Wine & Cheese at L'Apéro, Blanshard Street, downtown, Victoria BC

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Wine & Cheese at L'Apéro

Downtown raclette scraped tableside, gourmet cheese boards, an international wine list, and staff who know exactly what you should be drinking.

Blanshard Street, downtown

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The date

L'Apéro has committed to the bit: come for the cheese, stay for more cheese. The signature move is proper Swiss raclette, scraped tableside over potatoes and cured meat by staff who could answer any cheese question you throw at them. The international wine list exists purely to keep the cheese company. Reserve for evenings, arrive hungry, and let lingering do the rest.

How to do it

Reserve and come hungry enough to do the raclette justice, that gooey, scraped-tableside cheese over potatoes and cured meat is the headliner. Order a board too, and let the staff (they genuinely know their cheese) point you to the right glass off the international list. This is a room that rewards lingering, so do the slow-European thing for a leisurely hour and three quarters before you decide where you drift next.

What to wear: smart casual

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Duration
1½-2 hours
Best time
Afternoon to late night
Per person
$$$
setting
Indoor
neighbourhood
Blanshard Street, downtown
best season
Year-round

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