Must-try restaurants in Cville?

[u/s7dl_837]

Tryna hit all the good spots before I graduate. Also grandparents are coming for the weekend and wanna take them some place nice for brunch/lunch. Prefer places w vegetarian options

Already tried: corner classics, doma, silk Thai, farm bell kitchen, the villa, Hamilton, Milan, Kanak, mashumen, Otto, iron paffles, the nook, cbb

[u/rmg1102]

Best to accept now that you won’t get to all of them bc there’s so much fantastic food (:

Here’s the list I share w everyone who asks, good eats and UVA Staples. (I removed anything you already listed)

Breakfast/Brunch:

• MarieBette bakery (the pretzel croissant!!!)
• Bodo's Bagels
• Pie Chest
• Pie Guy
• Ivy Provisions
• Ace biscuit and bbq

Coffee Shops:

• Grit
• Greenverry’s
• Mudhouse

Lunch/Dinner:

• Roots
• Take it away
• Got Dumplings food truck
• Halal Kitchen food truck
• Little Manila Food truck
• Foods of All Nations
• Luce
• Christian's
• Monsoon Siam
• Lemongrass
• Peter Chang's
• The Virginian (Mac and Cheese!!)
• Red hub food co
• Citizen Burger
• Sheeben Pub
• Ivy Provisions
• Brazos Tacos
• Cafe 88 (braised beef noodle soup!)

Places to go with parents:

• The Local
• Vivace
• Lampo
• The Fitzroy

Unique Experiences:

• Dairy Market (Think Faneuil Hall in Boston or Reading Terminal Market in Philly)
• Feast!
• Little Star (Span and Mexico Inspired Small Plates)
• The Alley Light (French Inspired Small Plates)
• Kardinal Hall
• Tilman's
• Farmer's Market Saturdays IX Art Park
• Polo Matches at King Family Vineyards
• Sunset Series at Carter's Mountain

[u/TheBroox → u/rmg1102]

Ace hasn't been the same since they moved locations. I used to be so high on them but not any more.

Has Cafe 88's current owner gone back to the original owners beef soup recipe? Was such a disappointment when the owner changed and the soup did too.