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Upscale Dining

Blue Light Grill Faculty Fave
www.bluelightgrill.com
295-1223
120 E. Main St. (Downtown Mall)
Mon-Thu dinner 5:30 - 10 pm, Fri-Sat 5:30 - 11 pm; Raw bar opens at 4:30, (bar open until 2 am)
Dinner entrées $12-$20 and appetizers $5-$7

Mainly seafood; also steak, bison, and vegetarian options. Validates parking. Classy late-night scene.

Boar's Head Inn
www.boarsheadinn.com
296-2181
200 Ednam Dr. (off 250 West)
Daily 7 am - 2 pm; Mon-Thu and Sun dinner 6 - 9 pm; Fri-Sat dinner 6 - 9:30 pm
L/D $15/$30

CassisFaculty Fave
www.cassisrestaurant.com
979-0188
W. Water St.
Tue-Sat 5 pm-closing

French cuisine.

C & O Faculty Fave
www.candorestaurant.com
971-7044
515 E. Water St. (under the Pepsi sign)
Daily 5:30 pm - 2 am
D $16 and up.

Upscale food in a casual atmosphere. French/American. Vegetarian options. Reservations accepted but not necessary.

Downtown Grille Faculty Fave
www.downtowngrille.com
817-7080
201 W. Main St. (Downtown Mall)
Mon-Thu 5 pm - 10 pm, Fri-Sat 5 pm - 11 pm, Sun 5 pm - 9 pm
D $20

Steak and seafood.

Duner's Faculty Fave
www.dunersrestaurant.com
293-8352
250 West (Ivy, 6 miles west)
Daily 5 pm - 10 pm
Br/D $10/$19

Fresh-made breads and soups. Reservations not accepted.

Fleurie Faculty Fave
www.fleurierestaurant.com
971-7800
108 Third St. NE (side street off the Downtown Mall)
Mon-Sat 5:30 pm - 10 pm
D $23

Modern French.

The Fuel Company
220-3700
901 E. Market St. (Downtown Mall)
Cafe: Mon-Fri 7 am - 7 pm, Sat 8 am - 7 pm, Sun 9 am - 5 pm
Bistro: Lunch, Tue-Fri 11 am - 2 pm; Dinner Tue-Sat 5 - 9:30 pm, Sun Brunch 11 am - 2 pm
B/L/D $5-6/$8+/$20+

American food with a "twist of French." Takeout options include sandwiches, salads, hot and cold soups, cookies, brownies, pastries. Dinner includes such luxuries as Home Made Spatzle with Braised Rabbit, Chai Tea Poached Tuna, Moroccan Chicken Tagine, and Caramelized Diver Scallops. Appetizers include Louisiana Crayfish "Etouffe," Chesapeake Bay Oysters, Warm Veal Tenderloin Carpaccio, and Virginia Peanut Soup.

Hamiltons' Faculty Fave
www.hamiltonrestaurant.com
295-6649
101 W. Main St. (Downtown Mall)
Mon-Sat lunch, 11:30 am - 3 pm; dinner 5:30 - 10 pm
L/D $8/$21

Gourmet American dishes with trendy ingredients. The menu changes frequently, but the crab cake appetizer is a must. Reservations recommended. Patio seating in warmer months.

Inn at Court Square
www.innatcourtsquare.com
295-2800
410 E. Jefferson St.
M-F 11 am - 2 pm


Luncheon: Soup, Salad or Sandwich, desert, glass of house wine, and coffee or tea $19.95 ($15.95 w/o wine). Or by themselves: Soups ($3/5.50) and sandwiches ($8.95).

The Ivy Inn
www.ivyinnrestaurant.com
977-1222
2244 Old Ivy Rd. (1 mile west of UVA)
Mon-Sat 5 pm - 9:30 pm
D $23

In an 18th-century tollhouse. Reservations recommended. Seasonal and regional menu, with items like crab cakes, quail, rack of lamb, and salmon. Catering available.

Keswick Hall
www.keswick.com
979-3440
701 Club Dr. (Keswick)
Daily 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Sun brunch 11:30 am - 2 pm
D $21

Jazz nights.

Kluge Estate Farm Shop
www.klugeestate.com
info@klugeestate.com
Tue-Sun 10 am - 5 pm
(434) 984-4855
Getting there: I-64 exit 121 to Rt. 20 South (9 miles). Left onto Route 627 (Carter's Mountain Rd.); drive three miles, then turn right onto Blenheim Rd. The Kluge Estate Farm Shop will be the first right off Blenheim Rd. The Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard entrance will be the second right turn onto Grand Cru Dr.
Map/Directions

The Farm Shop offers Kluge Estate wines, food, gifts, wine accessories, artisanal cheeses, topiaries, herbs, and books. Gourmet meals are available for take away or to enjoy dining al fresco on the grounds. Desserts include baked goods, chocolates, confections, preserves, and chutneys, homemade with fruits from the Albemarle House orchards. The Farm Shop is adjacent to the Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard. (see wineries)

L'Etoile
www.letoilerestaurant.com
979-7957
817 W. Main St. (across from Amtrak Station)
Lunch Tue-Fri 11 am - 2:30 pm, Dinner Wed-Sat 5 -9:30 pm
L/D $8/$15-26

French-Virginian cuisine. Good wine selection. Patio dining, private rooms for groups. Wedding-party accomodations available. Park at the Amtrak station across the street.

OXO Faculty Fave
www.oxorestaurant.com
977-8111
215 W. Water St. (Downtown Mall)
Sun-Thu 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Fri-Sat 5:30 pm - 10 pm; Bar open later.
D $26.

Outdoor patio.

Palladio Restaurant
http://barboursvillewine.net/b/content/view/27/63/
(540) 832-7848
17655 Winery Rd. Barboursville
Lunch Wed-Sun 12 pm - 3 pm; Dinner: Fri-Sat 6:30 - 9:30 pm
L/D $40/$65. Prix-fixe dinner menu.

Cuisine from Northern Italy served with Barboursville wines. Overlooks the vineyard. Reservations suggested for lunch, required for dinner.


Pomme Restaurant
www.restaurantpomme.com
115 South Main Street (Gordonsville)
(540) 832-0130
L $15 D $25
Open Tues - Sunday. Lunch Noon - 2:30 pm; Dinner 6-8:30 (later on Fri and Sat); Sun brunch 11 am - 3 pm. Reservations Suggested. Classic French cuisine by Master Chef Gerard Gasparini.

Ristorante Al Dente
295-9922
225 W. Main St., above the Downtown Mall
Tue-Sun 5:30 pm - 10 pm
D $25

Multi-regional Italian cooking. Extensive wine list. Wheelchair accessible.

The Silver Thatch Inn
www.silverthatch.com
978-4686
3001 Hollymead Dr. at 29 North
Tue-Sat 5:30 pm - 9 pm
D $23

Contemporary cuisine. Has won awards from Wine Spectator. Reservations recommended.

Tastings
www.tastingsofcville.com
293-3663 and 971-9463
502 E. Market St. (just off Downtown Mall, near the Market St. parking garage)
Mon-Sat lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, Tue-Thu dinner 6 - 9 pm, Fri-Sat dinner 6 - 9:30 pm
Lunch $10-$18, dinner $17-$30

Wine shop and restaurant. Many seafood and poultry dishes, such as lobster bisque and grilled duck salad. Reservations recommended.

Tip

Restaurants come and go. To get the latest on Charlottesville restaurants, see the list in the back of C-Ville Weekly, (Dining website) or check out Charlottesville-Dining.com, which offers surveys and rankings of local restaurants.

Tip

"No, it's not jeans we're talking about here. It's Jarman's Gap, the newly opened eatery that's giving a little friendly competition to what was formerly Crozet's sole culinary claim to fame, Crozet Pizza.
The Gap's trio of owners, Matt Turner, Geoff Robinson, and Kim Cruser, boast a Charlottesville restaurant pedigree; the three have put in time at Mono Loco, Oxo, Continental Divide, Southern Culture, and C&O, to name just a few. Turner, the Gap's executive chef, also spent several years pleasing palates as the executive chef at Millie's Diner, a nationally acclaimed restaurant in Richmond....
‘International, rustic and unpretentious' is how Turner describes it, giving as an example half a duck cooked two ways: confit of leg and rare breast, with zinfandel- and rosemary-glazed figs. Yum!"

—"Restaurantarama,"
C-Ville Weekly

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