If you are looking for some activities while you are visiting, here are some of our favorite things to do!
Activities:
- Rent paddle boards or kayaks and paddle around the inner harbour.
- Take a drive out to Butchart Gardens and enjoy the flowers.
- Rent scooters or bikes and explore downtown.
- Walk along the waterfront by the legislature and stop in at Red Fish Blue Fish for some fish & chips.
- Check out some of the local breweries or sit on a patio and enjoy the waterfront.
- Check out Dallas Rd. and Gonzales beach.
Food:
Victoria is a big brunch city, some great places to try are: Jam, Blue Fox Cafe, The Ruby, John's Place, Shanzee's Old Town, Floyd's Diner, OEB.
For coffee, some of our favorite spots to stop at are: Discovery Coffee, Hey Happy, St. Cecilia, Macchiato Cafe, Habit, Bean Around the World, Murchie's, Union Pacific.
For dinner, we recommend: Il Terrazzo, Pagliacci's, Boom + Batten (take a quick water taxi ride across the harbour for this one!), Tapa Bar, Finn's Seafood, Toro.
For drinks: Whistle Buoy, Phillips Brewery, Little Jumbo, the Local, Irish Times, Bard & Banker, Darcy's, Craft, Swan's, Superflux, the Drake.