Ocean Island Victoria Guide

Mingle with travelers, students and locals in our lively cafe lounge! We are fully licensed, serve fair trade organic coffee as well as a variety of delicious comfort food from pasta to burgers to nachos. We put on a great variety of live events, all with no cover. To view our events calendar please see: [...]

Exotic teas and herbs from all over the world, natural body care products, aromatherapy oils and you can fill up your shampoo bottle here.

Not only do these guys have awesome teas and some really cute teapots, but they give you free hot tea to browse the store with and have a great assortment of tea-related gifts, aromatherapy and pampering products. What sets this apart from other tea shops is that is that Silk Road is also a spa [...]

A beautiful oasis in the heart of Chinatown, Victoria. Offering an extensive selection of organic loose leaf teas & Oso Negro coffee, fresh Vegetarian cuisine, tasty treats, and Afternoon Tea Service daily. In-store tea shop, photography gallery and tranquil surroundings. Opening hours: 10 am – 6 pm Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays.

In the heart of Fernwood, this is a blissful place to spend a rainy morning, sipping coffee and doing the crossword.

This cool little cafe on Government St. is famous for its excellent baked goods and good coffee. Their bread is amazing, healthy, and did I mention amazing?

The area’s hippest, most intimidating, polite and reserved intellectuals are here in their full glory, studying, chatting, and getting high on caffeine! Observe your dream boys and dream girls in their natural habitat. Plus the coffee rules. And the soup—wow. Seriously. The soup. And the bathrooms. Good bulletin board too. Try the chai latte.