Penny's Palapa
Buy BC (independent) · RestaurantWater bottle refillWashroomsVegetarian / vegan / GF
Penny's Palapa is a waterfront Mexican restaurant perched on H Dock at Wharf Street in downtown Nanaimo, offering dishes like fresh ceviche with local halibut and fish tacos made with locally caught snapper and halibut. The kitchen emphasizes freshly sourced, locally grown ingredients and brings a vacation-in-Mexico atmosphere to the BC coast. It's a sit-down destination with a full drinks menu including margaritas, well-suited to cyclists finishing a leg of a coastal route.
What's here for you
Gathered from publicly available data and OpenStreetMap. Not confirmed by the owner yet.
✓Water bottle refill
✓Washrooms
✓Vegetarian / vegan / GF
Menu lists GF labels on multiple items (Ceviche, Tortilla Soup, Nachos, Enchiladas Verde, Enchiladas Rancheras). Vegetarian options include Holy Guacamole Tacos and Poblano Veggie Enchiladas. Vegan noted for enchiladas: 'Omit cheese & sour cream for a vegan option.'Not confirmed yet
Bike parking or bike visibilityTakeoutPacked lunchesWater without purchaseBike rack visible from insideCovered bike parkingPublic rack nearbyBike allowed inside/on patioDevice chargingE-bike chargingPumpWi-Fi
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Indigenous
This place is in the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw and Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla.
Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.
Around here
The closest options for the things touring cyclists actually look for.
🔧 Fix & supply
- BC Liquor Store0.2 km
- Thrifty Foods0.3 km
- Hub City CyclesAccredited0.3 km
- Coal City Cycles3.9 km
🍽 Eat nearby
- Trollers Fresh Fish and Chips0.1 km
- Minnoz RestaurantWelcoming0.1 km
🛏 Sleep nearby
- The Coast Bastion InnAccredited0.1 km
- Best Western Dorchester Hotel0.2 km
- Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine Park) Campground2.0 km
🎭 While you're here
- Vancouver Island Military Museum0.1 km
- Artisans' StudioWelcoming0.1 km
- Nanaimo Art GalleryWelcoming0.2 km
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
Data: Public data, AI sources with manual review