Korean Tapas and Cocktails at Cera, Fort Street, Downtown, Victoria BC

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Korean Tapas and Cocktails at Cera

Fort Street Korean tapas and cocktails: low-lit, late-running, and serving a 'Squid Game' gochujang dish with the world's most appropriate name.

Fort Street, Downtown

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The date

Cera figured out that a date works better when the food arrives one plate at a time, the light is low, and someone named Magnus is making the cocktails. The menu is modern Korean tapas, including a stir-fried squid dish actually named 'Squid Game', spicy gochujang and well earned. The Boksung-a Highball, tart and peachy, is worth coming for alone. Grab two bar seats and split everything.

How to do it

Aim for two seats at the bar and order in waves, kimchi dumplings, the Gochujang Buffalo Chicken, and the 'Squid Game' squid, so plates keep landing and the talk keeps flowing. Don't miss whatever Magnus is mixing; the peachy Boksung-a Highball is the move. It's small, it's dim, and it runs late, so there's no rush, budget around an hour and three-quarters and let the soju set the pace.

What to wear: smart casual

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Duration
1½-2 hours
Best time
Afternoon to late night
Per person
~$30-75
setting
Indoor
neighbourhood
Fort Street, Downtown
cuisine
Korean
best season
Year-round

Priced from the menu · Jul 2026

A couple of shared tapas and a cocktail. Not a quote.

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