Janevca Kitchen and Lounge is set to open October 23

Bar at Janevca Restaurant and Lounge

Located in Esquimalt, Janevca Kitchen and Lounge will officially open its doors on Oct. 23, offering a 130-seat dining room and a 40-seat lounge.

The kitchen will be led by executive chef Andrea Alridge, a former finalist on the cooking competition show Top Chef Canada, with experience leading renowned Vancouver restaurants like Osteria Savio Volpe and CinCin Ristorante. Alridge has crafted a family-style menu that blends international flavours with wood-fired cooking techniques. Signature dishes like the scallop crudo with pyanggang sauce paying tribute to Alridge’s Filipino background, and a wood-grilled bone-in pork chop with pickapeppa sauce is inspired by a favourite childhood dish.