Guidebook for Forest
Food Scene
A relaxed dining experience with amazing food and a full bar. Make sure you dine on the back patio where they often have live music.
35 locals recommend
Benjamin's Great Cows And Crabs
14900 Forest RdA relaxed dining experience with amazing food and a full bar. Make sure you dine on the back patio where they often have live music.
Excellent Mexican food in a friendly atmosphere. Don’t fill up on the delicious chips and salsa before your meal arrives! You don’t want to miss out.
Mi Patron
1208 Perrowville RdExcellent Mexican food in a friendly atmosphere. Don’t fill up on the delicious chips and salsa before your meal arrives! You don’t want to miss out.
Lori will greet you at the door in this family-style restaurant. All of the menu is authentic, delicious Italian. Try the Bellybuster Stromboli – it’s delicious, but we doubt you can eat it all!
Lori's
1208 Perrowville RoadLori will greet you at the door in this family-style restaurant. All of the menu is authentic, delicious Italian. Try the Bellybuster Stromboli – it’s delicious, but we doubt you can eat it all!
A more upscale restaurant, serving American Cuisine with Southern hospitality. Wonderful food and it always has a big crowd. You can eat inside, on the back patio, or sit at the full bar.
55 locals recommend
The Neighbors Place
104 Paulette CirA more upscale restaurant, serving American Cuisine with Southern hospitality. Wonderful food and it always has a big crowd. You can eat inside, on the back patio, or sit at the full bar.
A local breakfast fixture for decades. Family-owned with great service and awesome food. Be aware that they only take cash.
8 locals recommend
Koffee Kup
22763 Timberlake RdA local breakfast fixture for decades. Family-owned with great service and awesome food. Be aware that they only take cash.
Not your ordinary pizza delivery – this place serves a wide variety of unique and tasty pizza combinations. Bryan’s favorite is the “Funky Chicken” pizza.
Upper Crust Pizza Company
14595 Forest RdNot your ordinary pizza delivery – this place serves a wide variety of unique and tasty pizza combinations. Bryan’s favorite is the “Funky Chicken” pizza.
Awesome coffee, roasted and ground in the store! A great place to start your day.
19 locals recommend
Third Wave Coffee
16955 Forest RdAwesome coffee, roasted and ground in the store! A great place to start your day.
New London Steak House
4312 New London RdDrinks & Nightlife
Owned by a family friend, it serves nationally-awarded beer. Although they currently do not offer food there, carry-in is an option. You won't regret it if you enjoy craft beer!!
22 locals recommend
Apocalypse Ale Works
1257 Burnbridge RdOwned by a family friend, it serves nationally-awarded beer. Although they currently do not offer food there, carry-in is an option. You won't regret it if you enjoy craft beer!!
Parks & Nature
•Hike the Blue Ridge mountains, especially the Peaks of Otter. There are dozens of trails with amazing views, waterfalls and wildlife. (24 miles, 37 minutes from here)
41 locals recommend
Sharp Top Mountain Trailhead
Sheep Creek Road•Hike the Blue Ridge mountains, especially the Peaks of Otter. There are dozens of trails with amazing views, waterfalls and wildlife. (24 miles, 37 minutes from here)
Entertainment & Activities
Visit Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson’s summer home. It’s similar to Monticello, but smaller. There are tours and exhibits as they excavate the area and renovate the home. (4 miles, 9 minutes from here)
32 locals recommend
Poplar Forest
Visit Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson’s summer home. It’s similar to Monticello, but smaller. There are tours and exhibits as they excavate the area and renovate the home. (4 miles, 9 minutes from here)
•For the more industrious, visit Liberty Mountain Snowflex Center where you can ski, snowboard, and go tubing down slopes of artificial snow any time of year. (11 miles, 19 minutes from here)
100 locals recommend
Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre
4000 Candlers Mountain Rd•For the more industrious, visit Liberty Mountain Snowflex Center where you can ski, snowboard, and go tubing down slopes of artificial snow any time of year. (11 miles, 19 minutes from here)
Point of Honor
112 Cabell StVisit the Point of Honor museum. (12 miles/31 minutes from here)
Shopping
On Saturday mornings, you can stroll through the Forest Farmer’s Market. There are a number of booths with fresh produce, along with local wares for sale. Weather permitting, everything gets set up Saturday mornings behind the Forest Public Library, right down the road. (3 miles, 6 minutes from here)
7 locals recommend
Forest Farmer's Market LLC
15583 Forest RdOn Saturday mornings, you can stroll through the Forest Farmer’s Market. There are a number of booths with fresh produce, along with local wares for sale. Weather permitting, everything gets set up Saturday mornings behind the Forest Public Library, right down the road. (3 miles, 6 minutes from here)
The Kroger Superstore is right around the corner, stocked with almost anything you may need for a picnic, or a night in.
82 locals recommend
Kroger
15069 Forest RdThe Kroger Superstore is right around the corner, stocked with almost anything you may need for a picnic, or a night in.
This is a smaller Walmart, mainly providing groceries. Its advantage is being so close to home.
14 locals recommend
Walmart Neighborhood Market
16807 Forest RdThis is a smaller Walmart, mainly providing groceries. Its advantage is being so close to home.
Arts & Culture
Younger visitors would enjoy a visit to Amazement Square in downtown Lynchburg. (15 miles, 26 minutes from here)
111 locals recommend
Amazement Square
27 9th StYounger visitors would enjoy a visit to Amazement Square in downtown Lynchburg. (15 miles, 26 minutes from here)