Guidebook for Virginia Beach

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Guidebook for Virginia Beach

Sightseeing

Good first stop when looking for things to do in Virginia Beach.
City of Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
600 22nd Street
Good first stop when looking for things to do in Virginia Beach.
Try your hand at fishing or just take in the views.
101 locals recommend
Virginia Beach Fishing Pier
Virginia Beach Fishing Pier
101 locals recommend
Try your hand at fishing or just take in the views.
Statue of King Neptune. A Virginia Beach landmark.
60 locals recommend
Neptune Statue
3001 Atlantic Avenue
60 locals recommend
Statue of King Neptune. A Virginia Beach landmark.
Great place to spend a rainy day, or any day for that matter.
329 locals recommend
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
717 General Booth Blvd
329 locals recommend
Great place to spend a rainy day, or any day for that matter.
One of the oldest lighthouses on the east coast.
115 locals recommend
Cape Henry Lighthouse (1881)
583 Atlantic Ave
115 locals recommend
One of the oldest lighthouses on the east coast.
Great park with miles of nature trails. One side borders the Chesapeake Bay and the other, the Lynnhaven River.
340 locals recommend
First Landing State Park
2500 Shore Drive
340 locals recommend
Great park with miles of nature trails. One side borders the Chesapeake Bay and the other, the Lynnhaven River.

Arts & Culture

If you're here for a large convention or trade show, this is probably where it will be.
34 locals recommend
The Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000 19th St
34 locals recommend
If you're here for a large convention or trade show, this is probably where it will be.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great food, local upscale vibe.
24 locals recommend
Croc's 19th Street Bistro
620 19th St
24 locals recommend
Great food, local upscale vibe.
Local favorite, happy hour from noon till 8 pm. Good mix of all age groups, but tends toward middle aged. Very casual, shorts and flipflops in summer, jeans and t-shirts in cool weather.
40 locals recommend
Calypso Bar & Grill
1101 Atlantic Ave
40 locals recommend
Local favorite, happy hour from noon till 8 pm. Good mix of all age groups, but tends toward middle aged. Very casual, shorts and flipflops in summer, jeans and t-shirts in cool weather.
Local craft beer brewery that also serves good food.
63 locals recommend
Back Bay's Farmhouse Brewing Co.
1805 Kempsville Rd
63 locals recommend
Local craft beer brewery that also serves good food.
Nice outdoor dining by fire pits. Next to the 31st St park. Good food and atmosphere.
104 locals recommend
Catch 31 Fish House & Bar
3001 Atlantic Ave
104 locals recommend
Nice outdoor dining by fire pits. Next to the 31st St park. Good food and atmosphere.
Eclectic local bar with good food. Lot's of local color.
1706 Mediterranean Ave
Eclectic local bar with good food. Lot's of local color.
Famous for creating the Orange Crush.
195 locals recommend
Waterman's Surfside Grille
415 Atlantic Ave
195 locals recommend
Famous for creating the Orange Crush.

Food Scene

Popular breakfast restaurant with the locals. Early bird special until 7 am. A VB tradition.
31 locals recommend
Mary's Restaurant
616 Virginia Beach Blvd
31 locals recommend
Popular breakfast restaurant with the locals. Early bird special until 7 am. A VB tradition.
Excellent breakfast at a reasonable price. Don't miss the $2 bloody marys! Long lines in summer, only open for breakfast.
78 locals recommend
Doc Taylor's Restaurant
207 23rd St
78 locals recommend
Excellent breakfast at a reasonable price. Don't miss the $2 bloody marys! Long lines in summer, only open for breakfast.
One of the best seafood restaurants in VB. Also serves steaks and burgers. Great lunch specials. Dine at outside tables on the boardwalk in nice weather or inside during the winter.
64 locals recommend
Mahi's Seafood & Sushi
615 Atlantic Ave
64 locals recommend
One of the best seafood restaurants in VB. Also serves steaks and burgers. Great lunch specials. Dine at outside tables on the boardwalk in nice weather or inside during the winter.
City within the city. Upscale chain restaurants and retail.
34 locals recommend
Town Center
222 Central Park Ave
34 locals recommend
City within the city. Upscale chain restaurants and retail.
All you can eat seafood. Most popular seafood buffet for tourists.
45 locals recommend
Captain George's Seafood Restaurant
1956 Laskin Rd
45 locals recommend
All you can eat seafood. Most popular seafood buffet for tourists.
Highly rated coffee shop that serves good food.
40 locals recommend
Bad Ass Coffee
619 18th St
40 locals recommend
Highly rated coffee shop that serves good food.
A Virginia Beach Landmark since 1910.
15 locals recommend
Icehouse Restaurant
604 Norfolk Ave
15 locals recommend
A Virginia Beach Landmark since 1910.
Well known local barbecue joint.
11 locals recommend
The Beach Bully BBQ
601 19th St
11 locals recommend
Well known local barbecue joint.
A very popular hole-in-the-wall known for their breakfast.
71 locals recommend
Big Sam's Inlet Cafe & Raw Bar
300 Winston Salem Avenue
71 locals recommend
A very popular hole-in-the-wall known for their breakfast.
TripAdvisor's top rated VB restaurant.
23 locals recommend
Blue Seafood & Spirits
2181 Upton Dr
23 locals recommend
TripAdvisor's top rated VB restaurant.
Local organic fare.
42 locals recommend
Esoteric
501 Virginia Beach Blvd
42 locals recommend
Local organic fare.
Fresh local fare, organic.
65 locals recommend
Commune
501 Virginia Beach Blvd
65 locals recommend
Fresh local fare, organic.

Essentials

Grocery store. What can I say?
15 locals recommend
Food Lion
1077 Virginia Beach Blvd
15 locals recommend
Grocery store. What can I say?
Grocery store for all your organic or vegan needs.
53 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1800 Laskin Rd
53 locals recommend
Grocery store for all your organic or vegan needs.

Everything Else

Cheapest gas station in the resort area.
Circle D Food Mart
971 Virginia Beach Blvd
Cheapest gas station in the resort area.
Liquor store.
8 locals recommend
Virginia ABC
408 30th St
8 locals recommend
Liquor store.
Visitors welcome.
16 locals recommend
Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. Association for Research and Enlightenment
6798 Atlantic Ave
16 locals recommend
Visitors welcome.
Surf clothes and board rentals.
22 locals recommend
17th Street Surf Shop
1612 Pacific Ave
22 locals recommend
Surf clothes and board rentals.

Shopping

Convenience store with ATM.
7 locals recommend
7-Eleven
1010 Pacific Ave
7 locals recommend
Convenience store with ATM.
Drug store for any last minute needs.
Rite Aid
324 Virginia Beach Blvd
Drug store for any last minute needs.
Old fashioned hardware store like they used to have before the big box era.
Best Value Hardware
600 Virginia Beach Blvd
Old fashioned hardware store like they used to have before the big box era.
Everything under the sun.
7 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
657 Phoenix Dr
7 locals recommend
Everything under the sun.
Large mall with the usual chains.
14 locals recommend
Lynnhaven Mall station
14 locals recommend
Large mall with the usual chains.
Good local deli.
11 locals recommend
Tad's Deli
600 Norfolk Ave
11 locals recommend
Good local deli.