Posts tagged ‘dining’

Charlottesville restaurants with the best patios

Eating out on a patio reminds us of Europe. Here’s a list of our favorite restaurants with patios in Charlottesville.


Bashir’s
Great sandwiches for lunch. Diverse Mediterranean food. Patio is great in the summer during Fridays after Five. You can eat and enjoy the music at the same time.
Vivace
Italian restaurant with probably the largest patio in town. Great in the summer with shady areas. Service can be slow but the patio makes up for it.
Hamilton’s
On the downtown mall. Fine food for a reasonable price. Great shaded patio in the summer.
Bizou
Nice space on the downtown mall, not a patio but still a good outdoor space to hang out.
Bang
Outdoor enclosed private patio. The food is succulent.
Oxo
Behind the ice skating rink. Nice patio, located next to the street, but cozy anyways.
Maya
Fancy Southern Food. Located on W. Main St. near downtown. The patio is all concrete but it’s got a great atmosphere
C&O Restaurant
Great double patio, one covered, one outside. The covered one has more atmosphere, the one outside needs more tables to bring more energy into the space

 

 

Best Dining on the Downtown Mall

Miyako Japanese
Located in York Place. Our Japanese friends think this is the most authentic Japanese restaurant in the area

Petit Pois
Try the thin fries and salad. Great location by the fountain.

C&O Restaurant

Court Square Tavern

Fleurie
French. Refined. Authentic.

ZoCaLo
Contemporary food and setting. Great location by the fountain. Right next to Petit Pois.

Hamilton’s
Great patio. Contemporary cuisine

The Pointe – OMNI
Try the Sunday brunch.

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.