Victoria
No need to conduct an opinion poll: the perennial lines in the street outside Jam suggest that this is the best breakfast spot in Victoria. The reasons?…
Must-see restaurants in Vancouver Island
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Victoria
Authentic Italian flavors melded with a laid-back Victoria spirit make a devastatingly good combo. If you don’t believe us, come to Il Terrazzo, a…
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Victoria
Bonsoir! You may have just arrived at the best restaurant in Victoria, a small but wonderfully elegant bistro discreetly furnished in la mode français,…
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Tofino
Reserve ahead for your table at this sparkling regional- and seasonal-focused restaurant that earned a spot on the Canada's 100 Best Restaurants list in…
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Vancouver Island
Ukee has about three places to refuel your car and at least another three to refuel your brain and legs while sating your sugar addiction, including the…
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Vancouver Island
Not a lot else has changed at the establishment formerly known as Hanks, still a fount of carnivorous comfort grub where the key word is 'pork.' The menu…
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Tofino
True, it’s a shed of sorts, albeit a very nice one with candles, an open kitchen, lovely wood furnishings – and quite decent food: count on quick-fire…
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Vancouver Island
This three-pronged business (craft shop upstairs, bookstore below decks) is Port Hardy's local hub, dispatching the best coffee north of Campbell River…
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Victoria
There are several bakeries on this stretch of Fort St, but the Crust jumps out at you first. Maybe it's the deliciousness of the aromas, or the delicate…
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Tofino
It’s hard not to love a restaurant whose name is short for 'sophisticated bohemian,' a label that might have been invented with Tofino in mind. Once a…
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Vancouver Island
The sole exponent of Ucluelet's food-truck scene is far superior to many bricks-and-mortar seafood restaurants. Specializing in fresh-shucked regional…
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Victoria
On the waterfront boardwalk at the foot of Broughton St, this freight-container takeout shack serves fresh-made, finger-licking sustainable seafood…
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Vancouver Island
Hit this historic, antler-studded saloon for a pub-grub dinner while you flick through a copy of glossy local magazine CV Collective. There are a dozen or…
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Vancouver Island
Showing how far Ucluelet's dining scene has elevated itself in recent years, this lovely candlelit room would easily be at home in Tofino. The ever…
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Vancouver Island
Any local will tell you to cancel your other dinner plans and head straight here. You'll find an intimate, candlelit dining room little bigger than a…
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Vancouver Island
Great service and pub grub push this regular-looking neighborhood bar to the top of the Port Hardy dine-out tree. Sporty's (as everyone calls it) offers…
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Victoria
A huge, aquamarine-painted satellite of Vancouver's popular and authentic Mexican joint, this ultra-friendly spot specializes in offering a wide array of…
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Tofino
This low-ceilinged designer 'shed' has kept expanding over the years, but has never lost its welcoming locals' hangout feel. The perfect spot to grab…
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Victoria
Don't miss the smoky, coconutty chowder at this tiny Indian- and French-influenced seafood restaurant, but make sure you add a tartine open-faced sandwich…
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Vancouver Island
In an immaculately restored 1906 heritage building, the ever-changing seasonal menu here fuses local ingredients with subtle European influences. For…
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Vancouver Island
Occupying a decommissioned wooden church, this smashing fry-joint serves cod, salmon and halibut in three different styles (beer-battered recommended),…
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Tofino
One of BC's most celebrated food trucks, Tacofino serves the best fish tacos in the region from a disheveled metallic machine with the Virgin of Guadalupe…
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Vancouver Island
Adding the welcome aroma of baking bread to the oily harbor smells, True Grain is part of a three-shop island chain. From sourdough to raisin, the bread…
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Tofino
A Tofino fixture for almost 70 years, this local legend has never rested on its laurels. Start your evening with a cocktail, then launch your voyage into…
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Vancouver Island
The patio deck of this charming, 1863 heritage-building restaurant is a fine place for a splurge, and the $37 three-course BC-sourced tasting menu is…
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Vancouver Island
‘Locally produced’ is a mantra you hear a lot on Vancouver Island and it’s taken particularly seriously at this attractive, if pricey, wooden restaurant…
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Vancouver Island
In a town that trades on its outdoor affiliations, there’s always a place for guilty-pleasure eating indulgences which, in the case of this new snack…
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Victoria
The Hotel Zed's upmarket diner lures locals (arrive off-peak to avoid the crush) with its breakfast tacos and eggs Benedict platters (recommended: the …
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Vancouver Island
Head up the ramp alongside and aim for a picture-window table overlooking shimmering, boat-bobbling Broughton Strait. You'll soon be diving into some…
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Victoria
A long way from the greasy patties of yore, the Pink Bicycle (named for the machine that has pride of place in the window) deals in gourmet burgers served…
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Victoria
A garage-rehabilitation project with a galactic theme, Pluto's is the only remaining Phillips 66 'bat-wing'-style gas station left in Canada, although the…
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Victoria
A local legend that's often packed elbow-to-elbow on busy evenings, this New York–style Italian restaurant serves great pasta dishes, often with a West…
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Victoria
Despite being conceived by an expat Scotsman in New Westminster in 1894, BC’s quintessential tea merchant has become a Victoria staple with the company…
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Vancouver Island
An inviting, multi-floor locals' hangout (aim for the top-floor patio in summer), this dark-wood boozer offers a huge menu of elevated pub grub, from taco…
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Victoria
Olo is Victoria's quintessential farm-to-table restaurant and it ploughs a deep furrow. The 'locally grown' mantra is taken seriously here with small…
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Tofino
In outdoor-orientated Tofino, it’s easy to justify a doughnut for breakfast, and the best place in Tofino to procure one is at Rhino. Toss a coin to…
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Vancouver Island
This old-fashioned Oregon Trail–style wagon now serving as a food truck is set in the grounds of the historic Percy farmstead a 10-minute walk along the…
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Vancouver Island
Anglophilia is alive and well in this diminutive timber-framed restaurant where fish-and-chips and mushy peas are served against a backdrop of model ships…
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Victoria
One of Victoria's best-kept dining secrets, the Parliament Buildings have their own subsidized, old-school restaurant where both MLAs and the public can…
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Vancouver Island
Definitely old-school Ukee, this family-friendly, pub-style restaurant covers a lot of bases: heaping plates of pasta, wraps and burgers (go for the elk),…
