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the pub also hosts live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights from May to Septem-
ber. To get to the restaurant, take a ferry from Nanaimo Boat Basin. Ferries depart hourly
9:10am-11:10pm; for ferry information, call 250/753-8244.
In the seaplane terminal on the waterfront (below the Bastion), the
Lighthouse Bistro
(50 Anchor Way, 250/754-3212, 11am-11pm daily, $12-27) is built over the water and
has a large, heated outdoor deck. The salmon chowder is excellent, served with delicious
bread.Alsoonthemenuaretastyappetizers,salads,burgers,sandwiches,croissants,pasta
dishes, and good daily specials. Upstairs is the
Lighthouse Pub,
with a similar menu and
specials such as cheap wings on Wednesday.
Cafés line Commercial Street.
For some of the best Mexican food on the island, head for
Gina's Mexican Café
(47
Skinner St., 250/753-5411, lunch and dinner daily, $11-19), behind the courthouse north
