Restaurants

Where you sit down for a meal and what you eat and drink is an essential part of the Coastal Virginia experience. Thankfully, we’ve got you covered on food, drink and eating out around the region.

Whether you want to check out an oyster bar, a brewery, a coffee shop, a winery, a dessert café or a fantastic seafood restaurant, food and drink in Coastal Virginia is plentiful. Everything you want and more is available to locals! Check out the articles below for food and drink inspiration. We’re sure you’ll find a mouth-watering restaurant your family and friends will love!

Nando's Peri Peri Chicken

Restaurant News: Fired Up for Flavor

Marisa Marsey | Archive, Restaurants

They’ve Arrived… Nando’s (photo above) Virginia Beach If you haven’t tried peri-peri, Nando’s is the place to prime your...

coffee shop

Coffee Talk in Merchants Square

Leona Baker | Archive, Restaurants

From their signature espressos to an invitingly floral lavender mint café latte, illy Caffè in Williamsburg’s Merchants...

oysters rockafeller

Dine & Brine: Oyster Dining Guide

Hannah Serrano, Leona Baker and Kristen De Deyn Kirk | Archive, Restaurants

Pictured above: The famed Oysters Rockafeller at Rockafeller's Restaurant at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront (Photo by Leona...

zinnia

Zinnia Opens at Chrysler Museum

CoVa Mag | Archive, Restaurants

The restaurant located inside the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk has a new name, new look, new menu and even expanded...

Seafood Mac

Fresh Starts: 12 New Restaurants

CoVa Mag | Archive, Features, Restaurants

SEAFOOD AND CHEESE, PLEASE: Pictured above, the Seafood Mac at Chef's Kitchen & Cocktails. Photo by Jacqui Renager...

Wine and charcuterie at Grandiflora Wine Garden in Norfolk

Unexpected Wine Finds

Marisa Marsey | Archive, Restaurants

Dionysus could dine sumptuously in Coastal Virginia, given the breathtaking depth and breadth of nationally acclaimed wine...

the flying pig loaded nachos

Pungo Boys BBQ and Flying Pig Team Up

Grace Silipigni | Archive, Current Scene, Restaurants

Pungo Boys BBQ garnered significant attention late last year when they teased at an exciting announcement on social media....

Photo by Jacqui Renager Performance Foodservice Virginia

Dinners, Do-Overs and Deals

Marisa Marsey | Archive, Restaurants

Dinner Will Be Served at Clayton’s “It’s going to be so beautiful at night,” Ralph “Clayton” Anderson gushes. “Cars going...

Photo courtesy of The Stockpot

Paella in the Casa at The Stockpot

Leona Baker | Archive, Food & Drinks, Restaurants

Photos courtesy of The Stockpot While tapas—those eminently social and shareable small plates popular from Madrid to...

Photo Courtesy of Amber OX Public House

Wild About Local Spots for Wings

Arielle Patterson | Archive, Food & Drinks, Restaurants

Photo Above Courtesy of Amber OX Public House Coastal Virginia has a thing for wings—saucy, spicy or crispy, we love them...

The Summer of Seafood Boils

Grace Silipigni | Dish, Restaurants & Food

When it comes to down-and-dirty eating, chicken wings and crab legs have met their match with seafood boils. They are hot,...

Herb Appeal

Jacqui Renager | Archive, Dish, Food & Drinks, Restaurants & Food

Although you can start any herb plant with seeds, I have always found it much easier to run to my local home improvement...

See local Restaurants to try in the Coastal Virginia Area