Guidebook for Nanaimo

Duane And Rita
Duane And Rita
Guidebook for Nanaimo

Shopping

With almost 200 stores there is some great shopping here for everyone.
96 locals recommend
Woodgrove Centre
6631 Island Hwy
96 locals recommend
With almost 200 stores there is some great shopping here for everyone.
This place will have anything you need for outdoor activities if you forget something
Canadian Tire
4585 Uplands Dr
This place will have anything you need for outdoor activities if you forget something

Drinks & Nightlife

Very Close with beautiful lake views with a mountain back drop.
8 locals recommend
Black Bear Pub Ltd
6201 Doumont Rd
8 locals recommend
Very Close with beautiful lake views with a mountain back drop.
They always have a good variety of bands playing here from locals to bigger mainstream bands, please check their schedule to confirm.
15 locals recommend
The Queen's
34 Victoria Crescent
15 locals recommend
They always have a good variety of bands playing here from locals to bigger mainstream bands, please check their schedule to confirm.
Great food, drinks and atmosphere, this place has it all and is very close
26 locals recommend
Cactus Club Cafe
5800 Turner Rd
26 locals recommend
Great food, drinks and atmosphere, this place has it all and is very close
Great food and atmosphere if you looking to just go have a few bevys and appys
12 locals recommend
Browns Socialhouse Nanaimo North
6338 Metral Dr
12 locals recommend
Great food and atmosphere if you looking to just go have a few bevys and appys
Huge selection of craft beers and a great place to go for dinner.
48 locals recommend
Longwood Brew Pub
5775 Turner Rd
48 locals recommend
Huge selection of craft beers and a great place to go for dinner.

Sightseeing

One of the first building ever built in Nanaimo, check times for when they blast the cannons.
11 locals recommend
Bastion
98 Front Street
11 locals recommend
One of the first building ever built in Nanaimo, check times for when they blast the cannons.
Absolutly stunning trails and cool down at the waterfall, beautiful place and within walking distance of our house.
37 locals recommend
Ammonite Falls
37 locals recommend
Absolutly stunning trails and cool down at the waterfall, beautiful place and within walking distance of our house.

Parks & Nature

Absolutly beautiful place to spend an afternoon.
Benson Creek Falls Regional Park
Absolutly beautiful place to spend an afternoon.
An amazing park for kids of almost any age, nice and close your kids will definetly burn off some steam here. There is also a duck park located here that the little ones love to go see.
Oliver Woods Park
6000 Oliver Rd
An amazing park for kids of almost any age, nice and close your kids will definetly burn off some steam here. There is also a duck park located here that the little ones love to go see.
One of the best beaches on the East coast of Vancouver Island, you walk forever on the sandy beach and with tons of parks for kids and trails it is a great place to have a picnic with all sorts of public areas set up with tables and huts. About a 20 minute drive from our house.
165 locals recommend
Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park
1240 Rath Rd
165 locals recommend
One of the best beaches on the East coast of Vancouver Island, you walk forever on the sandy beach and with tons of parks for kids and trails it is a great place to have a picnic with all sorts of public areas set up with tables and huts. About a 20 minute drive from our house.
Petroglyph Provincial Park
Trans-Canada Highway
for a small fee this campsite right around the corner from us has good parks for the kids to play on or go enjoy the sun at the beach.
Brannen Lake RV Park & Campsite
4220 Biggs Rd
for a small fee this campsite right around the corner from us has good parks for the kids to play on or go enjoy the sun at the beach.

Food Scene

Excellent Thai Food, this place is a must.
13 locals recommend
Kasira Fine Thai Cuisine
6-6404 Metral Dr
13 locals recommend
Excellent Thai Food, this place is a must.
Eat in or Take out, some of the best pizzas and pasta around and don't forget to try the Manhattan salad
New York Style Pizza & Pasta North
6304 Dover Rd
Eat in or Take out, some of the best pizzas and pasta around and don't forget to try the Manhattan salad
Mexican wraps, nachos, burritos and homemade salads, we eat here almost weekly. Grerat atmosphere and very close.
9 locals recommend
Delicado's North
6581 Aulds Rd
9 locals recommend
Mexican wraps, nachos, burritos and homemade salads, we eat here almost weekly. Grerat atmosphere and very close.
11 locals recommend
Smokin' George's BBQ Restaurant
4131 Mostar Rd
11 locals recommend
Dover Chinese Food
6330 Dover Rd
Little George's Pizza & Pasta North (Metral Drive)
4-6404 Metral Dr
Unbelievable fresh cooked breads and pastries, 5 min away.
COBS Bread Bakery
6461 Metral Dr
Unbelievable fresh cooked breads and pastries, 5 min away.
This deli has the best cuts of meat or prepared stuffed meats, if you dont know what to have for supper this place will always come up with something good to throw on the BBQ
7 locals recommend
Nesvog Meats And Sausage Company
1533 Estevan Rd
7 locals recommend
This deli has the best cuts of meat or prepared stuffed meats, if you dont know what to have for supper this place will always come up with something good to throw on the BBQ

Essentials

This place will have pretty much anything you need from groceries to that one item you forgot at home. About 5 min away from our home.
23 locals recommend
Real Canadian Superstore
6435 Metral Dr
23 locals recommend
This place will have pretty much anything you need from groceries to that one item you forgot at home. About 5 min away from our home.

Getting Around

13 locals recommend
Budget Car Rental
33 Terminal Ave
13 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1481 Shenton Rd