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Top 20 in Chesapeake, VA by local votes

The best independent restaurants, bars, cafes and shops in Chesapeake, Virginia, ranked by local votes. No chains or franchises.

  1. Woody's Raw Bar & Grill (Big Woody's) — Raw bar and grill in Great Bridge.
  2. Redbones Raw Bar & Seafood Grill — Local raw bar and seafood grill on Battlefield Boulevard North, with takeout.
  3. Buckets Bar and Grill — Neighborhood bar and grill in Great Bridge.
  4. Neat Bird Chicken & Whiskey — Fried chicken restaurant and whiskey bar at Summit Pointe, made for shared meals with family and friends.
  5. New York Bagel Company — New York-style bagels, pastrami and cannoli in Great Bridge.
  6. Wicker's Crab Pot — Waterman family's seafood restaurant and live crab market on Indian River Road.
  7. Sunrise Breakfast Shoppe — Family-run local diner since 1995, with Filipino breakfast and lumpia.
  8. Skeleton Key Bar and Grille — Western Branch bar and grill for wings, pizza and live music on some evenings.
  9. Chesapeake Pizza — Family-run, cash-only stone-baked pan pizza in Great Bridge, since 1973.
  10. Great Bridge Pizza — Neighborhood pizzeria on Battlefield Boulevard North.
  11. Great Pizza Co. — Family-owned New York-style pizza and Philly steaks at Cedar Lakes.
  12. Studly Brewing — Baseball-themed brewpub with artisan pizza and house root beer.
  13. Big Ugly Brewing — Chesapeake's first microbrewery, with a taproom and trivia nights.
  14. Taxus Street Coffee — Small-batch coffee roaster in Chesapeake with morning hours.
  15. The Garage Brewery — Seven-barrel microbrewery in Greenbrier built from salvaged materials.
  16. Branches Tasting Room — Wine, bourbon and cocktail tasting room in Western Branch.
  17. RoJo Coffee Co. — Mom-and-pop coffee shop in Great Bridge with breakfast skillets and monthly lattes.
  18. Pale Horse Coffee — Veteran-owned coffee roaster on South Battlefield Boulevard.
  19. Amazing Glazed — Family-owned donut and coffee shop with homemade Italian gelato.
  20. Vintage Trixie — Quirky vintage and antique shop in a blue-and-white house, proudly creepy, kooky and weird.

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