So if we have gotten to the end of the list and you haven’t seen your favourite place, let me know which cafe it is and why it is so good! spoken about Koffi before in my Haultain Corners article . It has to be the best coffee shop in one of the most bizarre places in Victoria. Of course, this just proves my point that there are great places wherever you go in the city. Koffi makes you want to go there, with its stark orange furniture outside of the simple modernist building. Once you go in, you can tell that it is not just a great coffee shop but also that it is a central hub for the communit ..read more

What are your favourite places in the Blanshard-Fort Food Market? Which place should be at the top of my list for next week? Citified is the most comprehensive resource for researching a new-build home or commercial space in metro Victoria and southern Vancouver Island. but it certainly looks appealing from a walk by. There is also right in the middle but I definitely love you know I have a soft spot for Crust but I still go to the other two places for some specific treats. at the corner of Broughton and Blanshard. I have not yet had a chance to try the brand new . Of course, being completely ..read more

So let me know in the comments which place is your favourite? If it is not on the list let me know as well! which has one of the most eclectic and dynamic beer menus in the city. You are always certain to find something both unique and delicious to try here ..read more

I hope I didn’t miss a place though if I did I would love to hear about it (and likely go and try it immediately!). I do hope that we start to see more pizza places around town that sell slices because like I said, along with hot dogs, it really is the quintessential urban food. though there are a lot of choices in this area in Cook Street which is very similar to Superior Pizza in style and quality. There also used to be an in Fairfield Plaza that served some of the best pizza by the slice in the city and certainly with some of the most creative toppings. Unfortunately, the Fairfield location ..read more

Citified is the most comprehensive resource for researching a new-build home or commercial space in metro Victoria and southern Vancouver Island. on View Street just east of Vancouver. While the new location is not large by any measure, it is still likely twice as big as their old location. I went there just the other day and the soup remains delicious. I had the Spicy Pork Ramen, while the flavoured eggs are always disappointingly hard boiled, the noodles and broth are excellent. You also generally get a very large amount of meat in your bowl. One of the things that was great about their old ..read more

These rum balls pack a punch, but they are also absolutely delicious. I hope all of you enjoy the holidays and Sidewalking Victoria will be back with more stories soon about all the amazing things that Victoria has to offer and some of the things that I hope that we can see here soon. Citified is the most comprehensive resource for researching a new-build home or commercial space in metro Victoria and southern Vancouver Island ..read more

I hope that I have sparked your creativity and perhaps given you a new option for the next time you are wanting to go out and spend some time looking out at the city and maybe creating a little something. If I have missed your favourite little quiet cafe and you want to share it, please leave me a comment below! was a bit of a surprise to me when I first went in a couple of years ago. I was walking to a meeting down near the legislature and thought I would try a new cafe on my way. I ordered a coffee expecting to be out of there in a couple of minutes, 10 minutes later my coffee was ready. Thi ..read more

I know that there are a tonne of other small grocery options around Greater Victoria, even just outside of downtown like the Local General Store in Oaklands or the Island Afrikan Supermarket in Quadra Village but I needed to cut the list off somewhere. If you have a favourite that is not on the list, make sure to put it in the comments. And if you are going shopping downtown, why not try and pick something up at one of these stores, even if you are going to finish your shop at Save On. Mon - Fri 10am - 630pm Sat & Sun 1030am - 530pm on Shelbourne. It certainly is the largest (and only?) on ..read more

As our downtown population continues to grow, giving them some additional food options while also creating additional vibrancy seems like a winning plan. That all said, this is just my opinion. I would love to hear what you have to say about food carts. Should we have more? Are they a problem best avoided? Please comment below! Citified is the most comprehensive resource for researching a new-build home or commercial space in metro Victoria and southern Vancouver Island. . Now to be clear, I think we need to ensure that our pedestrian space is able to be used by anyone and that we need to ensu ..read more

That is the list. If you didn’t see your favourite or you disagree with my assessment, make sure to set me straight in the comments! pointed out to me on Reddit , this is not true. La Taqueria was also an import to Victoria), Tacofino is our imported one. Tacofino started out as a food truck in Tofino before really hitting it off in Vancouver. It was well into this popularity that Tacofino opened its first Victoria location on Fort Street where Burger Crush is now located (also a former food truck). With the leaving of Dobosala in the new Jawl building on Pandora, Tacofino took advantage and m ..read more