Editorial picks, not sponsored

Where to eat on Vancouver Island

13 places chosen for being distinct rather than for being everything: dockside fish, farm-to-table rooms in the Cowichan Valley, Tofino kitchens and a few serious Victoria dining rooms. Filter by where you are staying and what the evening is for.

1 of 13 restaurants

Farm-to-table dining room

$$$$

Locals Restaurant

A Courtenay restaurant in a heritage house that names the Comox Valley farms, fishers and foragers behind each dish on the menu. The valley's food scene in one room.

Comox Valley

Pacific Northwest, Farm-to-table

Fine dining
Romantic
Local favourite