Every VB Daily where-to-eat list in one place: wings, pizza, Mexican, barbecue, breakfast, burgers, sushi and Asian, desserts, bakeries and patios.

Last checked 2026-10-19. Refreshed every three months.

Virginia Beach is a big, spread-out city, so its restaurants follow its roads: the Oceanfront and Atlantic Avenue, Shore Drive on the bay, Laskin Road and Hilltop, Town Center, Lynnhaven Parkway and Red Mill. These lists cover one kind of food each, alphabetically, with hours from each place’s own website.

How we made these lists. Every list starts from OpenStreetMap records inside Virginia Beach’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website. Where a site would not load or a place has none, we kept it only if the Virginia Department of Health’s inspection records show a Virginia Beach inspection in the past 12 months. The lists are alphabetical. They are not rankings or recommendations, and nobody paid to be on them. Run a restaurant? Write to us to correct an entry or be added.

The lists

Where to get wings. Seventeen wing shops, most of them takeout counters on Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach Boulevard, Princess Anne Road and Ferrell Parkway, plus The Dirty Buffalo’s sports bar and the Wingstop and Buffalo Wild Wings chains.

Where to get pizza. Twenty-six pizza places and chains, from Benny’s on the Ocean and Planet Pizza on Atlantic Avenue to Chicho’s and Shorebreak on Shore Drive and the eight Chanello’s delivery stores.

Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants. Thirty restaurants, led by local chains Las Palmas, Plaza Azteca, Jose Tequila’s and El Azteca, plus taquerias on Newtown Road, Rosemont Road and Virginia Beach Boulevard.

Where to get barbecue. Eleven barbecue shops and smokehouses, including Pungo Boys, The Pig Shop and Rib City, and two Hawaiian barbecue counters.

Breakfast and coffee. Twenty-one breakfast spots and coffee shops, from Doc Taylor’s and Katie’s at the Oceanfront to Citrus on Great Neck Road and Baja Coffee on Fisher Arch.

Where to get burgers. Thirteen burger places, from Craft Burger Bar on Shore Drive and Repeal on 22nd Street to the national chains.

Sushi and Asian restaurants. Forty-one sushi, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese restaurants, many of them around Town Center, Fordham Drive and North Great Neck Road.

Ice cream and desserts. Eleven ice cream shops and dessert stops, including three Gelati Celesti shops, two Blue Cow shops and three on Atlantic Avenue.

Bakeries. Nineteen bakeries, doughnut shops and bagel bakers, from Laskin Road’s Sugar Plum and Granier to Rigoletto in Red Mill and Miami Fusion’s Cuban bakery.

Patios and outdoor dining. Seven restaurants whose own sites name a patio, deck, rooftop or beer garden, including Rudee’s marina deck and Orion’s Roof.

More food guides

Brunch. Weekend brunch at the Oceanfront hotels, the numbered-street cafes and neighborhood spots at Hilltop, Great Neck and Town Center.

Date night. Places for an evening out, from Oceanfront dining rooms to Town Center.

Restaurant inspections. How to look up any Virginia Beach restaurant’s state health inspection reports.

Frequently asked questions

Where should I eat in Virginia Beach?

VB Daily keeps 10 alphabetical lists by category, from wings and pizza to sushi, bakeries and patios, plus brunch and date night guides. Each list gives addresses, hours from the restaurant’s own site and phone numbers. None is a ranking.

How are the Virginia Beach restaurant lists made?

Places come from OpenStreetMap records inside the city limits, checked against each restaurant’s own website. Where a site would not load, a place stays on the list only if Virginia Department of Health records show a Virginia Beach inspection in the past 12 months. Nobody pays to be listed.

Where can I find restaurant inspection reports in Virginia Beach?

Our restaurant inspections page explains how to search the Virginia Department of Health’s online records for any Virginia Beach restaurant.