Must-see restaurants in Vancouver Island

  • Mint

    Victoria

    This loungey hangout is especially popular with bar staff winding down after their late-night shifts. But they don't just come to bitch about their non…

  • Tia's Cafe

    Vancouver Island

    Currently Port McNeill’s only casual cafe, Tia’s is proudly old-school, the sort of place where you can order steak and eggs for breakfast and get…

  • Picnic

    Victoria

    Downtown's funkiest little cafe is easy to miss, but it's worth the hunt. There's a Canadiana feel to the interior, hence the artwork moose head, but…

  • Red Brick Cafe

    Vancouver Island

    A popular coffee-stop hangout for the denizens of Sidney, this neighborhood cafe also does a brisk lunchtime trade in soups, chili and thick sandwiches…

  • Shot in the Dark Cafe

    Vancouver Island

    The Shot is known for its ginormous sandwiches, freshly made as you wait. The Cuban roast beef, seafood supreme and Sicilian deluxe are all sound…

  • Tomi’s Home Cookin’

    Vancouver Island

    Substantial muffins, soups, burritos, burgers and breakfast for returning Juan de Fuca and West Coast Trail hikers suffering from carbohydrate…