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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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Find local businesses, guides, and useful stops in Downtown.

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Dinner under $25Local boardClaim or update

Listings

22 listings.

Downtown

Whistle Buoy Brewing

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

After workVisiting friends

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Downtown

Russell Books

A many-floor downtown bookstore for serious browsing and accidental gifts.

Rainy daySolo wander

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Downtown

Munro's Books

A Government Street bookstore that still feels like a civic room.

Gift shoppingVisitors

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Downtown

Habit Coffee

Downtown coffee for people who actually need the coffee to be good.

Morning meetingTakeaway

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Downtown

The Regional Assembly of Text

Cards, stationery, and tiny paper decisions that feel better than they need to.

Small giftsThank-you cards

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Downtown

Discovery Coffee

A local coffee roaster with cafes around Victoria.

Daily coffeeTakeaway

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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

Hey Happy

A downtown coffee bar for espresso, beans, and a focused pause.

Coffee stopBeans

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Downtown

Jam Cafe

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

Weekend brunchVisitors

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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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Downtown

Maritime Museum of BC

A maritime museum focused on BC's coastal histories and cultures.

HistoryRainy day

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Downtown

Miniature World

A downtown miniature attraction for families, visitors, and nostalgic locals.

KidsVisitors

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Downtown

MokSana Yoga

A Victoria yoga studio for classes, practice, and routine.

Yoga classRoutine

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Downtown

Oscar & Libby's

A downtown gift shop for cards, games, and small funny things.

Small giftsCards

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Downtown

Pagliacci's

A downtown Italian room with long-running Victoria familiarity.

Pasta nightGroup dinner

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Downtown

Ritual Nordic Spa

An urban Nordic spa for hot-cold circuits and quiet time.

RecoveryRainy day

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Downtown

Robinson's Outdoor Store

A downtown outdoor shop for gear, clothing, and trip supplies.

Hiking gearRainwear

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Downtown

Saint Cecilia

A Yates Street coffee spot with coffee, ice cream, and goods.

Coffee stopDowntown break

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Downtown

Sapphire Day Spa

A View Street day spa for treatments, facials, and reset time.

Spa treatmentSelf-care

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Downtown

Still Life

A Government Street clothing shop with a long downtown presence.

ClothingDowntown shopping

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Downtown

Union Pacific Coffee

An Old Town coffee stop for a quick downtown reset.

Quick coffeeDowntown errand

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Downtown

Victoria Bug Zoo

A small downtown attraction for insects, arachnids, and curious kids.

KidsRainy day

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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