Virginia

Some restaurants make you feel like you traveled back a few decades the moment you walk through the…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 22

On the road toward the beach, a low-slung building sits so quietly that plenty of first-timers zip right…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 22

Some bakeries hand you a paper bag and send you on your way. This one lets you pull…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 22

Some shops you can browse in ten minutes. This one can eat up an entire afternoon, and some…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 21

Somewhere in Fredericksburg, a plain storefront hides a portal to the days of Frogger, Donkey Kong, and pinball…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 21

Some meals are worth a long drive, and folks all over Virginia have decided this one qualifies. Tucked…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 21

Some restaurants earn loyalty one plate at a time, and this Centreville spot has done exactly that with…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 20

Somewhere in Fairfax there is a place where classic diner charm meets locally grown ingredients, where the tabletop…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 20

A bright pink building sitting out in an open field along a Virginia highway has a way of…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 20

Virginia is full of old-school diners where the counters have seen decades of regulars and the fried chicken…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 19

Real barbecue takes time, and the best places in Virginia still do it the slow way, smoking meat…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 19

Deep in the mountains of Virginia sits a trail that asks a little effort and pays it back…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 19

Some places win you over before you even reach the counter. Tucked along a busy road in Virginia…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 18

Peanut soup is one of those Virginia dishes that sounds a little strange until you actually try it.…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 18

A real Corvette hangs above the counter at a diner in northern Virginia, and it is not even…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 18

Living well in Virginia does not have to drain your bank account. Across the state, there are small…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 17

Virginia has a way of rewarding early risers, especially the ones who pull off the highway before the…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 17

A giant reservoir in central Virginia hides a surprising secret: it was built to cool a nuclear power…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 17

About ninety minutes west of the busy Washington DC region, a stretch of clear water winds through the…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 16

Deep beneath the rolling green of the Shenandoah Valley sits a cave system older than most things you…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 16

Some cravings send people on missions. Along the Virginia coast, one dessert has folks calling family members, texting…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 16

Tucked into a forested gorge in southwest Virginia, a four-mile loop follows a clear creek uphill, past a…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 15

Virginia has a long history with salt-cured ham, and a handful of old country stores still keep that…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 15

Frozen custard is not the same thing as soft serve, even though it looks close. It uses egg…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 15

Fish camps are one of Virginia’s most comforting food traditions, and they still fill plates with fried catfish,…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 14

Virginia does mornings well, and coffee is a big part of the reason. Across the state, you will…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 14

Out where the Chesapeake Bay meets open water, a weathered stone tower has kept watch for more than…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 14

Summer in Virginia means one thing at the produce table: peaches so juicy you need a napkin, and…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 13

Real Neapolitan pizza is a whole style of its own. Think a soft, blistered crust cooked fast in…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 13

There is something wonderfully old-school about ordering food without ever leaving your car. In Virginia, a handful of…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 13

Virginia sits right on the Chesapeake Bay, which means good crab is never far away. Some of the…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 12

Some sandwiches are meant to be eaten alone. Pastrami piled sky-high is usually not one of them. Across…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 12

There is a spot in the Virginia countryside where families roll in with empty wagons and roll out…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 12

Cars start rolling into a small Norfolk parking lot well before lunchtime, drivers hoping to snag a spot…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 11

A great cheeseburger does not need a fancy menu or a long list of toppings. Sometimes all it…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 11

A donut shop opened along a busy Virginia avenue, and Northern Virginia showed up in droves, circling the…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 11

There’s a riverside spot in a small Virginia marina town where regulars come back year after year, and…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 10

Virginia takes its hot dog chili seriously, and a few old-school stands have kept the exact same recipe…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 10

Somewhere along a bustling brick-paved walkway in Virginia sits a shop that has barely changed in decades, where…

By Mason Fairfax · Sep 10