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Hand-drawn panorama of Victoria's Inner Harbour — lighthouse and cherry blossom on the left, a ferry on the water, Parliament and the park on the right.
Issue 1,255 · Friday, June 26, 2026PrivacyTermsEthics© Capital Daily Media Ltd. Victoria, BC

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Dinner under $25Local boardClaim or update

Listings

12 listings.

Downtown

Whistle Buoy Brewing

A Bastion Square brewery with one of downtown's easiest sunny stops.

After workVisiting friends

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Fernwood

Bistrot L'Stage

Fernwood's compact answer to wine, snacks, and staying longer than planned.

Date nightOne more glass

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James Bay

Breakwater Bistro

An oceanfront stop beside the breakwater for brunch, lunch, and dinner.

After a walkVisitors

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Vic West

Caffe Fantastico Bar-Deli

A Harbour Road cafe, bar, and deli beside the Galloping Goose.

Bike stopCoffee meeting

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View Royal

Four Mile Brewpub

A long-running pub and brewery in a historic roadhouse setting.

Casual dinnerFamily meal

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Downtown

Hank's A Restaurant

A compact downtown restaurant for a more deliberate dinner.

Date nightFood-focused dinner

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Downtown

Jam Cafe

A downtown brunch room built around big breakfasts and steady lineups.

Weekend brunchVisitors

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Chinatown

MAiiZ Nixtamal

A Chinatown spot built around nixtamal, tortillas, and masa.

Casual lunchTakeout

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Downtown

Marilena Cafe & Raw Bar

A downtown restaurant and raw bar for polished seafood dinners.

Special dinnerSeafood

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James Bay

Nourish Kitchen & Cafe

A James Bay cafe for vegetable-forward meals in a heritage house.

BrunchVisitor lunch

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Downtown

Pagliacci's

A downtown Italian room with long-running Victoria familiarity.

Pasta nightGroup dinner

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Inner Harbour

Red Fish Blue Fish

A harbour-side seafood counter for fish, chips, tacos, and lineups.

Sunny lunchVisitors

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Guides and notices02

More from Local.

Useful lists and current local posts.

Food & Drink

Food & Drink

Best Dinner Under $25

The meals that still let you eat like a local without pretending Victoria is cheap.

Updated June 14, 2026

Local Business

Local Business

Victoria Local Business Atlas

A practical map of the independent rooms, corridors, and small operators that make Victoria feel like itself.

Updated June 14, 2026

Civic Life

Civic Life

The Future of Victoria

The decisions that will change how Victoria moves, builds, visits, works, and ages.

Updated June 14, 2026

Housing

Housing

The Victoria Housing Guide

Where listings really surface, what every core neighbourhood is like, what you will pay, and the hard math behind the affordability gap.

Updated June 14, 2026

Local Life

Local Life

Victoria Local Legends

The people, rooms, keepers, builders, and odd little obsessions that make Victoria more than a nice place to look at.

Updated June 14, 2026

Travel

Travel

Weekend Getaways From Victoria

Short trips that actually work from Victoria: ferry math, shoulder-season timing, and the reason to go.

Updated June 14, 2026