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Breweries and Wineries (14) updated
It's remarkable just how many independent breweries and wineries there are on Vancouver Island. Wine tours and brew pubs.
Farm and Food Production (14) updated
Vancouver Island food producers, farms and other food producers, farmers markets, cheese makers,
Pubs and Grub (19) updated
Every town has its share of pubs and casual restaurants.

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Swans Suite Hotel - Victoria's Art Hotel popular

http://www.swanshotel.com/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

Victoria's boutique art hotel. Spectacular art collection, luxury hotel, brew pub, bistro and wine shop. Infinitely memorable penthouse suite for weddings and parties.

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Batstar Adventure Tours updated popular

http://batstar.com/

Sea Kayak Tours of Vancouver Island. Our professionally guided sea kayaking, bicycling and hiking trips are designed for busy people who want us to take care of all of the details, including gear and gourmet meals.

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Rebar Modern Food

http://www.rebarmodernfood.com/

8 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

Since 1989, rebar has been serving up the freshest, funkiest and healthiest food on the West Coast. Located in Victoria’s historic Bastion Square, rebar is open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Check out our weekly menu specials. Our fresh juice bar offers an extensive list of vegetable and fruit juices, smoothies and super-nutritious wheatgrass concoctions all made right before your eyes!

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Acme Food Company - Nanaimo updated

http://www.acmefoodco.ca/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

Acme restaurant is the downtown Nanaimo meeting and dining experience

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Dancing Bean Cafe - Chemainus updated

http://www.dancingbean.ca/

9 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

Vancouver Island's most intimate live music venue. Our licensed cafe offers a variety of freshly roasted and specialty coffees, teas, iced cappuccinos, light lunches and fabulous desserts in a relaxing atmosphere.

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The Reef Restaurant updated

http://www.thereefrestaurant.com

8 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

A Caribbean 'Jerk' Restaurant in Victoria and Vancouver, featuring live reggae, dub and dancehall events

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Atlas Cafe, Courtenay updated

http://atlascafe.ca

Atlas Café, in the Comox Valley, is the home of perfectly overstuffed breakfasts, bustling lunches and inspired dinners. It’s where friends and family share laughs, colleagues share ideas, and the entire community gathers to share our passion for great food.

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Avenue Bistro - Comox updated

http://avenuebistro.ca/

Avenue Bistro restaurant, Comox, Courtenay, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, causal dining. Serving Comox Valley lunch & dinner with weekend breakfast. Friendly local cuisine welcoming families, take-out, pizza and catering

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Blackfin Pub, Comox updated

http://www.blackfinpub.com/

Oceanfront dining overlooking Comox Harbour

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Brasserie L'Ecole

http://www.lecole.ca/

Brasserie L'ecole serves casual French food in Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Dinner in a cozy room Tuesday through to Saturday. Open from 5:30 to 11 PM

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Cafe Brio Victoria Restaurant

http://www.cafe-brio.com/

Cafe Brio serves fine West Coast contemporary food prepared one of the most innovative chefs working on the West Coast today.

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Charelli's Cheese Shop & Delicatessen

http://www.charellis.com

Specialty Food Merchants and Cheese Mongers. Specializing in locally produced, organic and quality import products; featuring Homemade Soups, Sandwiches, and Salad

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Clayoquot Oyster Gala

http://www.oystergala.com/

The Clayoquot Oyster Festival is a celebration of the abundance and beauty of the sea. In Clayoquot Sound, oysters give us lots to celebrate about. On most of the oyster farms in Clayoquot Sound, oysters hang on long lines in the deep, cold waters filtering water to eat and grow. Currently about 50,000 gallons of Pacific Oysters (Crassiostrea Gigas) are harvested annually in the area.

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Discovery Coffee

http://www.discoverycoffee.com/

Discovery Coffee Roasters is a family-owned cafe and micro-roastery. Now with two stores in Victoria, you get twice the coffee, sass, and Led Zeppelin.

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Don Mee Seafood and Chinese Dining updated

http://www.donmee.com/

Don Mee Seafood Restaurant has been the Heartbeat of Chinatown for over 80 years in Victoria, establishing a tradition of dining passed on through generation after generation.

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Fusilli Grill, Dining Room and Catering in Campbell River updated

http://www.fusilligrill.bc.ca/

Established in 1994 in Campbell River, Fusilli Grill is a small, Italian / West Coast influenced, outwardly unassuming 56 seat dining room, which proudly conforms to dining room standards established decades ago. Breads, desserts and pasta are made on a daily basis. Salad dressings, reductions, mother stocks, and final sauces are all crafted on premise.

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Harbour Grill - Fine Dining in Campbell River

http://www.harbourgrill.com/

Fine dining on Campbell River's waterfront, specializing in steak and seafood.

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Heriot Bay Inn

http://www.heriotbayinn.com/

Heriot Bay Inn lodgings and restaurant, Quadra Island, BC, warm hospitality, great adventure activities, comfortable accommodations and seaside dining awaits

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Lady Marmalade updated

http://ladymarmalade.ca

All day breakfast, all day lunch, Victoria location

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Lefty's Restaurants updated

http://www.leftys.tv/

Lefty's Fresh Food Restaurants celebrating 10 years of 'fresh', located in Qualicum Beach and Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. At Lefty's we take pride in two lasting philosophies: Fresh Food and Great People. We strive to make each visit something more than just a great meal. We call it the Leftcoast Experience.

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Malahat Mountain Inn

http://www.malahatmountaininn.com/

Take a short scenic drive to the northwesterly edge of Victoria, and discover a magical, romantic hideaway right at your doorstep. Perched 600 feet above Saanich Inlet, our Inn provides every guest with spectacular ocean views and luxurious accommodation. We're truly a naturalist's and a romantic's dream!

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Mount Washington Hostel updated

http://www.mountwashingtonhostel.ca/

Located right in the heart of down town Courtenay and only a short 20 minute drive to Mount Washington Ski Resort, Mount Washington Hostel is the only hostel in the Comox Valley that offers an in housebar, lounge & restaurant.

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Nautical Nellie's Steak and Seafood Restaurant

http://www.nauticalnelliesrestaurant.com/

Nautical Nellies steak and Seafood Restaurant in beautiful Victoria BC Canada. dining in victoria on our casual formal four star wharfside patio on the inner harbour our seafood, steaks and oyster bar. only the best restaurants in victoria can offer the casual elegance of Nautical Nellies. inside or on the ocean, out on our heated patio, overlooking the fabulous Victoria Inner Harbour

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Play With Your Food Dinner Theatre updated

http://www.playwithyourfood.ca/

Dinner theatre in Victoria BC, Dinner theater, Victoria, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, dinner, theatre, Live, corporate entertainment, acting, in Victoria BC, on Vancouver Island,- Play With Your Foo

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Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre updated

http://www.quwutsun.ca/

Quw'utsun' offers all guests an Authentic Cowichan First Nations Experience - Interpretive Guided Tours, West Coast themed Gift Shop and First Nations contemporary cuisine in the Riverwalk Cafe.

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Restaurant House Piccolo

http://www.housepiccolo.com/

Award winning European cuisine & fine wines in an intimate setting. Member of "Chaine des Rotisseurs". "Wine Spectator" magazine's "Award of Excellence". Highly recommended by CAA, Fodor's, Conde Nast Traveler, Best Places To Kiss etc. Open for dinner only. Summer patio. Visa, MC, Diners. 108 Hereford Avenue, downtown Ganges...

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Saturna Vineyards

http://www.saturnavineyards.com/

Saturna Island Family Estate Winery is the premier winery in British Columbia’s Gulf Islands. We are centered in a unique marine ecosystem which attracts whale watching, kayaking, and diving enthusiasts (See Location Map). Our micro climate is unique to the region, and is described as similar to the northern Mediterranean. We are committed to producing wines of superior style and quality: wines that exemplify our unique terroir and climate.

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Shelter Restaurant Tofino

http://www.shelterrestaurant.com/

Shelter Restaurants Tofino - Welcome to Shelter Restaurant - One of the most unique Fine Dining Seafood Restaurants in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada Where to Eat In Tofino

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Silva Bay Resort and Marina

http://www.silvabay.com/

Silva Bay Resort & Marina Catering and parties. Live music. Special events. We're located on Gabriola Island, in the Gulf Islands, near Vancouver Island, south of Nanaimo and north of Ladysmith.

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Solstice Cafe

http://www.solsticecafe.ca/

Organic coffee and snacks, located in the heart of victoria's 'old town', solstice café serves as a quiet get-away for residents working in the downtown core and as a meeting spot for students, friends and tourists. look for us on pandora street, near the entrance to market square.

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Sooke Harbour House

http://www.sookeharbourhouse.com/

Luxury Accommodationin Victoria, BC, Sooke Harbour House, located 45 minutes from Victoria, BC, ocean view accommodations, fine dining seafood restaurant, art gallery and spa on Vancouver Island

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Spirit Merchants

http://www.spiritmerchants.ca/

Independent wine and spirits merchants in Victoria and James Bay

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SPUD.ca Organic Grocery Delivery Victoria

https://www.spud.ca/

Small Potatoes Urban Delivery (SPUD), your healthy grocery delivery service.

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Stone Pipe Grill - Sooke

http://www.stonepipegrill.com/

Stone Pipe prides itself in using fresh ingredients and crafting every menu item, every sauce every entree, every soup - from scratch.

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The Great Escape - Modern Indian Food updated

http://www.greatescape-cumberland.com/

Situated in the historic village of Cumberland in the Comox Valley at 2744 Dunsmuir Ave. Every Thursday is Thali Thursday. A set menu of two curries (with vegetarian option), rice, appetizer and condiments that changes each week. $15

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The Superior-Victoria

http://www.thesuperior.ca

Welcome to The Superior, a lunch and evening cafe. We feature a delicious, wholesome "small plate" menu focusing on only the freshest products and ingredients British Columbia has to offer. Whether it is seasonal vegetables, locally produced breads & cheeses or gourmet desserts, our menu is sure to put a smile on your face every time you visit The Superior

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Thetis Island Marina and Pub

http://www.thetisisland.com/

Thetis Island Marina is nestled in Telegraph Harbour, between Thetis and Kuper Islands. Thetis is among the many Gulf Islands lying between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia.

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Tigh Na Mara Resort and Spa updated

http://www.tigh-na-mara.com

Tigh-Na-Mara is an all season destination resort located in picturesque Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. Sheltered within a 22 acre forest of Cedar, Arbutus and Fir trees, Tigh-Na-Mara is truly an extension of nature

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Tita's Mexican Restaurant updated

http://www.titas.ca/

TITA’S “slow food” menu is inspired by local organic ingredients and exotic Mexican imports. We’ve built relationships with Farmers and Fishermen so that you can taste the best that the Comox Valley has to offer! Some of our produce is even grown right here in our edible landscape patio garden

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Tofino Wine and Food Festival updated

http://www.tofinofoodandwinefestival.com/

The Tofino Food and Wine Festival began in 2003. It was an idea formed between two foodies who worked in the food and wine industry, at a restaurant set amidst the beautiful Tofino Botanical Gardens

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Victoria Restaurant Matisse

http://www.restaurantmatisse.com/

Restaurant Matisse in Victoria BC, Canada - Fine French Dining in an intimate and relaxing environment

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Wild Bistro - Gibson's

http://www.wildbistro.com/

Coffee, Comfort Food, Cocktails, Catering. Casual, comfortable, cheerful atmosphere featuring a ridiculously flexible menu that will satisfy even the most persnickety eater. Gluten-free options available, too! Wicked coffee, generous servings, eclectic music, lots of laughs, and friendly staff. Come join us... we'd love to see you!

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