Upscale Dining
Blue Light Grill
www.bluelightgrill.com
295-1223
120 E. Main St. (Downtown Mall)
Mon-Thu dinner 5:30-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5:30-11 p.m.; Raw bar opens at 4:30 p.m.; bar open until 2 a.m.
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 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mon-Thu and Sun dinner 6-9 p.m.; Fri-Sat
dinner 6-9:30 p.m.
L/D $15/$30
Cassis
www.cassisrestaurant.com
979-0188
W. Water St.
Tue-Sat 5 p.m.-closing
French cuisine.
C & O
www.candorestaurant.com
971-7044
515 E. Water St. (under the Pepsi sign)
Daily 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m.
D $16 and up.
Upscale food in a casual atmosphere. French/American. Vegetarian options. Reservations accepted but not necessary.
Downtown Grille
www.downtowngrille.com
817-7080
201 W. Main St. (Downtown Mall)
Mon-Thu 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 5 p.m.-11 p.m., Sun 5 p.m.-9 p.m.
D $20
Steak and seafood.
Duner's
www.dunersrestaurant.com
293-8352
250 West (Ivy, 6 miles west)
Daily 5 p.m.-10 p.m.
Br/D $10/$19
Fresh-made breads and soups. Reservations not accepted.
Fleurie
www.fleurierestaurant.com
971-7800
108 Third St. NE (side street off the Downtown Mall)
Mon-Sat 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
D $23
Modern French.
The Fuel Company
220-3700
901 E. Market St. (Downtown Mall)
Cafe: Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Bistro: Lunch Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner Tue-Sat 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Sun Brunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
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'
www.hamiltonrestaurant.com
295-6649
101 W. Main St. (Downtown Mall)
Mon-Sat lunch 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; dinner 5:30-10 p.m.
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.
Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
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 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
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 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sun brunch 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
D $21
Jazz nights.
Kluge Estate
Farm Shop
www.klugeestate.com
info@klugeestate.com
Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
(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 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner Wed-Sat 5-9:30
p.m.
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.
Palladio Restaurant
http://barboursvillewine.net/b/content/view/27/63/
(540) 832-7848
17655 Winery Rd. Barboursville
Lunch Wed-Sun 12 p.m.-3 p.m.; Dinner: Fri-Sat 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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
Tue- Sun lunch noon-2:30 p.m.; Dinner 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (later on Fri and Sat); Sun brunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Classic French cuisine by Master Chef Gerard Gasparini. Reservations encouraged.
Ristorante Al Dente295-9922
225 W. Main St., above the Downtown Mall
Tue-Sun 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
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 p.m.-9 p.m.
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 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Tue-Thu dinner 6-9 p.m.;
Fri-Sat dinner 6-9:30 p.m.
L/D $10-18/$17-30
Wine shop and restaurant. Many seafood and
poultry dishes, such as lobster bisque and grilled duck salad.
Reservations recommended.
Tavola
www.tavolavino.com/
972.9463
826 Hinton Ave. (Belmont)
Open for dinner 5 p.m. Tues-Sat.
Main Courses: $14-20
This is intimate rustic Italian dining at its best. Emphasizing creative, local and seasonal foods, Tavola, "food table" in Italian, delights. The sea scallops, served atop a leek and beet risotto melts in your mouth. Finished with a white truffle oil, it is a perfect dish. If pasta is what you crave, the linguine alla carbonara was the best we've had. The wine list features small batch, artisinal producers. Service was impeccable. No reservations.
