Tasting Victoria Archive.
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18 New Spots To Try, and 6 More Coming This Fall
Who's taking over the old Hide + Seek in Oak Bay, and an exciting new spot in Caddy Bay

6 New Restaurants Coming This Fall, And 18 New Opens To Try Right Now
Tasting Victoria's monthly roundup of recent opens and what's coming up next

Blue House To Replace Hide + Seek
The new cafe will be moving in to the old Hide + Seek location on Oak Bay Avenue

Forecast Coffee Coming To Cadboro Bay
The established Whistler coffee roasters will be moving in across from Moka House

Something that will make you Happy...
EXCLUSIVE: 2 openings no one in town knows about yet

Hey Happy Is Moving Into Cook Street Village
Finally, the cool cafe we've been waiting for in Cook Street Village

No Excuses: Victoria Just Gave You Six New Reasons to Leave the House
3 New Restaurants Coming Soon and 2 New Opens To Check Out

Every Farmers Market in Greater Victoria Worth Visiting This Summer
Think you can hit all of them before summer's over?

7 openings, 1 kitchen fire, and a chef betting on late-night Victoria...
Tasting Victoria is back! Subscribers get an exclusive early BIRD reservation

Late Night On Johnson Street
David Healey is opening his third Victoria restaurant on May 22. He thinks the city is about to change.

7 New Restaurants Coming To Victoria In The Next Two Months
We're in for an exciting start to sunny season!
What is happening in Victoria's food scene this week?
Cider season is here, exciting openings coming soon to Victoria, wine festivals, block parties and more