Guidebook for Victoria

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Guidebook for Victoria

Food Scene

Quaint coffee shop filled with locals.
104 locals raden deze aan
Discovery Coffee
281 Menzies St
104 locals raden deze aan
Quaint coffee shop filled with locals.
Brand new coffee shop with many organic choices.
Good Earth Coffeehouse
1971 Oak Bay Ave
Brand new coffee shop with many organic choices.
Excellent higher end waterfront restaurant a 10 minute walk away. Sunday brunches are to die for - make a reservation.
36 locals raden deze aan
Marina Restaurant
1327 Beach Dr
36 locals raden deze aan
Excellent higher end waterfront restaurant a 10 minute walk away. Sunday brunches are to die for - make a reservation.
Highly recommended restaurant less than half a block away (number 4 in Victoria for 2015). Make reservations - popular with locals - only open dinners.
7 locals raden deze aan
Blighty's Bistro
2006 Oak Bay Ave
7 locals raden deze aan
Highly recommended restaurant less than half a block away (number 4 in Victoria for 2015). Make reservations - popular with locals - only open dinners.
Highly recommended small Japanese restaurant.
8 locals raden deze aan
Oak Bay Bon Sushi
1467 Hampshire Rd
8 locals raden deze aan
Highly recommended small Japanese restaurant.
State of the art wine bar and excellent lunches a couple of blocks away.
21 locals raden deze aan
Vis-a-Vis
2232 Oak Bay Ave
21 locals raden deze aan
State of the art wine bar and excellent lunches a couple of blocks away.
Good pizza just around the corner.
7 locals raden deze aan
Villages Pizza
2016 Oak Bay Ave
7 locals raden deze aan
Good pizza just around the corner.
The best fish and chip shop - I used to go here forty years ago as a little girl with my grandma.
16 locals raden deze aan
Willows Galley
2559 Estevan Ave
16 locals raden deze aan
The best fish and chip shop - I used to go here forty years ago as a little girl with my grandma.
Nice spot for breakfast.
62 locals raden deze aan
The Village Restaurant
2518 Estevan Ave
62 locals raden deze aan
Nice spot for breakfast.
Nice café next to the breakwater which is walkable.
62 locals raden deze aan
Breakwater Cafe . Bistro . Bar
199 Dallas Rd
62 locals raden deze aan
Nice café next to the breakwater which is walkable.
Closest subway.
38 locals raden deze aan
Subway
1770 Shawnigan Lake-Mill Bay Rd
38 locals raden deze aan
Closest subway.
Excellent thai food. Lunch and dinner.
16 locals raden deze aan
Baan Thai Wok & Bar (Oak Bay)
2000 Cadboro Bay Rd
16 locals raden deze aan
Excellent thai food. Lunch and dinner.
Top Victoria restaurant - make reservations - downtown.
244 locals raden deze aan
II Terrazzo
555 Johnson St
244 locals raden deze aan
Top Victoria restaurant - make reservations - downtown.
Top Victoria restaurant - make reservations - downtown.
119 locals raden deze aan
Brasserie L'Ecole
1715 Government St
119 locals raden deze aan
Top Victoria restaurant - make reservations - downtown.
Top Victoria restaurant - go early for dinner or lunch - downtown.
126 locals raden deze aan
Pagliacci's
1011 Broad St
126 locals raden deze aan
Top Victoria restaurant - go early for dinner or lunch - downtown.
Excellent and scenic. go try it!
163 locals raden deze aan
Red Fish Blue Fish
1006 Wharf St
163 locals raden deze aan
Excellent and scenic. go try it!
fabulous breakfasts - long line-ups on the weekend - go early - downtown.
106 locals raden deze aan
Blue Fox Cafe
919 Fort St
106 locals raden deze aan
fabulous breakfasts - long line-ups on the weekend - go early - downtown.

Shopping

Excellent consignment store just down the road.
Good Things Consignments
1841 Oak Bay Ave
Excellent consignment store just down the road.
Ice-cream. Say no more.
10 locals raden deze aan
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
3993 Quadra St
10 locals raden deze aan
Ice-cream. Say no more.
Dollar store across the street.
Dollar Plus Store
1950 Oak Bay Ave
Dollar store across the street.

Everything Else

It's Starbucks!
19 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks
2182 Oak Bay Ave
19 locals raden deze aan
It's Starbucks!
Great supermarket two blocks away.
13 locals raden deze aan
Fairway Market
2187 Oak Bay Ave
13 locals raden deze aan
Great supermarket two blocks away.
Good walk from the house to here - feed the resident seals! Fish available in the marina store.
55 locals raden deze aan
Oak Bay Marina
1327 Beach Dr
55 locals raden deze aan
Good walk from the house to here - feed the resident seals! Fish available in the marina store.
Visit the rec centre - only blocks away. Skating, yoga, swimming, work out... lots of other drop-ins.
22 locals raden deze aan
Oak Bay Recreation Centre
1975 Bee St
22 locals raden deze aan
Visit the rec centre - only blocks away. Skating, yoga, swimming, work out... lots of other drop-ins.
Lovely café with excellent food a short drive or longish walk away.
32 locals raden deze aan
Pure Vanilla Bakery & Cafe
2590 Cadboro Bay Rd
32 locals raden deze aan
Lovely café with excellent food a short drive or longish walk away.
Corner store between us and UVic.
20 locals raden deze aan
Tomley's Market
716 Johnson Street
20 locals raden deze aan
Corner store between us and UVic.
Top notch cheese and deli shop.
15 locals raden deze aan
Charelli's Cheese Shop, Delicatessen & Catering
2851 Foul Bay Rd
15 locals raden deze aan
Top notch cheese and deli shop.
Too tired to cook? Home-made food to go just around the corner. Check out their menu. https://www.facebook.com/ChefontheRunOakBay
Chef On The Run
2020 Oak Bay Ave
Too tired to cook? Home-made food to go just around the corner. Check out their menu. https://www.facebook.com/ChefontheRunOakBay
Nearest pharmacy.
8 locals raden deze aan
Oak Bay Pharmasave
2200 Oak Bay Ave
8 locals raden deze aan
Nearest pharmacy.
Affordable manicures around the corner and next to Villages Pizza.
Oasis Nails & Spa
2018 Oak Bay Ave
Affordable manicures around the corner and next to Villages Pizza.
Closest walk-in clinic.
Oak Bay Medical Clinic
1640 Oak Bay Ave
Closest walk-in clinic.
Nearest hospital.
32 locals raden deze aan
Royal Jubilee Hospital
1952 Bay St
32 locals raden deze aan
Nearest hospital.
Visit the lovely Windsor Park with rose gardens.
Windsor Road
Windsor Road
Visit the lovely Windsor Park with rose gardens.
Excellent sandy beaches and beautiful park. Nice picnic spot.
170 locals raden deze aan
Willows Beach
Esplanade
170 locals raden deze aan
Excellent sandy beaches and beautiful park. Nice picnic spot.
Excellent walking trails and beautiful Garry Oak meadows. Lots of native plants.
9 locals raden deze aan
Uplands Park
3040 Beach Dr
9 locals raden deze aan
Excellent walking trails and beautiful Garry Oak meadows. Lots of native plants.
Fabulous fully stocked deli - serves lunches. Many frozen prepared foods available along with extensive selection of olives, cheese and meats.
39 locals raden deze aan
Ottavio Italian Bakery, Delicatessen & Cafe
2272 Oak Bay Ave
39 locals raden deze aan
Fabulous fully stocked deli - serves lunches. Many frozen prepared foods available along with extensive selection of olives, cheese and meats.
Best local flower shop.
Harry's Flowers
1817 Oak Bay Ave
Best local flower shop.
Large grocery store three blocks away. BC government liquor store is next door.
43 locals raden deze aan
Save-On-Foods
1950 Foul Bay Rd
43 locals raden deze aan
Large grocery store three blocks away. BC government liquor store is next door.
A real castle!
234 locals raden deze aan
Craigdarroch Castle
1050 Joan Crescent
234 locals raden deze aan
A real castle!
Drive it - you'll like it!
12 locals raden deze aan
Beach Drive
Beach Drive
12 locals raden deze aan
Drive it - you'll like it!
Large beautiful park with petting zoo and lots of ducks.
503 locals raden deze aan
Beacon Hill Park
100 Cook St
503 locals raden deze aan
Large beautiful park with petting zoo and lots of ducks.
Excellent Indian food buffet in very fancy digs - the empress hotel downtown!
11 locals raden deze aan
The Bengal Lounge
721 Government Street
11 locals raden deze aan
Excellent Indian food buffet in very fancy digs - the empress hotel downtown!

Drinks & Nightlife

Fabulous local pub - British flair.
53 locals raden deze aan
Penny Farthing Public House
2228 Oak Bay Ave
53 locals raden deze aan
Fabulous local pub - British flair.
Exclusive waterfront hotel with nice café and lovely waterfront pub. Check out their move nights! All open to the public.
33 locals raden deze aan
Oak Bay Beach Hotel
1175 Beach Dr
33 locals raden deze aan
Exclusive waterfront hotel with nice café and lovely waterfront pub. Check out their move nights! All open to the public.
Nice Japanese restaurant literally next door.
Osaka Sushi
1951 Oak Bay Ave
Nice Japanese restaurant literally next door.
Pub within walking distance.
19 locals raden deze aan
Christie's Carriage House Pub
1739 Fort St
19 locals raden deze aan
Pub within walking distance.
The best vegetarian restaurant in Victoria.
55 locals raden deze aan
Rebar
50 Bastion Square
55 locals raden deze aan
The best vegetarian restaurant in Victoria.