Guidebook for Charlottetown
Food Scene
Awesome, authentic restaurant owned and operated by a couple from Nepal. Try the naan and the tandoori chicken!
9 locals recommend
Himalayan Curry
39 Eden StAwesome, authentic restaurant owned and operated by a couple from Nepal. Try the naan and the tandoori chicken!
Seoul Food
330 University AvenueGood authentic Korean food. Home-made kimchi available by the jar.
Operated by a couple from Nepal, this restaurant is similar to their other restaurant (the Himalayan), but features a larger selection on the menu and more space.
Spicey Chef
85 Belvedere AveOperated by a couple from Nepal, this restaurant is similar to their other restaurant (the Himalayan), but features a larger selection on the menu and more space.
Our favourite Lebanese restaurant! Consistently delicious! Family-operated. Lunch specials are very affordable.
Shaddy's Restaurant
144 Great George StOur favourite Lebanese restaurant! Consistently delicious! Family-operated. Lunch specials are very affordable.
Wood-fired thin-crust pizza, Sicilian style. The lunch special is a great deal: 9" pizza of your choice with salad of your choice for around $14--this special is enough for two if you are not big eaters. Our fav pizzas are the Stephanie, the Siciliana, the Funghi Selvatici, the Piero, and our fav salad is the beet and goat cheese.
28 locals recommend
Piatto Pizzeria + Enoteca Charlottetown
45 Queen StWood-fired thin-crust pizza, Sicilian style. The lunch special is a great deal: 9" pizza of your choice with salad of your choice for around $14--this special is enough for two if you are not big eaters. Our fav pizzas are the Stephanie, the Siciliana, the Funghi Selvatici, the Piero, and our fav salad is the beet and goat cheese.
Drinks & Nightlife
Live music most nights, with no cover charge. On Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings you will find 10-20 local musicians engaged in a genuine Irish session---not a performance, the actual traditional way of learning Irish music, as more experienced musicians share tunes with each other and with beginners. You'll hear fiddles, flutes, accordions, guitars, harps, whistles...you may even hear Nancy (yes, your host) on her Irish flute or harp!
16 locals recommend
The Old Triangle
189 Great George StLive music most nights, with no cover charge. On Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings you will find 10-20 local musicians engaged in a genuine Irish session---not a performance, the actual traditional way of learning Irish music, as more experienced musicians share tunes with each other and with beginners. You'll hear fiddles, flutes, accordions, guitars, harps, whistles...you may even hear Nancy (yes, your host) on her Irish flute or harp!
Hopyard
151 Kent StVinyl jukeboxes, local brews, good food, good folks. :)
The cool kids' brewery. :) Various beers brewed on the premises and available on tap. Interesting menu including 'vegan lox' and 'vegan mac-and-cheese' (seriously!) Sometime live music. Quite a lively and loud space; not the place for a quiet conversation!
50 locals recommend
Upstreet Craft Brewing
41 Allen StThe cool kids' brewery. :) Various beers brewed on the premises and available on tap. Interesting menu including 'vegan lox' and 'vegan mac-and-cheese' (seriously!) Sometime live music. Quite a lively and loud space; not the place for a quiet conversation!
Parks & Nature
Victoria Park has a lovely boardwalk along the shore and quiet paths through the woods. Also a kids' playground with water-sprinklers, a free outdoor pool, an ice-cream and hamburger shack (the old-fashioned kind), and free tennis courts. A jewel within walking distance of the Li'l Blue House.
79 locals recommend
Victoria Park
Victoria Park has a lovely boardwalk along the shore and quiet paths through the woods. Also a kids' playground with water-sprinklers, a free outdoor pool, an ice-cream and hamburger shack (the old-fashioned kind), and free tennis courts. A jewel within walking distance of the Li'l Blue House.
The entire National Park on the north shore is beautiful! Brackley Beach is your closest, but once you're inside the park, explore and find your new favourite beach!
104 locals recommend
Brackley Beach
4020 Brackley Point RdThe entire National Park on the north shore is beautiful! Brackley Beach is your closest, but once you're inside the park, explore and find your new favourite beach!
Greenwich
Gorgeous beach, parabolic dunes.
Beautiful Acadian forest, preserved as a space for hiking and learning about nature. Hemlocks, owls, and salamanders abound! Check out the special events here: http://macphailwoods.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Calendar-of-Events-2017.pdf
6 locals recommend
MacPhail Woods Forestry Project
269 MacPhail Park RoadBeautiful Acadian forest, preserved as a space for hiking and learning about nature. Hemlocks, owls, and salamanders abound! Check out the special events here: http://macphailwoods.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Calendar-of-Events-2017.pdf
Arts & Culture
Always several interesting exhibitions on the go here! Stop at Mavor's for a glass of wine in the sheltered courtyard too. Of course there is theatre and music in the evenings in the Homburg Theatre (mainstage) and "the Mack" (cabaret-style Mackenzie Theatre).
158 locals recommend
Confederation Centre of the Arts
145 Richmond StAlways several interesting exhibitions on the go here! Stop at Mavor's for a glass of wine in the sheltered courtyard too. Of course there is theatre and music in the evenings in the Homburg Theatre (mainstage) and "the Mack" (cabaret-style Mackenzie Theatre).
Otherwise known as the Irish Cultural Centre, this is a great place to see some live Irish (as well as Scottish and other Celtic) performances.
Benevolent Irish Society
582 North River RdOtherwise known as the Irish Cultural Centre, this is a great place to see some live Irish (as well as Scottish and other Celtic) performances.
The Guild
111 Queen StLots going on here! Check their website: https://www.theguildpei.com
Great little record store, and now serving coffee and soups too--all vegan. Try to catch a "Soupy Saturday" there for live music and a local chef's soup--proceeds support the local soup kitchen (dates are listed in The Buzz newspaper or online).
Back Alley Music
257 Queen StGreat little record store, and now serving coffee and soups too--all vegan. Try to catch a "Soupy Saturday" there for live music and a local chef's soup--proceeds support the local soup kitchen (dates are listed in The Buzz newspaper or online).
Getting Around
MacQueen's Bike Shop
430 Queen StOn Queen St. Great service!
Sightseeing
Victoria-by-the-Sea is a lovely little village with a professional theatre (Victoria Playhouse--music on Mondays, theatre the rest of the week), a Chocolate Factory, art gallery, restaurants, tea-shops, a pottery studio, and more. Well worth a visit!
80 locals recommend
Victoria
Victoria-by-the-Sea is a lovely little village with a professional theatre (Victoria Playhouse--music on Mondays, theatre the rest of the week), a Chocolate Factory, art gallery, restaurants, tea-shops, a pottery studio, and more. Well worth a visit!
Green Gables Heritage Place
8619 Cavendish RdThat spunky red-haired girl--you know the one!
Skmaqn--Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst is a National Historic Site located in Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island.
Mi'kmaq, Acadian, and British history, woven together. Lovely spot for a walk and a picnic too!
8 locals recommend
Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site
191 Hache Gallant DrSkmaqn--Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst is a National Historic Site located in Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island.
Mi'kmaq, Acadian, and British history, woven together. Lovely spot for a walk and a picnic too!
Shopping
Organic and natural foods from Taiwan and PEI. Lots of nuts, seeds, dried fruits, cooking sauces, condiments, grains, flours, and a few frozen foods and a *small selection of fresh produce. You can get a cup of organic coffee here too!
Leezen Store
307 University AveOrganic and natural foods from Taiwan and PEI. Lots of nuts, seeds, dried fruits, cooking sauces, condiments, grains, flours, and a few frozen foods and a *small selection of fresh produce. You can get a cup of organic coffee here too!
Luna Eclectic Emporium
111A Grafton StreetEclectic it is--good place to pick up last-minute presents!
Lovely locally made soaps, bath salts, scrubs, and other delightfully scented treats! All natural gentle essential oils--just pop your head in to breathe, if nothing else!
18 locals recommend
Moonsnail Soapworks
85 Water StLovely locally made soaps, bath salts, scrubs, and other delightfully scented treats! All natural gentle essential oils--just pop your head in to breathe, if nothing else!