Virginia Beach

ninjavanish · 08-24-2012, 11:28 AM

VB has plenty of decent places to eat and more than enough really great places. Depends on what you're looking to spend per person, what types of food you're thinking about. Also, how far from the Ocean Front you're willing to venture (because VB is a REALLY big town)

Some of my personal favorites and staples are Primo Pizza, Burton's Grill, The Yardhouse, 58 Deli, Whitner's BBQ, Pasta e Pani.

IF you're looking for some local dive bars, pretty much any place along Shore Drive will take care of that. Personally prefer a place called Dockside or Bubba's. Decent fried seafoods and raw oysters... plenty of cold beers and sometimes live music out on the pier.

For high(er) end seafood, a place called "1 Fish, 2 Fish" has great atmosphere and is in a building overlooking a private marina... It's not outrageously expensive, but it's probably going to run you $40-50 per person without drink or desserts. I've eaten there a couple of times though and been thoroughly impressed and didn't think twice about the bill when it was time to pay. Always felt like the value was there.

Anyway, I've lived here for a couple of years now and I'm a critical foodie. If it's not good food, I'll tell you. Or at least I'll be honest enough to let you know what to expect. See, I'm not against a hole in the wall joint or a greasy spoon on occasion, but I'm not going to tell you it's the best in the world if it's not! Shoot me a PM if you want some more details about some of these places, several of them have actually been featured in shows on the Food Network. (ie. Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives)

08-24-2012, 11:28 AM	#3
ninjavanish Feeling at Home Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Trust me, your humi isn't big enough. Posts: 507 Trading: (16)	Re: Virginia Beach VB has plenty of decent places to eat and more than enough really great places. Depends on what you're looking to spend per person, what types of food you're thinking about. Also, how far from the Ocean Front you're willing to venture (because VB is a REALLY big town) Some of my personal favorites and staples are Primo Pizza, Burton's Grill, The Yardhouse, 58 Deli, Whitner's BBQ, Pasta e Pani. IF you're looking for some local dive bars, pretty much any place along Shore Drive will take care of that. Personally prefer a place called Dockside or Bubba's. Decent fried seafoods and raw oysters... plenty of cold beers and sometimes live music out on the pier. For high(er) end seafood, a place called "1 Fish, 2 Fish" has great atmosphere and is in a building overlooking a private marina... It's not outrageously expensive, but it's probably going to run you $40-50 per person without drink or desserts. I've eaten there a couple of times though and been thoroughly impressed and didn't think twice about the bill when it was time to pay. Always felt like the value was there. Anyway, I've lived here for a couple of years now and I'm a critical foodie. If it's not good food, I'll tell you. Or at least I'll be honest enough to let you know what to expect. See, I'm not against a hole in the wall joint or a greasy spoon on occasion, but I'm not going to tell you it's the best in the world if it's not! Shoot me a PM if you want some more details about some of these places, several of them have actually been featured in shows on the Food Network. (ie. Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives)