Charlottesville’s Bounty: Why Restaurants Not On The Charlottesville 29 are the Best Evidence of Charlottesville’s Food Excellence

by Charlottesville29

Each year, The Charlottesville 29 answers: if there were just 29 restaurants in Charlottesville, what would be the ideal 29? As impressive as the restaurants on the list are, I say the same thing every year: even better evidence of Charlottesville’s food excellence is the number of great restaurants not on the list. As in: “if ___ is not one of our area’s essential 29 restaurants, Charlottesville must have an amazing dining scene.” Fill in the blank with any of a number of very good restaurants.

Because openings outpace closings, narrowing a list to 29 becomes more difficult each year. Dozens of restaurants not on the The Charlottesville 29 would be worthy of any city’s list of top restaurants. How could a city the size of Charlottesville have so many great restaurants? We are blessed.

  • Aberdeen Barn
  • Afghan Kabob
  • Amigo
  • Arepas on Wheels
  • Aroma’s Cafe
  • Bang!
  • Blue Moon Diner
  • Botanical
  • Brazos Tacos
  • Broadcloth
  • Cafe Frank
  • Cafe 88
  • Chickadee
  • Chimm Thai
  • Chimm St.
  • Christian’s Pizza
  • Citizen Burger Bar
  • Continental Divide
  • Doma
  • El Ciruelo
  • Fabio’s NY Pizza
  • Feast!
  • Got Dumplings
  • Guajiros
  • GRN BRGR
  • Hamilton’s
  • Holly’s Diner
  • Inka Grill
  • Ivy Provisions
  • Kabuto
  • Kanak
  • Kardinal Hall
  • La Michoacana
  • Lime Leaf
  • MarieBette
  • Mariscos El Barco
  • Maru
  • Maya
  • Mel’s Cafe
  • Mi Casita
  • Mochiko
  • Mona Lisa Pasta
  • Monsoon Siam
  • Multiverse Kitchens
  • Nguyen’s Kitchen
  • Now & Zen
  • Oakhurst Inn Cafe
  • Orzo Kitchen & Wine Bar
  • Otto
  • Pearl Island
  • Peter Chang
  • Petite MarieBette
  • Pico Wrap
  • Pineapples Thai
  • Poke Sushi Bowl
  • Popito’s
  • Quality Pie
  • Rapture
  • Red Lantern
  • Riverside Lunch
  • Royalty Eats
  • Selvedge Brewing
  • Silk Thai
  • Smoked
  • Soul Food Joint
  • South & Central
  • Southern Crescent
  • Super Amanacer
  • Sylvia’s Pizza
  • Szechuan Restaurant
  • Taiwan Garden
  • Take It Away
  • Taqueria El Comalito
  • Tavern & Grocery
  • Thai Cuisine & Noodle House
  • The Bebedero
  • The Clifton
  • The Fitzroy
  • The Local
  • The Market
  • The Ridley
  • The Whiskey Jar
  • Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen & Brewery
  • Thyme & Co.
  • Tilman’s
  • Tonic
  • Vision BBQ
  • Vivace
  • Vu Noodles
  • Wayside