Guidebook for Victoria
Food Scene
The Dutch Bakery & Coffee Shop
718 Fort StLove the pastries and the apple cake!
Rebar
50 Bastion SquareBest vegetarian food! Try the almond burger
Be Love
1019 Blanshard StAlso a good vegetarian restaurant
Best chicken club and pear and pecan salad! Wonderful views
89 locals recommend
Glo Restaurant + Lounge
2940 Jutland RdBest chicken club and pear and pecan salad! Wonderful views
Nautical Nellies Steak & Seafood House
1001 Wharf StBest Crab cake
Azuma Sushi
615 Yates StGood sushi
II Terrazzo
555 Johnson StGood pasta
J.J. Morgan Restaurant
1520 McKenzie AveYou gotta try it!
Swans Brewery, Pub & Hotel
506 Pandora AveTry the Fan Tan salad....You'll love it
Blue Fox Cafe
919 Fort StPancakes!!!Be aware lines can get long
Jam Cafe
542 Herald StGreat breakfast!
I loveeeeeeee this place! I always get the baja tacos and they are delicious! Avoid it at noon as it gets really busy.
28 locals recommend
La Taqueria Pinche Taco Shop
766 Fort StI loveeeeeeee this place! I always get the baja tacos and they are delicious! Avoid it at noon as it gets really busy.
I love this place! The view is great and the food is to die for. If you like beef, try the NewYork streak with crab meat, you'll love it!
16 locals recommend
Steamship Terminal
470 Belleville StI love this place! The view is great and the food is to die for. If you like beef, try the NewYork streak with crab meat, you'll love it!
Drinks & Nightlife
Sticky Wicket Pub
919 Douglas StreetLove the ambience
Canoe Brewpub
450 Swift StNice food also. I love the live music
Darcy's Pub Downtown
1127 Wharf StLove the music!
Upstairs Cabaret
15 Bastion SquareDancing! Dancing! and more dancing!
Sightseeing
Victoria Harbor
Wharf StreetBeach Drive
Beach Drivebeautiful view, nice walk
Cattle Point Urban Star Park
1 Scenic DrThe view is astounding. Take a moment to walk down to the beach
Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse NHS
603 Fort Rodd Hill RdInner Harbour Centre
950 Wharf StParks & Nature
Beacon Hill Park
100 Cook StI love the flowers and the zoo.
Elk Lake
Nice 10K easy walk
Cadboro-Gyro Park
Sinclair RoadJust a wonderful place! great for kids
Mount Douglas Park
4500 Cedar Hill RoadGreat hike and amazing views
Do not leave Victoria without visiting this park! I go in EVERY season and is worth to see.
254 locals recommend
Butchart Gardens
Do not leave Victoria without visiting this park! I go in EVERY season and is worth to see.
Sooke Potholes Provincial Park
Sooke River RoadThe waterfall!!!!!
Thetis Lake
Nice swimming
Victoria Butterfly Gardens
1461 Benvenuto AveLovely garden.... worth seeing it.
Beaver Lake
Nice swimming
Great in the summer... although it might get a bit crowded sometimes
170 locals recommend
Willows Beach
EsplanadeGreat in the summer... although it might get a bit crowded sometimes
Connect downtown Victoria with Sooke potholes. I love riding my bike in this trail. It's long, and about 60 Km .
8 locals recommend
Galloping Goose Trail
Galloping Goose TrailConnect downtown Victoria with Sooke potholes. I love riding my bike in this trail. It's long, and about 60 Km .
You can see the migration of the salmon...great hiking trail
242 locals recommend
Goldstream Provincial Park
You can see the migration of the salmon...great hiking trail
Mount Tolmie
Nice short hiking
Arts & Culture
Royal BC Museum
675 Belleville StThe First Nation exhibit is amazing!
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
501 Belleville StI love the architecture
I'd totally recommend this place for its architecture and afternoon tea!
194 locals recommend
Hotel Fairmont Empress
721 Government StI'd totally recommend this place for its architecture and afternoon tea!
Sidney
Interesting small little town
Oak Bay
This part of town is the oldest in Victoria
Although it is a small Chinatown it's the oldest in Canada and the second oldest in North America.
124 locals recommend
Victoria’s Chinatown
500 Fisgard StAlthough it is a small Chinatown it's the oldest in Canada and the second oldest in North America.
Essentials
Market On Yates
903 Yates StLots of organic items!
Shopping
Market Square
560 Johnson StA little bit of everything!