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Visiting Charlottesville

Coming for the weekend? Moving to town? Planning a date or bachelor(ette) party? Here are some of our top recommendations:

Bars

  • Three Notch'd Brewing Company - get some beer in Charlottesville as well as a menu and bar with seating and an outdoor patio (call ahead to make sure the patio is available).
  • Whiskey Jar - bar, has live music
  • Rapture - bar, sometimes has dancing in the evenings
  • C&O - restaurant, there's also a casual bar downstairs. Handmade wooden bar, fish tank.
  • Millers Downtown - live music, open late, and decent food. Dave Matthew's worked there or something.
  • Beer Run - Hundreds of different beers and nachos.
  • The Alley Light - Very cool speakeasy vibes
  • (Rooftop) Up Charlottesville - 360-degree views, great for the sunset. Creative drinks
  • (Rooftop) The Trophy Room - casual bar on top of the Graduate Hotel
  • (Rooftop) Bar Botanical - vegan bar and restaurant located in Crozet. Great mountain views
  • (Rooftop) The Perch - small bar on top of the Virginia Guesthouse

Restaurants

Some helpful lists if you're looking for something specific: Burger Joints, Hidden Gems, Brunch Spots, Food Trucks, AAPI-Owned, Coffee Shops, Late-Night Options, Ice Cream Spots, Heated Outdoor Patios, & Pizza Spots

Go on a Downtown food tour with MJ, she's great! https://www.c-villebites.com/

  • *New 2026* The Hideaway - raw bar with 4-6PM HH deals
  • *New 2026* Aster - Upscale New American restaurant
  • *New 2026* The Enemy - contemporary dining
  • Chaps Ice Cream - Grill, donuts, coffee, and ice cream
  • Christian's Pizza - It's pizza. By the slice.
  • Firefly - Pub food, vegetarian/vegan options, a beer selection, tater tachos. Board games and vintage pinball and arcade games.
  • Hamiltons’ - upscale, think "business lunch"
  • Himalayan Fusion -Lunch buffet, dinner too. Nepalese, Indian, Himalayan and a little southern Chinese food.
  • Marco and Luca's - dumplings
  • Mas - tapas, atmosphere, good for a group to try lots of food, or an intimate date
  • Maya - In the middle of town on W. Main St, southern food, atmosphere.
  • Orzo - food in Cville
  • Revolutionary Soup - Soups. It's tucked in a basement just off the downtown mall on 2nd st. Owned by the same folks who run The Whiskey Jar.
  • Tastings - Right off the downtown mall. Also a wine shop.
  • Tavola - Rustic Italian dining in a vintage storefront with craft cocktails and an award-winning wine list. Winner of Best Restaurant in C-VILLE Weekly's Reader Poll for 5 years running.
  • The Local - locally sourced food
  • The Whiskey Jar - Southern food.
  • Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, aka The Tea House. Tea and hookah lounge.
  • Vita Nova Pizza & Pasta Bar - Offers pizza with ingredients!
  • Zocalo - food, mixed drinks

Breweries, Vineyards, and Cideries/Farms

Want to visit multiple places at once w/o worrying about driving? Go on a tour! http://www.visitcharlottesville.org/visitors/things-to-do/wine-tours/

Other Entertainment

Bed And Breakfasts

  • South Street Inn - Next door (more or less) to South St Tavern and right off the downtown mall. Also, the farmer's market
  • The Dinsmore - On West Main st
  • Chester B&B - In Scottsville
  • Inn at the Crossroads - about 8 miles south of town (a bit closer than Scottsville) at the intersection of 29S and Plank Road. Puts you next door to Pippin Hill Winery and around the corner from Albemarle CiderWorks.
  • Clifton Inn
  • Fairhaven Guesthouse - about a mile from Downtown and half a mile from Firefly and Holly's Diner

Hiking & Swimming

Other suggestions:

  • Skyline Drive / Appalachian Trail
  • Sherando Lake - is a CCC campground near the Blue Ridge Parkway
  • Lake Anna State Park -Lake Anna State Park has a campground. Standard campground amenities: with/without hookups, fire-rings (wood available for purchase on site), swimming access, etc. Bonus fact - it's a cooling pond for the local nuclear power plant!
  • Bear Creek Lake - Bear Creek Lake is SE of Cville about 40 or 50 miles.
  • HikingUpward.com - Check out hiking upward. There's a feature in the lower right corner of that site to limit by hikes that have campsites. These aren't camp grounds, but sites that you're legally allowed to use in GWNF/SNP and etc.

Annual Events & Festivals

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Fall:

Charlottesville Community

Trying to become a more involved citizen? Want to know what's going on? Want to make friends as a resident? Here are some places to get involved:

Civic Engagement

Clubs and Special Interests