Guidebook for Charlottesville
Sightseeing
Carter Mountain Orchard
1435 Carters Mountain TrailApples, cider, donuts, brews, and views
Food Scene
Al Carbon Chicken
1875 Seminole TrailChicken, chicken, chicken -- and sides
The Fitzroy
120 E Main StThe Sunday brunch buffet
Ace Biscuit & Barbecue
600 Concord AveThe breakfast biscuits
Innovative tacos. Get anything with mashed potatoes or pork belly
59 abantu bendawo batusa
Brazos Tacos
925 2nd St SEInnovative tacos. Get anything with mashed potatoes or pork belly
Bodo's Bagels
505 Preston AveThe best bagels west of New York
Ten
120 E Main StPound for pound, some of the best food (sushi) in C'ville
Grit Coffee, UVa Corner
19 Elliewood AveC'Ville Coffee
1301 Harris StLampo Neapolitan Pizzeria
205 Monticello RoadCall early -- there's always an hours-long wait
Citizen Burger Bar
212 E Main StGet the fried pickles and sweet potato fries
Feast
416 W Main StGreat sandwiches and an Italian grocery
Tavern & Grocery
333 W Main StGreat brunch
Public Fish & Oyster
513 W Main StGreat Happy Hour deals -- including dollar oysters
Revolutionary Soup
108 2nd St SWGreat lunch deals
Mezeh Mediterranean Grill (Charlottesville)
2015 Bond StMediterranean lunch
Best Wednesday Happy Hour -- e.g., half-off bottles of wine, $5 burgers, and zucchini fries
8 abantu bendawo batusa
Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar
973 Emmet St NBest Wednesday Happy Hour -- e.g., half-off bottles of wine, $5 burgers, and zucchini fries
Drinks & Nightlife
The Whiskey Jar
227 W Main StLive music, intimate space, great drinks
Boylan Heights
102 14th St NWThe dancing and 'the trash can'
Maya
633 W Main StThe best Happy Hour food in C'ville
Three Notch'd Craft Kitchen & Brewery
520 2nd St SEParks & Nature
Rivanna Trail
Rivanna TrailShenandoah Valley
You can walk it, hike it, or drive it
Entertainment & Activities
Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards
5022 Plank RdThe best views in the Piedmont (and wine)
Pro Re Nata Brewery
6135 Rockfish Gap TurnpikeBecause beer
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
375 Merchant Walk SqThe food and drinks are served in theater
The *best* popcorn, intimate theaters, and affordable drinks
78 abantu bendawo batusa
Violet Crown Cinema
200 W Main StThe *best* popcorn, intimate theaters, and affordable drinks
Essentials
Wegmans
100 Wegmans WyWhole Foods Market
1797 Hydraulic RdNot as expensive as it used to be?
Arts & Culture
Monticello
1050 Thomas Jefferson PkwyExemplifies the contradictions of America