Ocean Island Victoria Guide

Just a block away from OI is one of the trendiest restaurants in the city. It’s also a great place to enjoy some great DJ-powered or live music while you enjoy a good healthy Nepalese or Tibetan meal, and they’re open super-late–one of the only places in Victoria that keeps their kitchen open until 2am!

Lotus Pond between 2:30pm and 3:30pm (except Monday) is where all of Victoria’s young bohemians, hippies, and hipsters go to collectively pretend they’re not hipsters and bohemians, and to celebrate the only two things they admit to having in common: a love of vegan chinese food and a shared lifestyle of laziness and poverty. It’s [...]

The best Indian food in town, but expect to wait a little while for your order.

With just as many vegetarian dishes as meat ones, this restaurant is good for all sorts of people. It’s worth the bus ride out and unless you choose to walk back to burn calories, you better wear something with an elastic waist.

This place is fantastic. The food is cooked well and full of aroma, the portions are very generous, and the service is really fast. Give it a try, but be sure to avoid the lunch rush.

The pho here is excellent, the service is fast, and the atmosphere is homey: you’ll be literally rubbing elbows with your neighbours! If you’re wanting to introduce someone to the world of Pho, this is place to take them.

Very good Vietnamese soup house. Not so much to offer for vegetarians, but if you like a good huge bowl of hot soup with lots of goodies in them for a good price, this is the place to go!