• Quality Foods (Nanoose Bay, Parksville, Qualicum Beach)
• Save on Foods (Parksville)
• Thrifty Foods (Parksville) 
• Eat Fresh Urban Market (Parksville)
• Naked Natural Whole Foods (Parksville)

• Starbucks
• Tim Horton's
• Serious Coffee
• The Bay Cafe
• Nanoose Bay Cafe
• Pacific Coastal Roast
• Bradleys on Jensen
• French Press Coffee Roasters
• Baileys in the Village

The Oceanside area has a rich and ever-growing food scene with many great spots to choose from, but we wanted to share some of our favorites.

Date night or special occasion spots

•  Qualicum Beach Café: Italian seafood restaurant with ocean views in Qualicum Beach, reservations recommended. Open for breakfast lunch and dinner qualicumbeachcafe.com
• Nanoose Bay Café: Fine dining with an Asian flare and spectacular Ocean Views in Schooner Cove. Reservations recommended. Open for lunch and dinner.   nanoosebaycafe.com
• Tigh-Na-Mara: Popular wedding destination and delicious food. Reservations recommended. Open for Breakfast lunch or dinner. tigh-na-mara.com
• The Bayside: Ocean front restaurant with beautiful atmosphere. Open for Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. baysideresortparksville.com
• Pacific Prime: Located inside the Beach Club resort, and situated on the boardwalk in Parksville community beach. Great views and great food. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. beachclubbc.com

Casual dining/ lunch spots

• Upstairs at Quality foods: Located on the second floor at Quality Foods Parksville, Upstairs is a great spot for a quick beer, and a favorite lunch spot for business professionals in the area. 
• Quality Foods Hot Chinese Kitchen: Simply the best Chinese food the area has to offer. We would recommend you arrive early as they will often run out and the lines can get long.
• Craig St. Pizza : Great spot to grab a slice on the go, located downtown Parksville.
•  Salt Pizzeria: Fresh and delicious thin crusted pizza. saltpizzeria.ca
• Samurai Parksville: Great Japanese food in downtown Parksville. samurai-parksville.ca
• Lan Vietnamese Express: Great Vietnamese food located in downtown Parksville express.lanfood.ca

The oceanside community is enriched with dozens of great parks for you and your family to enjoy. Here are just a few of the beautiful parks we like to enjoy with our families. Ask us about some of the "off the beaten path" places only known about by the locals.

• Parksville Community park
• Rathtrevor Beach
• Foster Park
• Off leash dog park near Springwood Elementary
• Top Bridge Park
• Englishmen River regional Park
• Moorecroft Regional Park
• Brickyard Community Park

Nanoose Bay parks and trails link

Fairwinds Beach access points and trails

Rathtrevor Beach

Parksville and area biking trails

• School Catchment Tool
• Nanoose Bay elementary
• Springwood Elementary
•  Ecole Oceanside Elementary 
• Errington Elementary
• Arrowview Elementary
• Qualicum Beach Elementary
• Bowser Elementary
• Ballenas Secondary
• Kwalicum Beach Secondary
• Vancouver Island University