Local Recommendations

If you are visiting Victoria and would like to find some great places to exlperience, here are some ideas.
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Accommodations near Oak Bay
Oak Bay Beach Hotel

Here are The TC Reader’s Choice awards plus a few favourites of mine (Gary’s Picks).

Night Clubs
Hermann’s Jazz Club
Lucky Bar
Upstairs Cabaret

Bakeries
Dutch Bakery
Sidney Bakery (Sidney)

BBQ Food
Jones Bar-B-Q
The Very Good Butchers (Vegan)
Montana’s

Breakfast
Fireside Grill
Floyd’s Diner
The Village Restaurant

Brunch
Fireside Grill
Alpina Restaurant at Villa Eyrie

Chinese Food
Don Mee Restaurant
J & J Wonton Noodle House
Halibut House

Coffee Bars
Caffe Fantastico
Java Jo’s
Discovery Coffee

Craft Breweries
Hoyne Brewing Company
Philips Brewery
Sooke Oceanside Brewery

Distilleries
Sheringham Distillery (Sooke)
Victoria Distillers (Sidney)
Merridale Cidery and Distillery (Cobble Hill)

Eclectic and Canadian
Gary’s pick: John’s Place Restauraunt

Fine Dining
Fireside Grill
Alpina Restaurant at Villa Eyrie (Malahat)
Il Terrazzo

Fish and Chips
Red fish Blue Fish
Barb’s Fish and Chips
Naughty Nellies

Gary’s Patio Picks:
Canoe Club
Glo Restaurant and Lounge

Greek
Gary’s Pick: Ithica Greek Restaurant

Hamburger
Bin 4 Burger Lounge
FatBurger

Happy Hour
Fireside Grill
Glo Restaurant and Lounge
Veneto

Ice Cream
Beacon Drive In
Cold Comfort
Parachute Ice Cream

Indian
Sizzling Tandoor
Royal Spice and Fine Indian Cuisine
Varsha

Island Wineries
Blue Grouse Estate (Cobble Hill)
Unsworth Vinyards (Mill Bay)
Enrico Winery (Mill Bay)

Italian
Il Terrazzo
Pagliacci’s
Il Covo Trattoria

Mexican Food
Cafe Mexico
Adriana’s-The Whole Enchilada (Central Saanich)

Pizza
Romeo’s
Pizzaria Prima Strada
Fireside Grill

Pubs
The Waddling Dog (Central Saanich)
Canoe Brew Pub
328 Taphouse and Grill
James Bay Inn
Gary’s pick: Irish Times
Gary’s pick: Bard and Banker

Restaurants
Gary’s pick: Zambri’s
Gary’s pick: Cafe Brio
Gary’s pick: Brasserie L’Ecole

Sushi
Fujiya Foods
Victoria Sushi
Bon Sushi

Tapas
Gary’s Pick: Tapa Bar (Trounce Alley)
Gary’s pick: Bodega (Trounce Alley)

Vegetarian Food
Rebar
Be Love
Nourish

Tourist Attractions:
Gary’s pick: Royal BC Museum
Gary’s pick: The Butchart Gardens (Brentwood Bay)