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Chinatown Steak Guide
Brasserie L'École
A small French country brasserie at the edge of Chinatown. Since 2001, the room has stayed intimate, the wine list deep, and steak frites and mussels among the city's most-ordered plates.
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A small French country brasserie at the edge of Chinatown. Since 2001, the room has stayed intimate, the wine list deep, and steak frites and mussels among the city's most-ordered plates.
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Set in the lovingly restored Rosemead House, formerly the Old English Inn. Wood-fire-driven cooking — steaks, charred vegetables, house-made pasta and breads — under Top Chef Canada alum Andrea Alridge.
A long-standing Fort Street stalwart serving Italian-leaning, ingredient-driven plates in a warm, candle-lit room. House-made pastas, locally sourced proteins, and one of the city's most-loved wine lists.
Inspired by Northern Italian cuisine with a Pacific Northwest twist, Il Terrazzo has served Victoria for three decades from its hidden Waddington Alley courtyard with six fireplaces and a vine-draped patio.