Tara’s guidebook
Food scene
PIZZA CHAPEL
637 10th StGreat Pizza, local establishment & awesome beers on tap!
AMAZING FOOD, local establishment, live music most nights and inexpensive! #localsfavorite
15 locals recommend
Icehouse Restaurant
604 Norfolk AveAMAZING FOOD, local establishment, live music most nights and inexpensive! #localsfavorite
Great Sports bar, Locals favorite, great food, awesome for football Sunday's and weekends often have live music!
23 locals recommend
CP Shuckers Cafe & Raw Bar
2407 Pacific AveGreat Sports bar, Locals favorite, great food, awesome for football Sunday's and weekends often have live music!
The home of Orange Crushes! Great food and right on the water!
195 locals recommend
Waterman's Surfside Grille
415 Atlantic AveThe home of Orange Crushes! Great food and right on the water!
Right on the inlet, a locals staple & amazing food. Breakfast is so great and inexpensive. but most of all Big Sam's is known for their wings! (Get them double grilled)
71 locals recommend
Big Sam's Inlet Cafe & Raw Bar
300 Winston Salem AvenueRight on the inlet, a locals staple & amazing food. Breakfast is so great and inexpensive. but most of all Big Sam's is known for their wings! (Get them double grilled)
looking for sandwiches for the beach? This is your spot and it's close!
11 locals recommend
Tad's Deli
600 Norfolk Avelooking for sandwiches for the beach? This is your spot and it's close!
Lendy's Cafe
1581 General Booth Blvd#1 Wing spot in VB! Locals dive but so good!
Great restaurant, cute atmosphere, lovely drinks & a nice fire pit in the winter inside. GET THE SMORES for dessert!
41 locals recommend
Pacifica
328 40th StGreat restaurant, cute atmosphere, lovely drinks & a nice fire pit in the winter inside. GET THE SMORES for dessert!
AMAZING SUNSET, great drinks, food is decent, but worth the hangout!
123 locals recommend
Chick's Oyster Bar
2143 Vista CirAMAZING SUNSET, great drinks, food is decent, but worth the hangout!
Live music almost every night, the scene is high energy & a great locals spot right on the water!
40 locals recommend
Calypso Bar & Grill
1101 Atlantic AveLive music almost every night, the scene is high energy & a great locals spot right on the water!
right on the inlet, GREAT place to get drinks, their seafood is FRESH!
73 locals recommend
Rudee's Restaurant and Cabana Bar
227 Mediterranean Avenueright on the inlet, GREAT place to get drinks, their seafood is FRESH!
AMAZING, inexpensive and a VB staple! Great breakfast place (get their early to avoid the wait), or if you don't mind waiting they have $2.00 mimosas and bloody's while you wait next door!
78 locals recommend
Doc Taylor's Restaurant
207 23rd StAMAZING, inexpensive and a VB staple! Great breakfast place (get their early to avoid the wait), or if you don't mind waiting they have $2.00 mimosas and bloody's while you wait next door!
GREAT breakfast place (Thurs-Sat they have AMAZING DINNER) DEF have the Parm, garlic tots with breakfast!
115 locals recommend
Bay Local Eatery
2917 Shore DrGREAT breakfast place (Thurs-Sat they have AMAZING DINNER) DEF have the Parm, garlic tots with breakfast!
AMAZING SUNSET! and great craft cocktail establishment. you can boat up to it & the small eats are great!
38 locals recommend
The Porch on Long Creek
2109 W Great Neck RdAMAZING SUNSET! and great craft cocktail establishment. you can boat up to it & the small eats are great!
Sightseeing
Rudee inlet has whale watching tours (found near the fishing center), the pirate ship (find this in in the Rudees parking lot) & parasailing (found hear Big Sams restaurant)
111 locals recommend
Rudee Inlet Parasail
200 Winston Salem AveRudee inlet has whale watching tours (found near the fishing center), the pirate ship (find this in in the Rudees parking lot) & parasailing (found hear Big Sams restaurant)
SO MUCH FUN! Great adventure for even smaller kids (6+ I believe), so much fun for the whole family. If you like adventure, GO HERE!
130 locals recommend
The Adventure Park at Virginia Aquarium
801 General Booth BlvdSO MUCH FUN! Great adventure for even smaller kids (6+ I believe), so much fun for the whole family. If you like adventure, GO HERE!
Great for a break from the beach! They also have cabana's and serve drinks for the adults :)
173 locals recommend
Ocean Breeze Waterpark
849 General Booth BlvdGreat for a break from the beach! They also have cabana's and serve drinks for the adults :)
This is both sight seeing & food. The Hunt room downstairs is cozy & has great craft cocktails & food, the upstairs restaurant, Becca has a great view outside, although have experienced bad service (it's expensive), but the Rawleigh room & tarnished Truth distillery with a tour is a great way to spend a late afternoon/evening).
39 locals recommend
The Cavalier Virginia Beach, Autograph Collection
4200 Atlantic AveThis is both sight seeing & food. The Hunt room downstairs is cozy & has great craft cocktails & food, the upstairs restaurant, Becca has a great view outside, although have experienced bad service (it's expensive), but the Rawleigh room & tarnished Truth distillery with a tour is a great way to spend a late afternoon/evening).
Topgolf
5444 Greenwich RdRaining? WE HAVE TOP GOLF!
City advice
Getting around
Uber, rent bikes, walk or Scooter, Bus/Trolly
Hopefully BIRD will make it back so you can scooter places. Otherwise most of what I listed you can walk, bike & Def uber!
You can rent bikes on 11th street between Clypso & Tap house near the boardwalk. It's about a 12 minute walk! Or you can get a city transit pass and take city transportation or the trolly. HRT
Ways to save
Beach Street USA
If you google Beach Street USA, there is free entertainment all along the boardwalk and Atlantic Avenue all summer, FOR FREE :)
Customs and culture
Church
37th St, First Presbyterian Church is great and a nice business casual attire Church! They relate to the outside world and is a great place even if you're not a regular!
Ways to save
MUSIC
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, there is free music on 7th, 24th, 31st & 36th every night!