Food & Drink in Charlottesville

Fifeville

Tonsler Recreation Center

Busy gathering place offers a recreation center, life-size chessboard, playground & sports courts.

Fry's Spring

Azalea Park

This 23-acre park features athletic fields, basketball courts, paved pathways & a playground.

Outdoors

Chris Greene Lake Park

Downtown Mall

Cville Escape Room

10th & Page

The Ridley

Downtown Mall

Fleurie Restaurant

Intimate eatery offering upscale, modern French cuisine with à la carte & tasting menus.

Venable

Farm Bell Kitchen

Sophisticated establishment offering upscale Southern dishes & fine wines in a convivial atmosphere.

Food & Drink

First Free Coffee Bar

Outdoors

Humpback Rocks

Large rocky summit with sweeping views from 3,080 ft., reached via a steep, 2-mi. loop trail.

Food & Drink

Birch and Bloom

Starr Hill

Smyrna

North Downtown

C'Ville Coffee

Mugs dangle from the ceiling at this cafe with espresso drinks, breakfast & lunch sandwiches & wine.

Belmont

The Local

Local New American cuisine & wine in a brick-&-wood space with locally crafted furnishings & a deck.

Food & Drink

The French Press

Outdoors

Ivy Creek Foundation

Family

The Lawn

This large, grassy space designed by Thomas Jefferson is ringed by historic university buildings.

Rose Hill

Shenandoah Joe Coffee Roasters

Outdoors

Preddy Creek Trail Park

571-acre recreation area offering miles of trails for mountain biking, hiking & horseback riding.

Rose Hill

MarieBette Café and Bakery

Charming eatery with outdoor seating, serving European-style breakfast & lunch fare & cakes.

Outdoors

Walnut Creek Park

Outdoors

Darden Towe Park

County park with a canoe launch, athletic fields & courts, playground, off-leash dog area & trails.

Greenbrier

McIntire Park

City park offering woods & streams, along with sports fields & activities from golf to hiking.

Fifeville

Forest Hills Park

Forested spot with mountain views, picnicking, sports courts, a merry-go-round & a water park.

Starr Hill

Black Cow Chophouse