Guidebook for Charlottesville
Eats and Drinks
There are 7 restaurants just up the street in Belmont and loads of restaurants and bars on the Downtown Mall.
Mas
904 Monticello RdIt's our favorite place. Great food. Great atmosphere. Get a reservation.
Good, reasonably priced food (often with local ingredients), great drinks, live and varied music many evenings.
80 locals recommend
The Whiskey Jar
227 W Main StGood, reasonably priced food (often with local ingredients), great drinks, live and varied music many evenings.
Good beer, good food. A local hangout. Now serving coffee in the morning.
77 locals recommend
Beer Run
156 Carlton RdGood beer, good food. A local hangout. Now serving coffee in the morning.
C&O has been a favorite for Charlottesvillians since forever. Great atmosphere, traditional food, a terrific downstairs bar for later at night.
83 locals recommend
C & O
515 E Water StC&O has been a favorite for Charlottesvillians since forever. Great atmosphere, traditional food, a terrific downstairs bar for later at night.
We haven't eaten here yet but know people who have and they love it for the local food and delicious mixed drinks. It's hidden in an alley and a little hard to find, but that's part of it's allure.
109 locals recommend
The Alley Light
108 2nd St SWWe haven't eaten here yet but know people who have and they love it for the local food and delicious mixed drinks. It's hidden in an alley and a little hard to find, but that's part of it's allure.
A short walk up toward downtown Belmont, Belle has coffee, breakfast, lunch and Happy Hour with specials on wine. https://www.facebook.com/BelleCville/
18 locals recommend
Belle
407 Monticello RdA short walk up toward downtown Belmont, Belle has coffee, breakfast, lunch and Happy Hour with specials on wine. https://www.facebook.com/BelleCville/
COMALCVILLE
816 Hinton AveOur current favorite, delicious food, chill attmosphere.
The Local
824 Hinton AveBig restaurant close by with everything you might want.
Rapture Restaurant & Night Club
303 E Main StFood, drink, pool table, late night.
Drinks & Nightlife
A great bar/restaurant often with live music in the evenings. They specialize in Brazilian guitar and sometimes have Flamenko dancers on Tuesdays.
44 locals recommend
The Bebedero
201 W Main StA great bar/restaurant often with live music in the evenings. They specialize in Brazilian guitar and sometimes have Flamenko dancers on Tuesdays.
Restaurant/bar, late-night jazz. An iconic Charlottesville bar on the downtown mall.
35 locals recommend
Miller's Downtown
109 W Main StRestaurant/bar, late-night jazz. An iconic Charlottesville bar on the downtown mall.
A secret little basement wine shop with wine tastings every Friday at 5:30 and beer tastings on Wednesdays at 5:30. A local haunt.
49 locals recommend
Market Street Market
400 E Market StA secret little basement wine shop with wine tastings every Friday at 5:30 and beer tastings on Wednesdays at 5:30. A local haunt.
Essentials
A lovely local grocery store (downtown) with just about everything and to- go lunch sandwiches.
49 locals recommend
Market Street Market
400 E Market StA lovely local grocery store (downtown) with just about everything and to- go lunch sandwiches.
Sightseeing
Thomas Jefferson's college is quite quite lovely. Walk around the "grounds", attend lectures and concerts. It's a free trolley ride from downtown.
251 locals recommend
University of Virginia
918 Emmet St NThomas Jefferson's college is quite quite lovely. Walk around the "grounds", attend lectures and concerts. It's a free trolley ride from downtown.
Thomas Jefferson's home high on a hill. Historic buildings, gardens and museum. Beautiful views.
635 locals recommend
Monticello
1050 Thomas Jefferson PkwyThomas Jefferson's home high on a hill. Historic buildings, gardens and museum. Beautiful views.
Arts & Culture
A fabulously cool outdoor/indoor art/concert space for all kinds of things from concerts, performance art, lectures. Check their website. It's definitely off the beaten path and will appeal to people looking for something out of the ordinary. http://www.ixartpark.com/events.html
69 locals recommend
IX Art Park
522 2nd St SEA fabulously cool outdoor/indoor art/concert space for all kinds of things from concerts, performance art, lectures. Check their website. It's definitely off the beaten path and will appeal to people looking for something out of the ordinary. http://www.ixartpark.com/events.html
McGuffey Art Center
201 2nd St NWArtist studios and gallery space. Fun on 1st Fridays.
A local art gallery with frequent music events. Local cidery has a bar here. If you like cider stop by on your way downtown for a quick drink and a look around. http://thebridgepai.org/
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
306 Monticello RdA local art gallery with frequent music events. Local cidery has a bar here. If you like cider stop by on your way downtown for a quick drink and a look around. http://thebridgepai.org/
Live Arts
123 E Water StLocal theater with some fantastic shows.
Entertainment & Activities
Roots music school with concerts and participatory events one block off the downtown mall. https://frontporchcville.org/
The Front Porch
221 E Water StRoots music school with concerts and participatory events one block off the downtown mall. https://frontporchcville.org/
Parks & Nature
Beautiful hike through the national park to Blue Hole, a local swimming hole.
48 locals recommend
Sugar Hollow Trail to Blue Hole
6796 Sugar Hollow RdBeautiful hike through the national park to Blue Hole, a local swimming hole.
Closer than Sugar Hollow and more accessible for those who aren't up for rougher hiking, most of this trail near Monticello is on a boardwalk. There are side trails you can take up for a more athletic trip up the mountain.
74 locals recommend
Saunders-Monticello Trail
Closer than Sugar Hollow and more accessible for those who aren't up for rougher hiking, most of this trail near Monticello is on a boardwalk. There are side trails you can take up for a more athletic trip up the mountain.