Guidebook for Nanaimo

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Guidebook for Nanaimo

Essentials

Has a great deli too! Located in plaza with a liquor store, TD bank, drug store across the street on Bowen Rd. Awesome coffee shop across the street on Dufferin, next to Moksha Yoga & health clinic
13 locals recommend
Country Grocer
1800 Dufferin Crescent
13 locals recommend
Has a great deli too! Located in plaza with a liquor store, TD bank, drug store across the street on Bowen Rd. Awesome coffee shop across the street on Dufferin, next to Moksha Yoga & health clinic

Food Scene

Great restaurants, coffee shops, bakery, minutes from the library & waterfront. If you like middle eastern food, don't miss Aladdins on Victoria Crescent.
7 locals recommend
Commercial Street
Commercial Street
7 locals recommend
Great restaurants, coffee shops, bakery, minutes from the library & waterfront. If you like middle eastern food, don't miss Aladdins on Victoria Crescent.
best greek food, lovely location
84 locals recommend
Asteras
347 Wesley St
84 locals recommend
best greek food, lovely location
Fun spot with great margaritas
36 locals recommend
Gina's Mexican Cafe
47 Skinner St
36 locals recommend
Fun spot with great margaritas
Excellent fish tacos, great to eat out at this outdoor restaurant on the docks, wander & look at the various boats, add in a little water front walk, stop for an icecream or coffee...
37 locals recommend
Penny's Palapa Restaurant
10 Wharf St
37 locals recommend
Excellent fish tacos, great to eat out at this outdoor restaurant on the docks, wander & look at the various boats, add in a little water front walk, stop for an icecream or coffee...

Parks & Nature

Seawall walk, community happenings, outdoor music
80 locals recommend
Maffeo Sutton Park
100 Comox Road
80 locals recommend
Seawall walk, community happenings, outdoor music
Just a few blocks from our street, turn right onto College Drive & enter Westwood Lake trails... .5 k to rock cliff & view, then trail to r goes to beach & also loops around the lake 6k. Great swimming down the hill beside the rock cliffs.
82 locals recommend
Westwood Lake
82 locals recommend
Just a few blocks from our street, turn right onto College Drive & enter Westwood Lake trails... .5 k to rock cliff & view, then trail to r goes to beach & also loops around the lake 6k. Great swimming down the hill beside the rock cliffs.
Beautiful coastal scenery & trail/beach walk
143 locals recommend
Neck Point Park
1055 Morningside Dr
143 locals recommend
Beautiful coastal scenery & trail/beach walk
very unique, get close to Dodd's Narrows
34 locals recommend
Cable Bay Trail
2705 Wilkinson Rd
34 locals recommend
very unique, get close to Dodd's Narrows
beautiful views of Nanaimo, estuary
30 locals recommend
Jack Point and Biggs Park
30 locals recommend
beautiful views of Nanaimo, estuary
Parksville City Beach , Rathtrevor Beach, Little Qualicum Falls...all excellent to see.
94 locals recommend
Parksville Community Park and Skate Park
193 Beachside Dr
94 locals recommend
Parksville City Beach , Rathtrevor Beach, Little Qualicum Falls...all excellent to see.

Drinks & Nightlife

It's a funky coffee/drink spot with local music. Check out the calendar at the Queens hotel for the best live music in town.
47 locals recommend
The Vault
499 Wallace St
47 locals recommend
It's a funky coffee/drink spot with local music. Check out the calendar at the Queens hotel for the best live music in town.

Shopping

Cool stuff!
20 locals recommend
Flying Fish
180 Commercial St
20 locals recommend
Cool stuff!
Thursday Night Commercial St Market, Sunday Cedar Farmers Market, Gabriola Island Saturday Morning Market, Coombs Market
10 locals recommend
Pomme Natural Market Nanaimo
6560 Metral Dr
10 locals recommend
Thursday Night Commercial St Market, Sunday Cedar Farmers Market, Gabriola Island Saturday Morning Market, Coombs Market