Restaurants with the best quality/price ratio


If food is expensive but every morsel tastes like heaven, then that’s ok. However, if the quality doesn’t match the price, then we are disappointed. Here’s a list of restaurants that we think have struck the right balance.


Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
International teahouse. Vegetarian cuisine and desserts

Bodo’s Bagels
Fast and easy. Bodo’s bagels is a Charlottesville institution. It provides great value for the price. The bagels are good too!

Marco and Luca
Unbeatable price for tasty noodles and dumplings.

Mona Lisa
Great fresh homemade pasta, pizza and all sorts of sauce

Cafe 88
Chinese restaurant. Ovo, lacto, and vegan-friendly

Bizou
On the downtown mall. Great patio and good food for the price. The menu doesn’t change much, so no variety but also no big surprises

Cafe Cubano
On the downtown mall. Great for breakfast and delicious paninis for lunch.

Bashir’s Restaurant
Famous for his hams. Mediterranean fare. Tapas.

Ming Dinasty
Favorite Chinese restaurant of many Cville vegetarians

Hamilton’s
One of our top favorites in terms of quality / price ratio.

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