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Favorite Food and Drink
Favorite Shopping Experience/Saturday Morning Activity: City Market Also, the Wednesday farmer's market at Meade Park (fewer vendors than the City Market but still plenty of fruits and vegetables).
Whole-grain Bakery: Breadworks 923 Preston Ave., 296-4663
Sheet Cakes and Conventional Bakery: Chandler's Bakery or Albemarle Baking Company
Specialty Bakery: Balkan Bakery 218 W. Water St., 293-7421. Delicious home-made sweet and savory dishes.
Beer Spot: Beer Run 156 Carlton Rd., 984-2337. Good Food as well. Casual and Lively. Fourteen beers on tap. Features Beer and Wine tastings (Wed-beer, Fri-wine).
Big Salads: Basil
Breakfast: Bluegrass Grill and Bakery 313 2nd St., 295-9700 and Blue Moon Diner 512 W. Main St., 980-6666
Coffee: Shenandoah Joe's 945 Preston Ave., 295-4563. They roast their own. They can also pick it up at some local grocery stores. Many also like the Mudhouse.
Place to Buy Cheese: Feast 416 W. Main St., 244-7800.
Dessert: Baker's Palette (also serves breakfast and lunch) 126 Garrett St, 295-3009
Diner: Tip Top 1420 Richmond Rd., 244-3424
Food Delivery Service: Relayfoods.com Great food delivery service, with different drop-off spots each day of the week (including the Darden parking lot); includes both average grocery-store food and some really special items from local farms.
Fried Chicken: Wayside Deli A Charlottesville tradition for nearly half of a century.
Gelato: Splendora's 317 East Main, 296-8555
Health Food: Integral Health Yoga and Rebecca's Natural Food
Ice Cream: Chap's
Nachos: Mono Loco 200 W. Water St., 979 0688
Stationery: Rock, Paper, Scissors 225 E. Main St (Downtown Mall), 979-6366. Tasteful, well-designed products. A website worth viewing.
Meat Source: The Organic Butcher Main Street Market, 244-7400
Take Out Pizza: Mona Lisa Pasta
Pizza: Blue Mountain Brewery, Crozet Pizza, and Fry's Spring Station
Seafood Source: Main Street Seafood Main Street Market, 296-0969
Wine Bar: Enoteca
Wine Shop: Wine Warehouse
Favorite Entertainment
Local Radio Station: WNRN (91.9)
Indie Film Theater: Vinegar Hill
Small Venue to Hear Music: The Southern
Local Theater: Live Arts
Local Shakespeare: Shenandoah Shakespeare in Staunton
Place to Watch Sports Other than a Wing Joint: Shebeen, Boylan Heights
Dog Park: Chris Greene Lake (dogs can swim there) (U.S. 29)
Swimming Holes/Lakes: Whitehall, Mint Springs Park (Crozet), Chris Greene Lake
Places to Run Outside of Town: Ridge Road, Keene (can get maps at Ragged Mountain)
Road Race: Charlottesville 10 Miler
Family Activities:
- Ivy Creek Natural Area
- Mint Springs Park/Lake
- Walnut Creek Park/Lake
- Carter’s Mountain Orchard
- Canoeing the Rivanna Reservoir
- Biking or hiking in Sugar Hollow around the Charlottesville Reservoir
- C-ville Coffee
- Walks in Pen Park or Riverview Park
- Greenleaf Park (mini-waterpark plus a playground)
Fun Activities: James River Runners (tubing, canoes and more), Charlottesville Track Club
Video/DVD store: Sneak Reviews 2244 Ivy Road, 979-4420. Has the most classic and foreign film choices, for the discriminating film buff.
Favorite Services
Old School Barber Shop: Staples in Barracks Road Shopping Center
Doggie Day Care: All Things Pawssible
Salon: Bella Boutique 196 1st St., 244-8466
Favorite Stores
Women's Shoes: Scarpa
Women's Jeans: Judy B.
Running Shoes: Ragged Mountain Running Shop
Knitting Store: The Needle Lady
Women's Clothing: Boutique Boutique 411 E. Main St., 293-8400
Bicycles: Blue Wheel
