At Syriana, Safaa Naeman’s tasty Middle Eastern foods — from pillowy hand pies to spicy yalange — offer a bounty of must-try savoury and sweet dishes. Read more…
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Victoria’s Best Restaurant Award Winner 2024: Best Sommelier and/or Wine Program– The Courtney Room
The Courtney Room’s sommelier Colin Davidson is a champion of small, family-run wineries, and his carefully curated wine list includes an ever-changing selection of B.C. and international wines, including rare finds you won’t see elsewhere. Read more…
Victoria’s Best Restaurant Award Winner 2024: Outstanding Service – Marilena Cafe & Raw Bar
Led by restaurant director Aaron Matsuzaki, a veteran from the Toptable Group in Vancouver, Marilena Cafe & Raw Bar’s service is smart, seamless and professional to a fault. Read more…
Victoria’s Best Restaurant Award Winner 2024: Best West Coast Contemporary – Wild Mountain Food & Drink
With a massive wood-burning oven turning out perfect pizzas and fire-roasted vegetables and meats, Wild Mountain Food & Drink lets their Island ingredients shine. Read more…
Victoria’s Best Restaurant Award Winner 2024: Tastemaker(s) of the Year – Greg Hays and Silvia Marcolini, Cafe Brio
In Cafe Brio, Greg Hays and Silvia Marcolini crafted a distinctive, Italianate restaurant, still a popular place to dine on Fort Street. They’ve been named Tastemakers of the Year at the 2024 YAM Best Restaurant Awards. Read more…
Victoria’s Best Restaurant Award Winner 2024 Restaurant of the Year – The Courtney Room
The Courtney Room relies on fresh, seasonal ingredients from farmers, fishers and foragers, just one of the reasons it’s been named the Restaurant of the Year in the 2024 YAM Best Restaurant Awards. Read more…
Victoria’s Best Restaurant Award Winner 2024: Best New Restaurant – Marilena Cafe & Raw Bar
YAM’s 2024 Best New Restaurant award winner is Marilena Cafe & Raw Bar , where dishes are approachable yet flavourful, inspired by global traditions. Read more…
YAM BEST RESTAURANT AWARD WINNERS – 2024
Celebrating Greater Victoria’s finest, innovative and tastiest dining experiences in 2024, as awarded by an independent panel of food experts. Read more…
Popular Dine Around program returns to Victoria
Dine Around and Stay In Town returns to Victoria in 2023, featuring over 40 restaurants and 11 hotels. Read more…
YAM’s Most Read Stories of 2022: People, Places, Food
Our round up of YAM’s 2023 Most Read Stories of the Year provides an interesting snapshot of what’s important to you – and not surprisingly, food tops the list! Read more…