Victoria is the Canadian city with the most restaurants, eateries, pubs and bars per person, according to the Destination Greater Victoria.

Statistics Canada data shows the city of Victoria to have 4.6 restaurants, eateries, pubs and bars for every 1,000 residents, with Vancouver and Niagara Falls next in line at 3.6 and 3.4, respectively. All other Canadian cities measured have less than 2.8 such businesses per 1,000 residents.

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Data on restaurants, eateries, pubs and bars comes from Stats CanadaB次元官网网址檚 June 2020 Canadian Business Counts, while population numbers come from 2016 Census data.

Nursey, who has a background in economics, said he spent the B次元官网网址渄ark days of the pandemicB次元官网网址� fact-checking claims with a pair of researchers to verify the assertion that Victoria is CanadaB次元官网网址檚 leader in food and drink destinations per capita.

Mayor Lisa Helps wasnB次元官网网址檛 surprised that Victoria leads the country in restaurants per capita, she said, considering not just the quantity of restaurants but also the quality, variety and diversity offered.

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