Guidebook for Penticton
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a very close by pub - they often have live music, pool nights, comedians, karaoke, and a $3 burger special. They also brew their beer and ale, which is pretty good! A few minutes' walk away.
17 locals recommend
Barley Mill Pub
2460 Skaha Lake RdThis is a very close by pub - they often have live music, pool nights, comedians, karaoke, and a $3 burger special. They also brew their beer and ale, which is pretty good! A few minutes' walk away.
Don't go for the food (it's terrible) - go for the groovy retro decor, live music, vinyl, and open mic nights. This is a fun hangout where artists and interesting characters like to be themselves.
Elite Restaurant
340 Main StDon't go for the food (it's terrible) - go for the groovy retro decor, live music, vinyl, and open mic nights. This is a fun hangout where artists and interesting characters like to be themselves.
Excellent wine and patio, plus they make their own line of delicious cheeses.
54 locals recommend
Poplar Grove Winery
425 Middle Bench Rd NExcellent wine and patio, plus they make their own line of delicious cheeses.
This is the best place to find 'interesting' wines - they do regular merlots and cabernets, but they also have a whole line of rich fruit wine such as cherry & blackberry (my favourite!).
22 locals recommend
Elephant Island Orchard Wines
2730 Aikins LoopThis is the best place to find 'interesting' wines - they do regular merlots and cabernets, but they also have a whole line of rich fruit wine such as cherry & blackberry (my favourite!).
Excellent food and wine! This is one of the must-try wineries in the area. It's the one all the other wineries are trying to emulate.
35 locals recommend
Hillside Winery
1350 Naramata RdExcellent food and wine! This is one of the must-try wineries in the area. It's the one all the other wineries are trying to emulate.
This is where you get the best merlot in the valley (in my humble opinion!). It's also got a modern tasting room and a beautiful view of the lake.
10 locals recommend
Lunessence Winery & Vineyard
5716 Gartrell RdThis is where you get the best merlot in the valley (in my humble opinion!). It's also got a modern tasting room and a beautiful view of the lake.
Excellent wine, plus their tasting room manager is one of our very good friends, and she's delightful.
14 locals recommend
Bench 1775 Winery
1775 Naramata RdExcellent wine, plus their tasting room manager is one of our very good friends, and she's delightful.
It's always busy in the summer evenings, often with live music. A short walk away from our suite.
Anthony's Pub & Lounge
3502 Skaha Lake RoadIt's always busy in the summer evenings, often with live music. A short walk away from our suite.
FOODIES: the wine is fantastic, and they have a uniquely styled chef that is of portuguese/mexican descent that makes fresh and interesting charcuterie dishes and is always experimenting.
20 locals recommend
Da Silva Vineyards and Winery
375 Upper Bench Rd NFOODIES: the wine is fantastic, and they have a uniquely styled chef that is of portuguese/mexican descent that makes fresh and interesting charcuterie dishes and is always experimenting.
If you want a very special night out, this is a great place to go. It's a bit out of the way but the food and the view is unlike anywhere else in the valley.
17 locals recommend
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
537 Tinhorn Creek RdIf you want a very special night out, this is a great place to go. It's a bit out of the way but the food and the view is unlike anywhere else in the valley.
Food Scene
This is the best burger experience for sure! Featured on major food networks, it's not only gourmet but also locally owned and super fun. Good burgers and beer right near the downtown core and beach.
7 locals recommend
Burger 55
52 Front StThis is the best burger experience for sure! Featured on major food networks, it's not only gourmet but also locally owned and super fun. Good burgers and beer right near the downtown core and beach.
Best authentic Indian food in Penticton. It's our regular go-to place for birthdays and special occasions!
26 locals recommend
Lachi
504 Main StBest authentic Indian food in Penticton. It's our regular go-to place for birthdays and special occasions!
The Prague Café
102-250 Marina WayExcellent coffee, right on the beach.
Great healthy food and delicious coffees. Fantastic place to stop after biking the KVR (it's close to Vancouver hill access point)
74 locals recommend
The Bench Market
368 Vancouver AveGreat healthy food and delicious coffees. Fantastic place to stop after biking the KVR (it's close to Vancouver hill access point)
BEST ice cream in the entire valley. Mike and Manda often skip dinner and eat here instead. Great prices, dozens of flavours. Plus they make many of their own flavours in their ice cream laboratory.
48 locals recommend
Tickleberry's
1207 Main StBEST ice cream in the entire valley. Mike and Manda often skip dinner and eat here instead. Great prices, dozens of flavours. Plus they make many of their own flavours in their ice cream laboratory.
Right over the lake, this restaurant is high-end (prices reflect that too, by the way), good quality food with excellent service.
56 locals recommend
Hooded Merganser Restaurant
21 Lakeshore Dr WRight over the lake, this restaurant is high-end (prices reflect that too, by the way), good quality food with excellent service.
It's pretty good food, but the location and atmosphere are great. Sit up on the top deck for best view. Call ahead in the summer time for reservations, it's always super busy!
82 locals recommend
Salty's Beach House
1000 Lakeshore Dr WIt's pretty good food, but the location and atmosphere are great. Sit up on the top deck for best view. Call ahead in the summer time for reservations, it's always super busy!
Decent Thai food with good soups. We like it because it's nice and close by, easy walking distance.
Iyara Thai Restaurant
2985 Skaha Lake RdDecent Thai food with good soups. We like it because it's nice and close by, easy walking distance.
It's the most amazing German food! Generous helpings, great beer, and a fantastic patio make this a worthwhile trip. The building itself is amazing and worth a walk-through, it's a big carved-beamed fairy tale inn designed by the brothers Grimm.
89 locals recommend
Gasthaus on the Lake
5790 Beach AveIt's the most amazing German food! Generous helpings, great beer, and a fantastic patio make this a worthwhile trip. The building itself is amazing and worth a walk-through, it's a big carved-beamed fairy tale inn designed by the brothers Grimm.
If you like ice cream done your way, you have to visit this shop. It's a make-it-yourself soft-serve ice cream bar with a huge variety of toppings.
Veriberry Frozen Yogurt
201 Martin StIf you like ice cream done your way, you have to visit this shop. It's a make-it-yourself soft-serve ice cream bar with a huge variety of toppings.
Sightseeing
This 200-ft long paddlewheeler is a museum right on the water. If you or your kids like trains, it has a huge model train set that's amazing, you can make a donation to press the button that makes the model trains run.
31 locals recommend
SS Sicamous Heritage Park
1099 Lakeshore Dr WThis 200-ft long paddlewheeler is a museum right on the water. If you or your kids like trains, it has a huge model train set that's amazing, you can make a donation to press the button that makes the model trains run.
Best view in the in Penticton with easy access by car and a short walk. It's the hill with the giant "PENTICTON" sign on it
7 locals recommend
Mount Munson
Best view in the in Penticton with easy access by car and a short walk. It's the hill with the giant "PENTICTON" sign on it
Arts & Culture
Everything Penticton - First Nations & Pioneer history, animals, and local topics. They have rotating exhibits too. Cheap, good place to get out of the sun! Admission is by donation.
12 locals recommend
Penticton Museum & Archives
785 Main StEverything Penticton - First Nations & Pioneer history, animals, and local topics. They have rotating exhibits too. Cheap, good place to get out of the sun! Admission is by donation.
Always good exhibitions on display, great collections, and outside the gallery is a beautiful Japanese garden and park by the beach.
33 locals recommend
Penticton Art Gallery
199 Marina WayAlways good exhibitions on display, great collections, and outside the gallery is a beautiful Japanese garden and park by the beach.
It's an amazing building architecturally, but it's also the best place around to check out First Nations culture and art
26 locals recommend
Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre
1000 Rancher Creek RdIt's an amazing building architecturally, but it's also the best place around to check out First Nations culture and art
Entertainment & Activities
It's our only movie theatre, not bad. Cheap night is Tuesday.
27 locals recommend
Landmark Cinemas Penticton
250 Winnipeg StIt's our only movie theatre, not bad. Cheap night is Tuesday.
This is the must-see place for all kids - mini-golf, go-carts, bumper boats and all kinds of fun stuff. It's a great place to spend a day!
63 locals recommend
LocoLanding Adventure Park
75 Riverside DrThis is the must-see place for all kids - mini-golf, go-carts, bumper boats and all kinds of fun stuff. It's a great place to spend a day!
This is an amazing group activity scenario where you get locked in a room and you have to find your way out by solving the puzzle. It's very highly regarded as a special and unique thing to do.
17 locals recommend
EXIT Kelowna Escape Games
2453 Hwy 97 NThis is an amazing group activity scenario where you get locked in a room and you have to find your way out by solving the puzzle. It's very highly regarded as a special and unique thing to do.
It's a petting zoo with animals that are well taken care of. Goats, mini ponies, potbellied pigs, alpaca, chickens, ducks, and lots more.
1154 Three Mile Rd
1154 Three Mile RoadIt's a petting zoo with animals that are well taken care of. Goats, mini ponies, potbellied pigs, alpaca, chickens, ducks, and lots more.
It's a DRIVE-IN movie theatre! It's a couple of hours away, but it's so fun and worth the trip.
50 locals recommend
Starlight Drive-In Theatre
5341 BC-97AIt's a DRIVE-IN movie theatre! It's a couple of hours away, but it's so fun and worth the trip.
Parks & Nature
Good hiking, rock climbing, bouldering. Also fantastic place for photographing the landscape and seeing wildlife. Watch out for rattlers!
59 locals recommend
Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
Smythe DriveGood hiking, rock climbing, bouldering. Also fantastic place for photographing the landscape and seeing wildlife. Watch out for rattlers!
This is a nice easy walking/cycling trail. It used to be the old KVR steam railway line connecting Penticton to Chute Lake and Kelowna, but now it's a mostly-flat, max 2.2% grade trail with spectacular views and a train tunnel through the rock. One of our favourite walks - round trip is about 8.5 km from parking lot to the tunnel and back.
10 locals recommend
Little Tunnel
Kettle Valley Rail TrailThis is a nice easy walking/cycling trail. It used to be the old KVR steam railway line connecting Penticton to Chute Lake and Kelowna, but now it's a mostly-flat, max 2.2% grade trail with spectacular views and a train tunnel through the rock. One of our favourite walks - round trip is about 8.5 km from parking lot to the tunnel and back.
Beautiful natural area, great for seeing wildlife (bighorn sheep, mountain goat, birds). Also home to the Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory and bird banding station. No powered boats allowed, so it's nice and peaceful. Good fishing, too. Watch out for poison ivy though!
9 locals recommend
Vaseux Lake
Beautiful natural area, great for seeing wildlife (bighorn sheep, mountain goat, birds). Also home to the Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory and bird banding station. No powered boats allowed, so it's nice and peaceful. Good fishing, too. Watch out for poison ivy though!