Victoria
A decorous little tearoom in one of Victoria’s oldest houses in front of the Huntingdon Manor hotel where you can get the full monty – ‘high tea’ – with…
Must-see restaurants in British Columbia
Haida Gwaii
This Haida-run restaurant next to the river in Tlell at the end of Beitush Rd has excellent, creative seafood and other dishes with island accents, such…
Vancouver Island
With a menu founded on wraps, sandwiches and quesadillas, this cafe in a handsome yellow heritage building in the heart of town has a popular summertime…
British Columbia
The food at this lively and fun place is both artistic and locally sourced. There are global influences across the menu, which features meat, fish and a…
Vancouver Island
For a respite from campground pasta, this laid-back, locally loved hangout serves food to satisfy a post–West Coast Trail appetite with BC craft beers to…
British Columbia
An excellent pub with live music on Sundays. It's hugely popular with locals, who love the burgers and hearty fare, which are way above average. The beer…
Okanagan Valley
The place for dating locals. Serves up authentic Greek-island cuisine in the atmospheric, fire-lit interior or out on the patio. The garithes uvetsi is a…
Kelowna
Baked goods, paninis and soups go with your excellent coffee or tea at this sharp, category-busting cafe right downtown. It includes an antiques and rare…
Northern BC
The authentic Mediterranean dishes never disappoint here. Dine or simply enjoy a glass of BC wine in the stylish interior or outside on the patio. Much of…
British Columbia
In the town center, this sprightly cafe has a bakery and excellent coffee. Get a sandwich to go, or eat in to enjoy the menu of soups, salads, hot…
Kelowna
Acclaimed chef Jeremy Luypen has created excellent locally sourced and organic menus for lunch and dinner. In between, there is an exquisite selection of…
British Columbia
A downtown diner beloved for its omelets, the Full Circle will have you doing just that as you return for skillfully made breakfast classics, such as eggs…
Okanagan Valley
Frozen delights so good you'll worship them – appropriate, given the setting in an old church. Also serves good coffee, plus soups, panini and more, all…
British Columbia
It's simple and unfussy, but you won't go hungry in the village of Bella Coola. Choose from sandwiches and Valley favorites such as fish-and-chips ($12.95…
British Columbia
As opposed to Good Morning Croissant, this veggie-friendly, organic cafe offers whole grains for some, and fried combos of bacon and eggs or burgers for…
British Columbia
The wooden floors creak in accompaniment to the anticipatory growls of your stomach at this popular corner bakery. Everything from bagels to sandwiches to…
British Columbia
The Williams Lake version of the industrial-style local sports bar and grill where all your eating, drinking and sports-watching needs will be satisfied…
Haida Gwaii
Decent pub grub at this simple but friendly pub in the heart of Queen Charlotte. We're talking fish-and--chips, burgers and sandwiches. Craft beers on tap…
Vancouver Island
A cozy locals' favorite with a bonus patio and a good line in authentic curry dishes and pad Thai. The lunch combos ($11 to $13) are good value and…
Okanagan Valley
Fruit from all over, plus vegetables, preserves, honey, olive oil and all sorts of good stuff, just over the road from D Dutchmen Dairy.
Haida Gwaii
This funky place in Queen Charlotte excels at baked goods, which emerge from the oven all day long. There are tables with water views outside, and lots of…
British Columbia
Saturna's only pub is also one of its few eating joints, spinning a fine line in meatloaf, halibut pasta, poutine and mussels in curried cream right next…
Whistler
This is the village's best independent coffee shop, an outpost of a popular Pemberton company that also offers baked goods, croissants and panini (if you…
Okanagan Valley
Downtown in the Watermark Beach Resort building fronting Main St, Roberto's always offers at least 24 splendid house-made flavors.
Okanagan Valley
Meet the cows, then lick the ice cream at this offbeat dairy close to Hwy 1. There are 40 flavors of ice cream and traditional frozen treats to choose…
British Columbia
Enjoy the views of the Elk River and surrounding peaks from the deck, but save some attention for the long menu of tasty burgers, steaks, salads and pizza.
Kelowna
A long list of local suppliers graces the menu at this small winery restaurant. The food is fresh and seasonal; the views are outstanding.
British Columbia
Pub food, craft beer, weekly events and occasional live music at this saloon-style pub on the main drag. Standard fare, but good fun too.
Northern BC
Named after the mountain pine beetle, this stand has super homemade baked goods and great organic, fresh-roasted coffee.
Northern BC
Also known as Seafood Express, the Bus serves the tastiest seafood ever cooked in a school bus on 6th St in tiny Hyder.
Kelowna
The coffee at this multilocation Kelowna fave is the best locally. The in-house bakery products are good.
British Columbia
An ideal road-trip breaker where you can refuel with coffee and a cinnamon bun or something more savory.
Okanagan Valley
The market draws more than 100 vendors. It's just west of Hwy 97.
Vancouver
Colonizing what used to be an old paper tag factory, this tiny bakery produces what may be Vancouver's finest sourdough loaf. Using ingredients sourced…
Vancouver
The detailed, Parisian-look interior of this chocolate-lovers' hangout (Western Canada first branch of a popular Quebec mini-chain) is enough to entice…
Vancouver
A budget dining option that's very busy in summer; you could auction off your table to the highest bidder when you're ready to depart (just kidding)…
Vancouver
A buzzing seafood joint where Vancouver locals like to be seen scoffing a wide array of aquatic treats. Knowing reinventions of the classics include prawn…
Vancouver
The more popular of two side-by-side pizza joints (hence the lineups). The generously topped thin-crust slices here are the perfect way to salve your…
Vancouver
The booze (beer, cocktails and tequila) is just as important as the food (Latin American street nosh) at this buzzing, patio-fronted hangout. Snag a…
