Recommended places to eat in Victoria, B.C.

I'll be living in Victoria for the next few months for co-op and am wondering if anyone knows any must try places? Up for any type of cuisine!

 

Tacones, Fish & Chips
Red Fish Blue Fish

Self-Explanatory
Pig BBQ Joint
Cold Comfort Ice Cream
Pizzeria Prima Strada

Latin American (awesome here, on par or better than Vancouver)
Hernande'z Cocina
La Taquisa
La Fogata

Burgers
Bin 4
Pink Bicycle

Japanese (not rolls)
Uchida
Daidoco

Breakfast & Brunch
Blue Fox (never tried but super popular, crazy line up)
Shine Cafe (it's alright, found it expensive for what it is)
John's Place (some things are good, a lot of people like their Benny's but I found the Hollandaise too rich)

Afternoon Tea
White Heather Tea Room
Fairmont Empress ($$$, tourist trap)

Fancy $$$
Zambri's

Indian
Amrikko's (pretty good, but more expensive than Vancouver)

Chinese-Canadian food is everywhere.
Sushi, authentic Chinese and Vietnamese: eat it in Vancouver. There are decent options available if you're craving it but you'll be paying more than you would on the mainland.

Breweries
Phillips, Driftwood, Lighthouse, Hoyne, Vancouver Island Brewery

Brewpubs
Swans, Spinnakers, Canoe and Moon Under Water

That should keep you busy .

 

TBH, I don't know.

 

Oh, someone recommended Pure Vanilla Bakery to me but I haven't got around to trying that either. It's on Cadboro Bay.

Not everything on the list is "must-try". Didn't read your post correctly the first time around.

 

I'm definitely avoiding all the Chinese and Japanese food there. Any places like a bistro?

 

I don't know what bistro means .

As for Japanese food, Uchida and Daidoco (reopening as a food cart) are pretty unique and I wouldn't write them off. I think they try to locally source everything and use a lot of organic products. Their facebook gives an idea of what they offer: https://www.facebook.com/UchidaEatery

 

Looks good! Will check them out on days where they don't serve fish.
A casual restaurant but not like a fast food place i.e. The Flying Pig in Yaletown? Any French places?

 

http://www.urbanspoon.com/f/317/34512/Victoria/French-Restaurants