Guidebook for Charlottesville

Renee
Guidebook for Charlottesville

Food Scene

Awesome Italian food. Tough to get a table - reserve in advance!
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Tavola
826 Hinton Ave
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Awesome Italian food. Tough to get a table - reserve in advance!
French breakfast and lunch cafe and bakery. Best croissants and baguettes outside of Paris!
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MarieBette Café and Bakery
700 Rose Hill Dr
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French breakfast and lunch cafe and bakery. Best croissants and baguettes outside of Paris!
Wonderful small french restaurant with lovely outdoor seating on the downtown mall. Lunch prices are a very good deal. Great Sunday Brunch
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The Petit Pois Restaurant
201 E Main St
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Wonderful small french restaurant with lovely outdoor seating on the downtown mall. Lunch prices are a very good deal. Great Sunday Brunch
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The Nook
415 East Main Street
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Great asian food!
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Monsoon Siam
113 W Market St
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Great asian food!
Mona Lisa sells fresh pasta cut to order and homemade sauces. Also frozen dishes that are all prepared on site. Great wine selection and Italian ingredients. Great fresh pizza to go too!
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Mona Lisa Pasta Inc
921 Preston Ave
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Mona Lisa sells fresh pasta cut to order and homemade sauces. Also frozen dishes that are all prepared on site. Great wine selection and Italian ingredients. Great fresh pizza to go too!
Indoor market with great food ingredients. Wonderful spice shop with amazing selection. Fresh fish and local meat vendor.
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Feast
416 W Main St
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Indoor market with great food ingredients. Wonderful spice shop with amazing selection. Fresh fish and local meat vendor.
Great sushi! No reservations - get there early or wait for a few minutes. Take out is available - order online or call.
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Now & Zen
202 2nd St NW
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Great sushi! No reservations - get there early or wait for a few minutes. Take out is available - order online or call.
Nice local market - good wine and cheese selection and sandwiches. Great for a picnic or provisions for wine tasting!
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Market Street Market
400 E Market St
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Nice local market - good wine and cheese selection and sandwiches. Great for a picnic or provisions for wine tasting!
Great place just down the street with a good selection of craft beers and wines to go. Also a very good restaurant with a great brunch. Casual and open late.
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Beer Run
156 Carlton Rd
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Great place just down the street with a good selection of craft beers and wines to go. Also a very good restaurant with a great brunch. Casual and open late.
Fabulous food with a menu that changes nightly. Great bar. High demand and hard to get in. Reserve in advance or try your luck to get a seat at the bar where the full menu is served.
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The Alley Light
108 2nd St SW
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Fabulous food with a menu that changes nightly. Great bar. High demand and hard to get in. Reserve in advance or try your luck to get a seat at the bar where the full menu is served.
Great menu - we love to start our dining out in Belmont with a cheese platter and a cocktail. Also enjoy a full meal! Fantastic bartenders with creative cocktails.
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The Local
824 Hinton Ave
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Great menu - we love to start our dining out in Belmont with a cheese platter and a cocktail. Also enjoy a full meal! Fantastic bartenders with creative cocktails.
Great Mexican food on the downtown mall. Great tequila selection and solid mexican food.
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The Bebedero
201 W Main St
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Great Mexican food on the downtown mall. Great tequila selection and solid mexican food.
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Lampo Neapolitan Pizzeria
205 Monticello Road
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Easy walk from our cottage. Great food and atmosphere. Outdoor and indoor seating. Great carry out. Highly recommend!
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FIREFLY Restaurant & Game Room
1304 East Market Street
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Easy walk from our cottage. Great food and atmosphere. Outdoor and indoor seating. Great carry out. Highly recommend!
Fantastic food - aperitif hour, dinner, bar - all great! Small place so be sure to reserve! Also excellent carry out options Thurs-Saturday but online orders need to be in by Wednesday noon.
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Cafe Frank
317 East Main Street
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Fantastic food - aperitif hour, dinner, bar - all great! Small place so be sure to reserve! Also excellent carry out options Thurs-Saturday but online orders need to be in by Wednesday noon.
Beautiful views, wine tasting, great food indoors and outdoors. They invite guest to bring a chair and picnic as well!
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Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards
5022 Plank Rd
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Beautiful views, wine tasting, great food indoors and outdoors. They invite guest to bring a chair and picnic as well!
Boars Head Inn renovated restaurant. Great new seating on outdoor deck or at the bar. Or in beautiful traditional back room. Nice walking trail around large pond and hiking trails beyond. Beautiful grounds and views.
The Mill Room
200 Ednam Dr
Boars Head Inn renovated restaurant. Great new seating on outdoor deck or at the bar. Or in beautiful traditional back room. Nice walking trail around large pond and hiking trails beyond. Beautiful grounds and views.
Oh it's so tempting and so good! They make fudge onsite and have the best ice cream in town (not that I have tried everywhere!) They offer coffees as well now. Lots of creative and yummy candy!
Kilwins Charlottesville
313 E Main St
Oh it's so tempting and so good! They make fudge onsite and have the best ice cream in town (not that I have tried everywhere!) They offer coffees as well now. Lots of creative and yummy candy!

Shopping

Downtown mall has everything! Great shopping, restaurants, coffee houses, Violet crown luxury movie theater, 5 or 6 music venues,and the Paramount Theater (be sure to check what is showing)
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Даунтаун Молл
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Downtown mall has everything! Great shopping, restaurants, coffee houses, Violet crown luxury movie theater, 5 or 6 music venues,and the Paramount Theater (be sure to check what is showing)
Nice collection of small shops and also Trader Joe's. Costco is very close too. Sporting goods stores, dress shops, coffee house, Worth a trip out if you're in a shopping mode. A great Kroger is also around the corner.
Bond Street
Bond Street
Nice collection of small shops and also Trader Joe's. Costco is very close too. Sporting goods stores, dress shops, coffee house, Worth a trip out if you're in a shopping mode. A great Kroger is also around the corner.
Amazing nursery with every plant you can imagine. Beautiful potted plants and containers for sale, big shop offers beautiful home decorations and scented candles, etc. worth the drive to shop here!
Ivy Nursery Inc
570 Broomley Rd
Amazing nursery with every plant you can imagine. Beautiful potted plants and containers for sale, big shop offers beautiful home decorations and scented candles, etc. worth the drive to shop here!

Arts & Culture

Worth doing at least once every visit. House tour is very interesting and gardens change every season.
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Монтичелло
1050 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy
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Worth doing at least once every visit. House tour is very interesting and gardens change every season.

Essentials

Giant, Starbucks, many other stores.
Pantops Shopping Center
250 Free Bridge Ln
Giant, Starbucks, many other stores.
Just two blocks away. Pharmacy, essentials, some food and wine.
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CVS
1341 Long St
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Just two blocks away. Pharmacy, essentials, some food and wine.
It's pricey compared to other grocery stores but high quality organics are offered.
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Whole Foods Market
1797 Hydraulic Rd
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It's pricey compared to other grocery stores but high quality organics are offered.

Entertainment & Activities

At Downtown mall - great venue for music. Free Friday night concerts after 5PM, with local drink vendors and food trucks. Lots of fun!
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Концертная площадка Sprint Pavilion
700 E Main St
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At Downtown mall - great venue for music. Free Friday night concerts after 5PM, with local drink vendors and food trucks. Lots of fun!
Awesome theater with luxury seating and a full bar and restaurant. You can book tickets and reserve your seats online in advance.
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Violet Crown Cinema
200 W Main St
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Awesome theater with luxury seating and a full bar and restaurant. You can book tickets and reserve your seats online in advance.
Iyengar style yoga (non-vinyasa and friendly for those new to yoga). Very cool rope wall and lots of props to help your practice. Great teachers, all well trained.
Yoga Cville
1717 Allied St
Iyengar style yoga (non-vinyasa and friendly for those new to yoga). Very cool rope wall and lots of props to help your practice. Great teachers, all well trained.

Getting Around

Amtrak station about 10 minutes from the house. Bus station is at the downtown mall.
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Charlottesville Amtrak station
810 W Main St
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Amtrak station about 10 minutes from the house. Bus station is at the downtown mall.

Parks & Nature

An easy walk from the house will take you to the trail. (map is on the table). It's a very do-able loop for the family and great for walking the dogs! Pretty walk down by the river.
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Rivanna Trail
Rivanna Trail
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An easy walk from the house will take you to the trail. (map is on the table). It's a very do-able loop for the family and great for walking the dogs! Pretty walk down by the river.
Working orchard with apples, pumpkins etc for sale. Lots of family events. Amazing views from up on the mountain. Fun for the kids!
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Фруктовый сад на горе Картер
1435 Carters Mountain Trail
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Working orchard with apples, pumpkins etc for sale. Lots of family events. Amazing views from up on the mountain. Fun for the kids!
Beautiful spot to picnic - and really fantastic for paddle boarding/kayaking. Only electric boat day use allowed, so it's nice and calm. Never too busy. Surrounded by mountains and nature abounds!
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Beaver Creek Reservoir Park
4365 Beaver Creek Park
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Beautiful spot to picnic - and really fantastic for paddle boarding/kayaking. Only electric boat day use allowed, so it's nice and calm. Never too busy. Surrounded by mountains and nature abounds!