Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Virginia

17 places you must eat and drink at in Virginia.

Norfolk, Virginia

Doumar's Barbecue

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Alexandria, Virginia

George Washington's Distillery

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

Formidable crowd at the 2021 Gordonsville Fried Chicken Festival!

Gordonsville, Virginia

Gordonsville Fried Chicken Festival

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

The "pet ham" is 119 years old.

Smithfield, Virginia

World’s Oldest Edible Ham

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Steins Unlimited

Pamplin, Virginia

Steins Unlimited

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

Waverly, Virginia

First Peanut Museum in the U.S.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

Williamsburg, Virginia

The King’s Arms Tavern

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

Williamsburg, Virginia

Chowning’s Tavern

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Bristol, Virginia

Hickory

This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.

Arlington, Virginia

Weenie Beenie

The last remaining location of a drive-up hot dog stand named after a local pool shark.

Bristol, Virginia

Burger Bar

With roots dating back to 1942, this retro diner was where Hank Williams is said to have uttered his last words.

Eggleston, Virginia

The Palisades Restaurant

Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.

Falls Church, Virginia

Eden Center

Northern Virginia’s iconic Vietnamese shopping center.

A pond.

Williamsburg, Virginia

Jolly's Mill Pond

A centuries-old Virginia mill pond is also an outdoor classroom where history is told through recipes.

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Coffee Pot Art Studio Gallery.

Lexington, Virginia

The Coffee Pot

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.