City Guide to Charlottesville, VA

May 29, 2024

After living in Charlottesville, VA, I can safely say that I would move back in a heartbeat. From wineries to antique stores, it's a beautiful city with plenty to do. Here's a list of my favorite spots if you happen to visit:

Coffee & Bakeries:

• Cou Cou Rachou
• MarieBette Cafe and Bakery
• Bodo's Bagels 
• Farm Bell Kitchen
• Albemarle Baking Company 

Eat:

• Public Fish & Oyster
• Continental Divide
• Take it Away
• Ivy Provisions & Bellaire Market
• Marigold at Keswick Hall
• Ten 
• C&O
• Dairy Market
• Oakhart Social 
• Bizou 
• Tavola 
• The Local 

Wineries:

• Pippin Hill
• King Family
• Keswick 
• Veritas
• Stinson
• Merrie Mill 
• Mount Ida 
• Jefferson 

Drinks:

• Alley Light 
• The Quirk Hotel Rooftop
• Tonic

Breweries:

• Devil's Backbone
• Blue Mountain Brewery
• Pro Re Nata
• Selvedge Brewing

Antique Stores:

• Circa
• Kenny Ball Antiques
• Helen Storey Antiques
• And George (my favorite store ever honestly)
• Heyday Antiques 
• Oyster House Antiques

Shopping:

• Scarpa 
• Eloise 
• The Shade Shop
• Bejust 
• Caspari 

Activities: 

• Apple Picking at Carter Mountain Orchard
• Monticello 
• Grab Bodo's Bagels and walk along The Lawn at UVA
• James Monroe's Highland 
• Downtown Mall 
• Blue Whale Books
• 2nd Act Books 
• See above for wineries and breweries

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