Guidebook for Comox
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a great place to dine overlooking the marina. Really more an upscale restaurant than pub!
72 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Blackfin Pub
132 Port Augusta StThis is a great place to dine overlooking the marina. Really more an upscale restaurant than pub!
Food Scene
The most eclectic restaurant in the Comox Valley, still after 20 years!
96 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Atlas Cafe
250 6th StThe most eclectic restaurant in the Comox Valley, still after 20 years!
The BEST location and the BEST chef in the Comox Valley! They have won awards for their locally sourced food and presentation. Pricey but worth it!
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Locals Restaurant
1760 Riverside LnThe BEST location and the BEST chef in the Comox Valley! They have won awards for their locally sourced food and presentation. Pricey but worth it!
AHRA
727 Anderton RdOur favourite Asian restaurant, with a Japanese-Korean menu. A little gem!
Twisted Dishes Cafe
146 Port Augusta StAn off the beaten track little place for lunch in Comox.
Hidden from view by a huge boat sculpture, this little cafe has never had to advertise: the favourite place for lunch in Comox!
Rocky Mountain Coffee Co.
1705 Comox AveHidden from view by a huge boat sculpture, this little cafe has never had to advertise: the favourite place for lunch in Comox!
Everything Else
If you're in the Comox Valley for the first long weekend in August, this is the place to be for Filberg Festival! It's a fun visit during the spring, summer, fall for gardens, tea room, petting zoo!
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Filberg Park
61 Filberg RdIf you're in the Comox Valley for the first long weekend in August, this is the place to be for Filberg Festival! It's a fun visit during the spring, summer, fall for gardens, tea room, petting zoo!
The most famous beach in Comox with the weirdest name! THE place to have campfires but there is a time limit. Great view of Denman and Hornby Islands and great staircase for fitness!
80 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Goose Spit
60 Hawkins RdThe most famous beach in Comox with the weirdest name! THE place to have campfires but there is a time limit. Great view of Denman and Hornby Islands and great staircase for fitness!
Great sandy beach, especially when the tide is out! Looks out toward the Mainland. Whales, cruise ships, calm water most of the time.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Saratoga Beach
Great sandy beach, especially when the tide is out! Looks out toward the Mainland. Whales, cruise ships, calm water most of the time.
Two ferry rides from Vancouver Island but well worth it because you feel like you're in another universe with lots of hippies! Super good beaches, community market, Helliwell Park trails, pizza!
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hornby Island
Two ferry rides from Vancouver Island but well worth it because you feel like you're in another universe with lots of hippies! Super good beaches, community market, Helliwell Park trails, pizza!
Get info on all the different parts of British Columbia, plus get up to date on what is happening in the Comox Valley! A unique building just off the main highway--well worth the visit!
Vancouver Island Visitor Centre
3607 Small RdGet info on all the different parts of British Columbia, plus get up to date on what is happening in the Comox Valley! A unique building just off the main highway--well worth the visit!
You haven't been to Vancouver Island if you don't take in Long Beach Provincial Park between Ucluelet and Tofino on the west coast. A 2 1/2 hr. drive from Comox, the last hour on winding road.
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ucluelet
You haven't been to Vancouver Island if you don't take in Long Beach Provincial Park between Ucluelet and Tofino on the west coast. A 2 1/2 hr. drive from Comox, the last hour on winding road.
You just have to go! It's spectacular, especially if you get a sunny day. Surfing, trails, towns to visit in Ucluelet (less commercial) and Tofino, Visit the aquarium in Ucluelet for sure!
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Long Beach
You just have to go! It's spectacular, especially if you get a sunny day. Surfing, trails, towns to visit in Ucluelet (less commercial) and Tofino, Visit the aquarium in Ucluelet for sure!
The classic "Goats on the Roof" market. Very eclectic mix of shops all through Coombs!
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Coombs General Store & Post Office
2268 Alberni HwyThe classic "Goats on the Roof" market. Very eclectic mix of shops all through Coombs!
World Parrot Refuge
2116 Alberni HighwayWear ear plugs but this is a fascinating way to help out abandoned birds!
This is hardly near Nanaimo: it's on the highway on the way to Port Alberni. Big trees! Can't miss it for the tourists wandering along the road...
163 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cathedral Grove
British Columbia 4This is hardly near Nanaimo: it's on the highway on the way to Port Alberni. Big trees! Can't miss it for the tourists wandering along the road...
A Comox tradition: buy your fish at Joe's! You can also go for a kayak or eat fish & chips, have a coffee.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Portuguese Joe's Fish Market
3025 Comox RoadA Comox tradition: buy your fish at Joe's! You can also go for a kayak or eat fish & chips, have a coffee.
The best small hospital in BC! Just a bit biased as my husband is one of the administrators. You don't want to visit here unless you really need to, though! Stay safe!
St Joseph's General Hospital
2137 Comox AveThe best small hospital in BC! Just a bit biased as my husband is one of the administrators. You don't want to visit here unless you really need to, though! Stay safe!
Sieffert's Farm Market
720 Knight RdBuy farm fresh produce and eggs. It doesn't get any better than that!
Great cheese from grass-fed cows and water buffalo made right in the Valley!
Natural Pastures Cheese Company LTD
635 McPhee AveGreat cheese from grass-fed cows and water buffalo made right in the Valley!
Enjoy some home grown fruit wines, local honey, and brick oven pizza on the patio. Lots of fun events during the year (like Santa, the Easter Bunny, fun runs, etc.)
32 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Coastal Black Estate Winery
2186 Endall RdEnjoy some home grown fruit wines, local honey, and brick oven pizza on the patio. Lots of fun events during the year (like Santa, the Easter Bunny, fun runs, etc.)
Entertainment & Activities
Follow this road to the end (sharp curve down to the ocean) for a great family beach, especially when the tide is out!
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kye Bay Road
Kye Bay RoadFollow this road to the end (sharp curve down to the ocean) for a great family beach, especially when the tide is out!
Sightseeing
A great place to visit any season of the year! Take the chairlift to the top and look out over the Valley. Hike Paradise Meadows and more in the summer or cross-country and alpine ski in winter.
133 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mount Washington Alpine Resort
1 Strathcona PkwyA great place to visit any season of the year! Take the chairlift to the top and look out over the Valley. Hike Paradise Meadows and more in the summer or cross-country and alpine ski in winter.
Shopping
They also have a kayak rental place on the Comox Road (Dyke Road as it's known to the Locals) behind Portuguese Joe's. Go for a paddle!
Alberni Outpost
1661 Cliffe AveThey also have a kayak rental place on the Comox Road (Dyke Road as it's known to the Locals) behind Portuguese Joe's. Go for a paddle!
Benino Gelato
1740 Comox AveYum!