Ocean Island Victoria Guide

Wellburn’s is a grocery store straight out of your parents’ memories, with the fluorescent lighting and the retro floor and the old-school check-out. It has everything you need to cook yourself a decent meal, but their selection of organic/non-sugar/ grain-fed/local type stuff is limited. Open Monday-Friday 8:30am-10pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-10pm

Everyone loves the Market. It’s open ’till 11. Everyone knows someone who works there. It’s small but it has everything. It’s well-lit and somewhat upscale. You’ll run into Ocean Islander staff. Things to get: their starving student salad, cheap tofu, hemp hearts, kettle corn, great bread, organic Denman island chocolate bars, ancient-style Greek soaps. Don’t [...]

  This place is the definition of a Chinatown grocer. They have great, cheap fruits and vegetables; hard-to-find sauces, spices, etc; and they get new stuff every morning.

This deli / grocery store is the best. Their paninis and lunch specials are absolutely fantastic. Avoid going there around 12pm because the lineup is out the door. Try the pasta special or the Turkey Pomodoro sandwich, and be sure to pick up some fancy cheese.