Victoria Row: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island’s “Bourbon Street”

Take a stroll down Victoria Row in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and you might mistake it for Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The open air restaurants, the jazz music playing across the street, and the eclectic crowds of people are reminiscent of the good ol’ South.

Watch the video to see Victoria Row on Prince Edward Island!

What’s different? There’s no gumbo, the streets are cleaner, and my favorite….those yards! Remember those tooty fruity frozen drinks like the Hurricane? That’s right! Those are called, “yards.”  Well, there are no yards in Charlottetown.  But with Anne of Green Gables’ chocolate shop on the corner of Victoria Row, who needs a yard, when you can have a fancy sundae?

The Irish pubs and the English charm in PEI quickly make you realize that you’re not in New Orleans. In fact, Charlottetown is sort of like a mini-London with the cooler, dank weather and corner pubs.  Charlottetown also happens to be the largest city on the island and the center of bustling nightlife.  The rest of the island, by contrast, is pretty quiet and family-oriented.

So Victoria Row….”The Bourbon Street of the North” – no yards, but plenty of pubs, food and jazz!