels all over Victoria so it's a bit bare bones but nothing tastes like a fresh bagel from Mount Royal Bagels in #fantasticfernwood
Arts & Culture
This is the place to go if you’re looking for a lively lineup of contemporary, mostly Canadian performances in an intimate setting. Very inexpensive for the quality of production.
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Belfry Theatre
1291 Gladstone AveThis is the place to go if you’re looking for a lively lineup of contemporary, mostly Canadian performances in an intimate setting. Very inexpensive for the quality of production.
Sightseeing
Street Art in #FantasticFernwood
Throughout the neighbourhood, you may notice painted telephone poles. Since 2011, hundreds of poles have been decorated as part of the Fernwood Pole Painting Project using paint salvaged from the landfill. Lots are done by neighbourhood children, like the one outside our house :)
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Fernwood
Street Art in #FantasticFernwood
Throughout the neighbourhood, you may notice painted telephone poles. Since 2011, hundreds of poles have been decorated as part of the Fernwood Pole Painting Project using paint salvaged from the landfill. Lots are done by neighbourhood children, like the one outside our house :)
Essentials
Great local specialty grocery store where you can walk to pick up some fresh eggs from Salt Spring Island, fresh locally grown veggies, and lots of South African sauces and meats. Say hi to the owner Leon and have a coffee with him in the store. Only a buck a cup!
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Aubergine Specialty Foods
1308 Gladstone AveGreat local specialty grocery store where you can walk to pick up some fresh eggs from Salt Spring Island, fresh locally grown veggies, and lots of South African sauces and meats. Say hi to the owner Leon and have a coffee with him in the store. Only a buck a cup!