planning a vancouver (or victoria) week-long trip… tell me what to see, eat and where to shop!

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Eric F · Answer

Victoria, British Columbia 🇨🇦: Grew up visiting with my family for summer vacations. Great museums, parks, restaurants, whale watching, boat and seaplane watching, street vendors and performers, etc.

See: Royal BC Museum, Miniature World, Pickle Boats, Seaplanes

Eat: Red Fish Blue Fish, Il Terrazzo, Nourish Kitchen & Cafe, Rogers’ Chocolates

Shop: Vintage After Death, Fan Tan Alley, Zingaro Floral Perfumery

Molly · Answer

Parachute ice cream: Some of the best ice cream I’ve ever had. I think about this strawberry matcha scoop often. My partner and I spent a day walking and eating, we had dumplings at three different spots and ice cream at two and it rocked.

Loose Links · Answer

Tourist: So dialed in! The pictured halibut dish was perfect!

Don’t sleep on their cafe round back!

Clara · Answer

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: One of my favorite gardens on this continent. The free section is lovely, too - as is the gift shop.

Clara · Answer

Granville Island Broom Co.: Shop of my dreams. (Didn’t buy anything, but kind of regret it - some aren’t that expensive!)

Clara · Answer

Takenaka in Vancouver: This place is delicious - even the plain onigiri is somehow so, so good. Great breakfast or snack spot.