Guidebook for Victoria

Agni & Gavin
Guidebook for Victoria

Food Scene

The best coffee in town is locally roasted at this location...a 20 min walk from our house. They serve a locally focused menu for breakfast and lunch, accompanied by BC beer, wine and cider. The Roastery also hosts live music events and features gallery space.
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Caffe Fantastico
965 Kings Rd
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The best coffee in town is locally roasted at this location...a 20 min walk from our house. They serve a locally focused menu for breakfast and lunch, accompanied by BC beer, wine and cider. The Roastery also hosts live music events and features gallery space.
Fish Hook’s rotating menu of tartines, salads, house pickled seasonal organic veggies, a daily fish curry and a chowder and bisque maintains Ocean Wise, local and organic standards, while offering dairy-free, wheat-free and mayo-free alternatives. Best seafood in Victoria!
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Fishhook
805 Fort St
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Fish Hook’s rotating menu of tartines, salads, house pickled seasonal organic veggies, a daily fish curry and a chowder and bisque maintains Ocean Wise, local and organic standards, while offering dairy-free, wheat-free and mayo-free alternatives. Best seafood in Victoria!
Small restaurant in the heart of Quadra Village with seasonal, local menu, ethically raised meat and sustainably sourced seafood.
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Part and Parcel
2656 Quadra St
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Small restaurant in the heart of Quadra Village with seasonal, local menu, ethically raised meat and sustainably sourced seafood.
Serving up Caffe Fantastico cofee with croissants and pastries were of exceptional quality, handmade with care by the owner and his team. Great place to start a bike trip along the Galloping Goose trailhead, and bike rentals are right nextdoor!
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Fol Epi
398 Harbour Rd
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Serving up Caffe Fantastico cofee with croissants and pastries were of exceptional quality, handmade with care by the owner and his team. Great place to start a bike trip along the Galloping Goose trailhead, and bike rentals are right nextdoor!
The best homemade icecream in town. Icecream sandwiches or scoops in inventive flavours are served in bright, retro digs. All icecream is organic and there are also many vegan options available!
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Can Canteen (Cold Comfort Ice Cream)
1115 N Park St
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The best homemade icecream in town. Icecream sandwiches or scoops in inventive flavours are served in bright, retro digs. All icecream is organic and there are also many vegan options available!
Upscale & modern, this restaurant specializes in farm-to-table vegan cuisine & superfood cocktails. A bonus...Gavin may be your server!
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Be Love
1019 Blanshard St
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Upscale & modern, this restaurant specializes in farm-to-table vegan cuisine & superfood cocktails. A bonus...Gavin may be your server!
Raw organic vegetarian cafe fare served with smoothies, juices & coffee and raw vegan desserts in a relaxed environment.
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Cafe Bliss
556 Pandora Ave
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Raw organic vegetarian cafe fare served with smoothies, juices & coffee and raw vegan desserts in a relaxed environment.
Busy, modern burger joint offering inventive locally sourced burgers, handcut fries & draft brews. A peaceful walk or 5min drive from our house!
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Bin 4 Burger Lounge
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Busy, modern burger joint offering inventive locally sourced burgers, handcut fries & draft brews. A peaceful walk or 5min drive from our house!
Great food, ambiance, price, and service. An 8 min walk from our home!
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Vietnam House Restaurant
3189 Quadra St
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Great food, ambiance, price, and service. An 8 min walk from our home!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great location and views of the harbour, fresh local seasonal ingredients create a spin on pub classics, craft beer and cosy atmosphere! Irish traditional music on Monday nights and amazing chocolate on the way out...
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Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub & GuestHouses
308 Catherine St
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Great location and views of the harbour, fresh local seasonal ingredients create a spin on pub classics, craft beer and cosy atmosphere! Irish traditional music on Monday nights and amazing chocolate on the way out...
Modern brewpub offering housemade seasonal brews & bar eats, with a waterview patio.
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Canoe Brewpub
450 Swift St
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Modern brewpub offering housemade seasonal brews & bar eats, with a waterview patio.

Essentials

Local 24hr. grocery store, 3 blocks away!
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Thrifty Foods
1495 Admirals Rd
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Local 24hr. grocery store, 3 blocks away!
10,000 square foot store including a full service butcher and deli, bulk department, a flower bar and garden centre, and the Island’s largest selection of local produce, this grocery store is our favourite place to buy produce and meat as the store works with over 250 local, Island and BC suppliers.
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The Root Cellar Village Green Grocer
1286 McKenzie Ave
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10,000 square foot store including a full service butcher and deli, bulk department, a flower bar and garden centre, and the Island’s largest selection of local produce, this grocery store is our favourite place to buy produce and meat as the store works with over 250 local, Island and BC suppliers.
Convenient local grocery store in Quadra Village with an additional huge selection of Asian food items!
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Fairway Market
1521 McKenzie Ave
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Convenient local grocery store in Quadra Village with an additional huge selection of Asian food items!

Parks & Nature

A 75 ha park located in central Victoria along the shore of Juan de Fuca Strait. Popular with tourists and locals, contains woodland and shoreline trails, 2 playgrounds, a waterpark, playing fields, a petting zoo, tennis courts, ponds with many ducks, and landscaped gardens as well as the world's 4th largest totem pole.
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Công viên Beacon Hill
100 Cook St
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A 75 ha park located in central Victoria along the shore of Juan de Fuca Strait. Popular with tourists and locals, contains woodland and shoreline trails, 2 playgrounds, a waterpark, playing fields, a petting zoo, tennis courts, ponds with many ducks, and landscaped gardens as well as the world's 4th largest totem pole.
Beautiful beach in Oak Bay, amazing place to spread a blanket amid the driftwood, enjoy Willows Park, or go for a long walk along the shoreline.
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Bãi biển Willows
Esplanade
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Beautiful beach in Oak Bay, amazing place to spread a blanket amid the driftwood, enjoy Willows Park, or go for a long walk along the shoreline.
Secret sloping 1.4-acre garden, begun in 1946, with rhododendrons, native rocks, ponds & a teahouse.
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The Teahouse at Abkhazi Garden
1964 Fairfield Rd
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Secret sloping 1.4-acre garden, begun in 1946, with rhododendrons, native rocks, ponds & a teahouse.
The beautiful iconic Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, and is one of Victoria's top tourist attractions and a world heritage site.
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Vườn Butchart
800 Benvenuto Ave
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The beautiful iconic Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, and is one of Victoria's top tourist attractions and a world heritage site.
Beautiful nature reserve with a floating footpath over the lake.
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Swan Lake
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Beautiful nature reserve with a floating footpath over the lake.
The chip trail around the cedar hill golf course is a great run or walk. It is 3.7 km, very scenic and hilly!
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Cedar Hill Golf Course Chip Trail Loop
Cedar Hill Golf Course Chip Trail Loop
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The chip trail around the cedar hill golf course is a great run or walk. It is 3.7 km, very scenic and hilly!
The largest park in the Saanich area, Mount Douglas offers a spectacular 360-degree view of the area around Victoria. Mount Doug has a network of trails along its slopes and down to the beach area across Cedar Hill Road.
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Công viên Mount Douglas
4500 Cedar Hill Road
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The largest park in the Saanich area, Mount Douglas offers a spectacular 360-degree view of the area around Victoria. Mount Doug has a network of trails along its slopes and down to the beach area across Cedar Hill Road.
Exceptional views from the summit at Mount Tolmie Park, some call it 'the best place to view the city.' There are more than 1500 metres of trails within the park.
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Công viên Mount Tolmie
3492 Mayfair Dr
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Exceptional views from the summit at Mount Tolmie Park, some call it 'the best place to view the city.' There are more than 1500 metres of trails within the park.
Oceanfront park with a sandy beach, picnic areas, playground & tennis courts, plus a boat launch.
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Công viên Cadboro-Gyro
Sinclair Road
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Oceanfront park with a sandy beach, picnic areas, playground & tennis courts, plus a boat launch.
Two freshwater lakes connected by a narrow culvert in the 834-hectare Thetis Lake Regional Park outside Victoria, British Columbia, about 12 km from the city centre. Very popular beaches where families go to fish, kayak, float and sunbath.
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Thetis Lake Regional Park
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Two freshwater lakes connected by a narrow culvert in the 834-hectare Thetis Lake Regional Park outside Victoria, British Columbia, about 12 km from the city centre. Very popular beaches where families go to fish, kayak, float and sunbath.
A 1,072 acres park in Saanich, British Columbia, containing Elk Lake and Beaver Lake. Amazing place to relax amid weeping willows, have a picnic and a swim, or walk around the lakeside perimeter where you may encouter horses.
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Công viên khu vực Elk/Beaver Lake
5267 Patricia Bay Highway
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A 1,072 acres park in Saanich, British Columbia, containing Elk Lake and Beaver Lake. Amazing place to relax amid weeping willows, have a picnic and a swim, or walk around the lakeside perimeter where you may encouter horses.
The Francis/King Regional Park hosts the finest stand of protected ancient Douglas firs in the Victoria area and has 11 kilometers of trails within its 107 hectares.
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Francis King Regional Park
Munn Road
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The Francis/King Regional Park hosts the finest stand of protected ancient Douglas firs in the Victoria area and has 11 kilometers of trails within its 107 hectares.

Sightseeing

Historic, Victorian-era Scottish Baronial mansion designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
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Lâu đài Craigdarroch
1050 Joan Crescent
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Historic, Victorian-era Scottish Baronial mansion designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
Hatley Park National Historic Site is located in Colwood, Greater Victoria. Hatley Castle is a Classified Federal Heritage Building. 565 oceanfront acres with an amazing view of the majestic Olympic Mountains in the USA. The castle has been featured in two series of X-Men related media as Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
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Lâu đài Hatley
2005 Sooke Rd
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Hatley Park National Historic Site is located in Colwood, Greater Victoria. Hatley Castle is a Classified Federal Heritage Building. 565 oceanfront acres with an amazing view of the majestic Olympic Mountains in the USA. The castle has been featured in two series of X-Men related media as Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

Entertainment & Activities

Modern multiplex cinema chain screening the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases with the most comfortable recliner seats ever!
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Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas
780 Yates St
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Modern multiplex cinema chain screening the latest Hollywood films, plus new independent releases with the most comfortable recliner seats ever!
One of the last DVD rental shops in the city! Massive collection including many independent and foreign films, convenient location, free parking, and friendly staff.
Pic A Flic Video
1519 Pandora Ave
One of the last DVD rental shops in the city! Massive collection including many independent and foreign films, convenient location, free parking, and friendly staff.
Closest tennis courts to our home are a 15 min walk away!
Rutledge Park
Closest tennis courts to our home are a 15 min walk away!

Getting Around

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
2507 Government St
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Budget Car & Truck Rental
724 Douglas St
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DiDi Car Rental & Sales Ltd
643 David St
The Lochside Regional Trail is a 29-kilometre trail that runs from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The trail is a popular route both for commuting and recreation. Our favourite bike route heading north!
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Lochside Regional Trail
Lochside Regional Trail
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The Lochside Regional Trail is a 29-kilometre trail that runs from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The trail is a popular route both for commuting and recreation. Our favourite bike route heading north!