Safety measures: Outdoors
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Cold Comfort Ice Cream
Shop selling hand-made ice-cream and treats, with many vegan and gluten-free options. Outdoor seating on benches in the parking lot.
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Little Thai Place / Pho Halong (Cook St)
Two restaurants in one location, serving Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. Large front patio has sun shade but no rain covers or heaters.
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Fern Cafe Bakery
Vegan cafe and bakery near Royal Athletic Park. Outdoor seating includes a parking-spot patio and a small covered area.
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Caffe Fantastico (Kings)
Quadra Village coffee shop with a locally-focused menu for breakfast and lunch. Outdoor seating includes a covered patio facing Quadra and sidewalk tables along Kings.
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Hey Happy (Downtown)
Downtown coffee shop with breakfast and lunch options. Outdoor benches out front have no rain covers or heaters.
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Café Mexico
Downtown Mexican restaurant with one of the largest tequila and mezcal selections in Canada. Covered outdoor patio in Market Square.
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Shanzee’s Biscuit Cafe
Downtown breakfast and lunch cafe serving southern-style cuisine. Patio is accessed through the cafe, and ordering is at the counter. Patio does not have heaters but it is open in the winter.
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Parsonage Cafe
North Park Village coffee shop with breakfast and lunch options, run by Fernwood Coffee Company. Online ordering and outdoor pickup available. Patio seating includes an awning and heaters for colder months.
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Pedalheads bike lessons and day camps
Full-day and half-day summer camps to learn skills and build confidence on bikes. Camps are fully outdoors, staff have been willing to support a child to wear a mask during bathroom breaks (as of August 2024).
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Saanich Neighbourhood Playground Program (SNPP) Day Camps
A collection of affordable summer camps that take place entirely outdoors in various Saanich playgrounds.