Ocean Island Victoria Guide

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

A high-end boutique catering to women and couples who are looking for innovative and exciting products to enhance their personal pleasure. The store carries a huge selection of exotic lingerie and adult toys with an emphasis on quality and design.

These guys buy, sell and repair guitars, banjos, mandolins, violins and folk instruments. They stock accessories, strings and bows, music, books and videos. They have music lessons and individual instruction for guitar, fiddle, bluegrass banjo, mandolin, pennywhistle and Irish flute. What more could a musician ask for?

Not quite downtown, but if you’re in the Quadra/Hillside neighbourhood, this is a good place to check out. Half pub, half restaurant, this place serves mainly American cuisine.

A great place to go on a date (if you like Greek food and have some cash to drop). They have a large menu, helpful staff and a friendly ambience. Be sure to check out the San Remo deli as well: they make some of the best paninis around (second only to Ocean Island I [...]

A volunteer-run bookstore/community space, they host music shows, movie nights, workshops, offer free internet and have a wide range of new and used books.