Guidebook for Charlottesville
Food Scene
Best coffee in town, great windows and armchairs; nice place to meet for a chat or mix up reading and people-watching
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Shenandoah Joe Coffee Roasters
945 Preston AveBest coffee in town, great windows and armchairs; nice place to meet for a chat or mix up reading and people-watching
Best pizza in town--basic and gourmet offerings, distinctive cornmeal-dusted crust; one of the restaurants I miss most since going gluten-free.
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Christian's Pizza
100 14th St NWBest pizza in town--basic and gourmet offerings, distinctive cornmeal-dusted crust; one of the restaurants I miss most since going gluten-free.
Everything Else
The quirkiest and largest used bookstore in town--3 stories tall with a labyrinthine basement. It's an institution of 3 decades (at least).
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Daedalus Books
123 Heather Heyer WayThe quirkiest and largest used bookstore in town--3 stories tall with a labyrinthine basement. It's an institution of 3 decades (at least).
There are just a few miles of trails here, but several different loops, each with it's own distinctive views, flora and fauna.
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Ivy Creek Foundation
1780 Earlysville RdThere are just a few miles of trails here, but several different loops, each with it's own distinctive views, flora and fauna.
Don't have time to get to the mountains but want sky, water, woods and trails, this is the place. One trail runs flat, the other uphill to a swimming hole, but both follow beautiful rocky streams.
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Sugar Hollow Dam
Don't have time to get to the mountains but want sky, water, woods and trails, this is the place. One trail runs flat, the other uphill to a swimming hole, but both follow beautiful rocky streams.
Best Indian buffet, or simply best lunch buffet of any kind.
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Milan Indian Restaurant
1817 Emmet St NBest Indian buffet, or simply best lunch buffet of any kind.
Well, I don't recommend the school (if you are old enough to rent this suite, you've just moved beyond such things), but there's a short but lovely trail that starts behind the football field.
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Rivanna Trail
Rivanna TrailWell, I don't recommend the school (if you are old enough to rent this suite, you've just moved beyond such things), but there's a short but lovely trail that starts behind the football field.
A crafty hodge-podge of photographs, paintings, jewelry, clothing, soap, etc, made by local artisans at pretty affordable prices. I covet the 5 X 7 oil paintings of cardinals.
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Live Arts
123 E Water StA crafty hodge-podge of photographs, paintings, jewelry, clothing, soap, etc, made by local artisans at pretty affordable prices. I covet the 5 X 7 oil paintings of cardinals.