Ocean Island Victoria Guide

Though both locations are a bit out of town, they’re an essential source of healthfood and organic products. Cook St. Village location (smaller of the two): 343 Cook Street 250-381-5450 Douglas St. location (bigger selection): 2950 Douglas Street 250-384-3388

The cheapest groceries and the best selection. They’re also got a great Asian food section. Seriously. You can find just about anything there. 2635 Quadra Street (close to the Roxy theatre) 272 Gorge Road West (by Tillicum Mall) http://www.fairwaymarkets.com

Save On is HUGE and fairly cheap. A great bulk food section; you can get a gallon of peanut butter should your heart desire it. The two closest locations to Ocean Island are: 172 Wilson Street (just across the Johnson St bridge) 3510 Blanshard Street (corner of Blanshard and Saanich Rd)

We love Thrifty Foods! It’s big but not too big and brightly lit but not so much that your eyes burn and the aisles are wide but not too… oh nevermind. It’s got a bulk section, an organic selection, you can pick up a pamphlet advertising all their deals and their deli salads rock. The [...]

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 [...]