Guidebook for Queen Charlotte

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Guidebook for Queen Charlotte

Food Scene

The menu changes daily, it's fresh and fun! Amazing coffee, specialty drinks, and the best lunch in town. You can't beat the view. Wifi.
Queen B's Cafe
3208 Wharf Way
The menu changes daily, it's fresh and fun! Amazing coffee, specialty drinks, and the best lunch in town. You can't beat the view. Wifi.
It's just a bit further out of town, but worth the walk/drive . You head past the center, past the ball field and over the hill - it's across from the church. Locally made foods, and fun gift ideas - Great treats (snacks) and specialty drinks. They're specialty is Gelato and Sorbeto! You won't find a better selection in town .
Junebug Cafe and Gifts
223 Oceanview Dr
It's just a bit further out of town, but worth the walk/drive . You head past the center, past the ball field and over the hill - it's across from the church. Locally made foods, and fun gift ideas - Great treats (snacks) and specialty drinks. They're specialty is Gelato and Sorbeto! You won't find a better selection in town .
Right in the center of town! Cocktails, laughs and pub food - Kids welcome.
Ocean View Pub & Grill
3200 Oceanview Dr
Right in the center of town! Cocktails, laughs and pub food - Kids welcome.
It's absolutely incredible! Located in Tlell, you will need to call ahead to reserve! +1 855-557-4600
Haida House at Tllaal
2087 Beitush Rd
It's absolutely incredible! Located in Tlell, you will need to call ahead to reserve! +1 855-557-4600
Keenawaii’s Kitchen!!! a cultural experience filled with symbolism and important nuggets of wisdom that can only be transferred through the sharing of an authentic Haida meal. Guests in Keenawaii’s Kitchen will experience a small taste of Haida culture and lifestyle through their meal in a truly unforgettable way. Each meal features multiple courses and traditional Haida foods. Every dish is cooked fresh, from scratch, with ingredients that have been grown or caught on Haida Gwaii, including many wild-harvested foods. A typical meal may include sguu (dried seaweed), dried K’aaw (herring eggs on kelp), and gilgii (dried salmon), locally-grown vegetables, wild berries and other in-season foods. Meals are served at Keenawaii’s Kitchen in Skidegate for two to twenty-five guests at each sitting. Advance reservations required. Keenawaii’s Kitchen operates year round and has been featured in numerous publications, including Good Housekeeping and AirCanada Magazine and online. 250-559-8347 237 16 Hwy Skidegate, BC V0T 1S1 Hours Open February to September for lunch and dinner. Reservations required, please call.
Skidegate Street
Skidegate Street
Keenawaii’s Kitchen!!! a cultural experience filled with symbolism and important nuggets of wisdom that can only be transferred through the sharing of an authentic Haida meal. Guests in Keenawaii’s Kitchen will experience a small taste of Haida culture and lifestyle through their meal in a truly unforgettable way. Each meal features multiple courses and traditional Haida foods. Every dish is cooked fresh, from scratch, with ingredients that have been grown or caught on Haida Gwaii, including many wild-harvested foods. A typical meal may include sguu (dried seaweed), dried K’aaw (herring eggs on kelp), and gilgii (dried salmon), locally-grown vegetables, wild berries and other in-season foods. Meals are served at Keenawaii’s Kitchen in Skidegate for two to twenty-five guests at each sitting. Advance reservations required. Keenawaii’s Kitchen operates year round and has been featured in numerous publications, including Good Housekeeping and AirCanada Magazine and online. 250-559-8347 237 16 Hwy Skidegate, BC V0T 1S1 Hours Open February to September for lunch and dinner. Reservations required, please call.
DWTK is their retirement project. After thirty years in the newspaper business, they decided to open their home for four months a year, and serve some of the superb cuisine for which they were well known. Now into our fourth year, and continue to evolve, to learn and to love hosting visitors and islanders alike. From Friday to Monday, they offer four courses which include five starters, a soup or a pasta, mains and a scrumptious dessert. They post their menu here every Thursday. Check it out on Facebook! 4307 Husband Rd Queen Charlotte, British Columbia Fine dining in Queen Charlotte Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 7 pm. Fresh local ingredients call 250-637-1976 or email diningwiththekings@gmail.comto book!
Husband Road
Husband Road
DWTK is their retirement project. After thirty years in the newspaper business, they decided to open their home for four months a year, and serve some of the superb cuisine for which they were well known. Now into our fourth year, and continue to evolve, to learn and to love hosting visitors and islanders alike. From Friday to Monday, they offer four courses which include five starters, a soup or a pasta, mains and a scrumptious dessert. They post their menu here every Thursday. Check it out on Facebook! 4307 Husband Rd Queen Charlotte, British Columbia Fine dining in Queen Charlotte Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 7 pm. Fresh local ingredients call 250-637-1976 or email diningwiththekings@gmail.comto book!
Blacktail opened June 25th, 2019 but the Chef and co-owner is not new to town Edi Szasz has been wowing the community for many years with his skills! This new central (and beautiful) restaurant is a real treat and a MUST! Hours; Tuesday-Sunday 4pm-9pm. They have one large table for reservation 8-10ppl. The rest of the dinning room and patio is first come first serve. If you'd like to book the large table, please email blacktailhaidagwaii@gmail.com (it's in the heart of town beside the RCMP - you can't miss it)
Queen Charlotte
Blacktail opened June 25th, 2019 but the Chef and co-owner is not new to town Edi Szasz has been wowing the community for many years with his skills! This new central (and beautiful) restaurant is a real treat and a MUST! Hours; Tuesday-Sunday 4pm-9pm. They have one large table for reservation 8-10ppl. The rest of the dinning room and patio is first come first serve. If you'd like to book the large table, please email blacktailhaidagwaii@gmail.com (it's in the heart of town beside the RCMP - you can't miss it)

Everything Else

This is where you want to go if you have ANY questions at all. They know everything about everything - find tours, get answers and maybe even buy a gift! We recommend stopping in.
Queen Charlotte Visitor Centre
3220 Wharf Way
This is where you want to go if you have ANY questions at all. They know everything about everything - find tours, get answers and maybe even buy a gift! We recommend stopping in.

Essentials

Health food, produce.
Isabel Creek Store
Wharf Way
Health food, produce.
QC's largest selection grocer. They also have laundry facilities.
City Centre Stores Ltd
121 Oceanview Dr
QC's largest selection grocer. They also have laundry facilities.
Causeway Convenience Store
101 Causeway
They have an INCREDIBLE Selection and it's within walking distance! (PST, my family owns it, so be kind and say hello!) Located in the same building as the pub, Just head towards town and take a left onto war street... You'll see it towards the end, on the right - just a bit past the RCMP building.
Howler's Private Liquor Store
They have an INCREDIBLE Selection and it's within walking distance! (PST, my family owns it, so be kind and say hello!) Located in the same building as the pub, Just head towards town and take a left onto war street... You'll see it towards the end, on the right - just a bit past the RCMP building.

Arts & Culture

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Haida Heritage Centre
#2 2 Beach Rd
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Sightseeing

Haida Style Expeditions, a cultural adventure tour company, offering trips into Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve Marine Conservation Area and Haida Heritage Site and the West Coast of Haida Gwaii. A first-class tour filled with stories, culture, wildlife, and great food. Haida Owned and Operated, enjoy local professional guides certified and licensed to operate in Gwaii Haanas. A family-owned small business, by offering cultural tours we hope that in working with local companies that we continue to build a strong tourism economy on the island. Give us a call as we are happy to assist in not only providing you with a tour of your dream or a world-class fishing experience but connect you with some great local people who will also show you a good time while visiting Haida Gwaii. Operating under the principle of Yahguudang (Respect) for the environment, we strive to deliver a unique experience through the help of sourcing as many local products for all our tours. Having grown up on Haida Gwaii, we welcome you to our backyard. Learn our history, taste our food, and walk away feeling like family. Haawa (thank you) James D Cowpar, Sk’aal Ts’iid (flicker bird) William Shawn Cowpar, Kung Xangajii (Moonshadow). Haida Style Expeditions #2 Second Beach Road, Skidegate BC, V0T 1S1 250-637-1151 info@haidastyle.com haidastyle.com contact; James D Cowpar
Haida Style Expeditions
2 2 Beach Road
Haida Style Expeditions, a cultural adventure tour company, offering trips into Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve Marine Conservation Area and Haida Heritage Site and the West Coast of Haida Gwaii. A first-class tour filled with stories, culture, wildlife, and great food. Haida Owned and Operated, enjoy local professional guides certified and licensed to operate in Gwaii Haanas. A family-owned small business, by offering cultural tours we hope that in working with local companies that we continue to build a strong tourism economy on the island. Give us a call as we are happy to assist in not only providing you with a tour of your dream or a world-class fishing experience but connect you with some great local people who will also show you a good time while visiting Haida Gwaii. Operating under the principle of Yahguudang (Respect) for the environment, we strive to deliver a unique experience through the help of sourcing as many local products for all our tours. Having grown up on Haida Gwaii, we welcome you to our backyard. Learn our history, taste our food, and walk away feeling like family. Haawa (thank you) James D Cowpar, Sk’aal Ts’iid (flicker bird) William Shawn Cowpar, Kung Xangajii (Moonshadow). Haida Style Expeditions #2 Second Beach Road, Skidegate BC, V0T 1S1 250-637-1151 info@haidastyle.com haidastyle.com contact; James D Cowpar