Maureen's Guidebook

Maureen
Maureen's Guidebook

Food scene

Local sandwich, wraps and salads along with wine and snacks.
29 locals recommend
Taste
4097 Shore Dr
29 locals recommend
Local sandwich, wraps and salads along with wine and snacks.
Mexican restaurant close to my home. Reasonable prices and tasty margaritas.
La Herradura
4801 Shore Dr
Mexican restaurant close to my home. Reasonable prices and tasty margaritas.
Fresh seafood
46 locals recommend
Dockside Seafood & Fishing Center
3311 Shore Dr
46 locals recommend
Fresh seafood
Quality Chinese takeout or delivery food.
Chen's Wok
4861 Shore Dr
Quality Chinese takeout or delivery food.
Fun place to eat on the inlet, watch the boats come in and pull up to the dock. Great place to see the sunset.
41 locals recommend
Bubba's Seafood Restaurant and Crabhouse
3323 Shore Dr
41 locals recommend
Fun place to eat on the inlet, watch the boats come in and pull up to the dock. Great place to see the sunset.
Fine dining special occasion. Butterfly shrimp is fantastic.
14 locals recommend
Steinhilber's
653 Thalia Rd
14 locals recommend
Fine dining special occasion. Butterfly shrimp is fantastic.
Wine flights available with unique foods.
51 locals recommend
Mermaid Winery
330 W 22nd St
51 locals recommend
Wine flights available with unique foods.
Hip restaurant & bar emphasizing locally sourced New American fare & regional craft brews.
13 locals recommend
1608 Crafthouse
1608 Pleasure House Rd
13 locals recommend
Hip restaurant & bar emphasizing locally sourced New American fare & regional craft brews.
Fresh ingredients from local farms. Featured on Diners, Drive-in and Dives. Quant cafe.
48 locals recommend
Leaping Lizard Cafe
4408 Shore Dr
48 locals recommend
Fresh ingredients from local farms. Featured on Diners, Drive-in and Dives. Quant cafe.
Breakfast and brunch spot.
9 locals recommend
The Rustic Spoon
1658 Pleasure House Rd
9 locals recommend
Breakfast and brunch spot.
Authentic Mexican food with a bodega store attached. Baked goods, large variety of chile peppers, rice varieties, beans etc.
77 locals recommend
Jessy's Taqueria
3201 E Ocean View Ave
77 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican food with a bodega store attached. Baked goods, large variety of chile peppers, rice varieties, beans etc.
Fun area in Norfolk to sightsee and eat.
143 locals recommend
Waterside District
333 Waterside Dr
143 locals recommend
Fun area in Norfolk to sightsee and eat.
Local BBQ and music most nights.
13 locals recommend
Froggie’s
3656 Shore Dr
13 locals recommend
Local BBQ and music most nights.
Crab cakes are the speciality.
12 locals recommend
Surf Rider Grill
2100 Marina Shores Dr
12 locals recommend
Crab cakes are the speciality.

Italian

Great Italian restaurant with a bar inside. A locals favorite.
23 locals recommend
Zia Marie Restaurant
2272 Lookout Rd
23 locals recommend
Great Italian restaurant with a bar inside. A locals favorite.

Sightseeing

Great place to watch a sunset, deck attached to the bar/restaurant. Watch the lights come on the Chesapeake Bay Bride Tunnel. Valet parking or walk. Taco Tuesday
38 locals recommend
Buoy 44 Seafood Grill
4536 Ocean View Ave
38 locals recommend
Great place to watch a sunset, deck attached to the bar/restaurant. Watch the lights come on the Chesapeake Bay Bride Tunnel. Valet parking or walk. Taco Tuesday
Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia.
191 locals recommend
Colonial Williamsburg's Merchants Square
134 N Henry St
191 locals recommend
Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia.
Rent electric bikes for sightseeing.
Pedego Electric Bikes Norfolk & Onewheel CoVA
223 E City Hall Ave
Rent electric bikes for sightseeing.
Beautiful gardens with a butterfly house. Tram car rides available. 10 minutes from my home.
185 locals recommend
Norfolk Botanical Garden
6700 Azalea Garden Rd
185 locals recommend
Beautiful gardens with a butterfly house. Tram car rides available. 10 minutes from my home.
Well maintained small zoo.
182 locals recommend
Virginia Zoo
3500 Granby St
182 locals recommend
Well maintained small zoo.
Cool local art, great place for picture taking.
49 locals recommend
ViBe Creative District
611 18th St
49 locals recommend
Cool local art, great place for picture taking.
Nice nature walking trails, one side is on the bay the other side is on a lake. Great picnic location.
340 locals recommend
First Landing State Park
2500 Shore Drive
340 locals recommend
Nice nature walking trails, one side is on the bay the other side is on a lake. Great picnic location.
Atlantic Ave is oceanfront Pacific Avenue souvenir stores, and local treats.
20 locals recommend
Boardwalk
1601 Atlantic Ave
20 locals recommend
Atlantic Ave is oceanfront Pacific Avenue souvenir stores, and local treats.

Bar/Nightlife

Bar scene with occasional live music
32 locals recommend
HK on the Bay
4600 Lookout Rd
32 locals recommend
Bar scene with occasional live music
14 locals recommend
Green Parrot Grille
4494 Lookout Rd
14 locals recommend
Sports Bar, plenty of tv’s, pool tables, pizza and beer.
20 locals recommend
ShoreBreak Pizza & TapHouse
2941 Shore Dr
20 locals recommend
Sports Bar, plenty of tv’s, pool tables, pizza and beer.
Food trucks rotate outside of the brewery
56 locals recommend
Commonwealth Brewing
2444 Pleasure House Rd
56 locals recommend
Food trucks rotate outside of the brewery
Local brewery with a newspaper theme.
Deadline Brewing Project
2272 W Great Neck Rd
Local brewery with a newspaper theme.

Neighborhoods

Non commercial ocean area, sand dunes and homes. Little Island park has a playground, restroom facilities and picnic gazebos.
16 locals recommend
Sandbridge
16 locals recommend
Non commercial ocean area, sand dunes and homes. Little Island park has a playground, restroom facilities and picnic gazebos.
Hidden treasure. Calm bay waters at the base of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Family friendly, dog friendly after 6 pm in season. 7 blocks from my home.
79 locals recommend
Chic's Beach
79 locals recommend
Hidden treasure. Calm bay waters at the base of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Family friendly, dog friendly after 6 pm in season. 7 blocks from my home.

Entertainment

90 locals recommend
iFLY VA Beach
2412 Pacific Ave
90 locals recommend
329 locals recommend
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
717 General Booth Blvd
329 locals recommend
71 locals recommend
Children's Museum of Virginia
221 High St
71 locals recommend
Boat ride with dinner and sunset cruises
27 locals recommend
Spirit of Norfolk
173 Waterside Dr
27 locals recommend
Boat ride with dinner and sunset cruises
388 locals recommend
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
1 Busch Gardens Blvd
388 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Cinema Cafe Pembroke Meadows
752 Independence Blvd
7 locals recommend
Fantastic intimate concert hall with superb acoustics. Ten minutes from my home. Plenty of dining options for before or after show.
18 locals recommend
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
201 Market St
18 locals recommend
Fantastic intimate concert hall with superb acoustics. Ten minutes from my home. Plenty of dining options for before or after show.
Concert venue along with home of the Norfolk Admirals hockey team.
42 locals recommend
Scope Arena
201 E Brambleton Ave
42 locals recommend
Concert venue along with home of the Norfolk Admirals hockey team.
Nice concert hall.
38 locals recommend
Chrysler Hall
215 St Pauls Blvd
38 locals recommend
Nice concert hall.
50 galleries with 30000+ objects, an interactive space for kids and families, and an incredible glass studio. Admission is free.
184 locals recommend
Chrysler Museum of Art
1 Memorial Pl
184 locals recommend
50 galleries with 30000+ objects, an interactive space for kids and families, and an incredible glass studio. Admission is free.
Outdoor concert venue.
56 locals recommend
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
3550 Cellar Door Way
56 locals recommend
Outdoor concert venue.
Dolphin tours in the summer, whale watching in the winter.
111 locals recommend
Rudee Inlet Parasail
200 Winston Salem Ave
111 locals recommend
Dolphin tours in the summer, whale watching in the winter.
Fun events in season at the boardwalk on the oceanfront. Most are free.
BeachStreet USA
4500 Holland Office Park
Fun events in season at the boardwalk on the oceanfront. Most are free.
Nice shaded park with a canopy of pine trees 1/2 mile from my home. I have frisbees for the disc golf course. Day passes are available for the Rec Center (gym) next door.
6 locals recommend
Bayville Farms Park
4132 First Ct Rd
6 locals recommend
Nice shaded park with a canopy of pine trees 1/2 mile from my home. I have frisbees for the disc golf course. Day passes are available for the Rec Center (gym) next door.
Fun place to spend the day as a family.
173 locals recommend
Ocean Breeze Waterpark
849 General Booth Blvd
173 locals recommend
Fun place to spend the day as a family.
137 locals recommend
Kings Dominion
16000 Theme Park Way
137 locals recommend

Shopping

161 locals recommend
Norfolk Premium Outlets
1600 Premium Outlets Blvd
161 locals recommend
Unique beach theme gifts and decor
Tin Soldiers Forgotten Treasures
3725 Shore Dr
Unique beach theme gifts and decor
Unique selection of gifts, cards and only stockist of Annie Sloan chalk paint in the area.
delightful digs
2601 Production Rd
Unique selection of gifts, cards and only stockist of Annie Sloan chalk paint in the area.
Local mall with Target as the anchor. Food court in the mall. They have a little something for everyone.
36 locals recommend
Pembroke Mall
4554 Virginia Beach Blvd
36 locals recommend
Local mall with Target as the anchor. Food court in the mall. They have a little something for everyone.
Apple Store in the mall. Food court inside and a movie theater.
99 locals recommend
Lynnhaven Mall
701 Lynnhaven Pkwy
99 locals recommend
Apple Store in the mall. Food court inside and a movie theater.
An hour north, near the amusement parks.
131 locals recommend
Williamsburg Premium Outlets
5715 Richmond Rd
131 locals recommend
An hour north, near the amusement parks.