Bayside Bar & Grill
Hidden GemBayside Bar & Grill is a dive bars bar in Bayside, Virginia Beach, located at 2973 Shore Dr #106. Shore Drive hole-in-the-wall running happy-hour drink pricing every day, with a rotating weekly food calendar and weekend DJ nights.
A genuine hole-in-the-wall on the Shore Drive strip, Bayside Bar & Grill runs its drink prices at happy-hour levels ($4 to $8) all day, every day, on top of a rotating weekly food calendar — Monday all-you-can-eat shrimp and crab legs for $13, Tuesday's 2-for-1 half-menu deal. Live acoustic music and bands fill weeknights, with a DJ taking over Friday and Saturday.
Amenities
- All-day happy-hour drink pricing
- Rotating weekly food specials
Know Before You Go
- Best for: all-day happy-hour pricing, not just a limited window
- Best for: live music most weeknights
Visit
- Address: 2973 Shore Dr #106, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 962-9602
Last verified 2026-07-11.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
Lynnhaven River NOW Oyster Roast
May 1, 2027 · annual (first Saturday in May)
Lynnhaven River NOW's signature fundraiser turns the waterfront lawn at the Brock Environmental Center into an all-you-can-eat oyster roast, marking the nonprofit's multi-decade push to bring the Lynnhaven's namesake oyster back from near-collapse. Roasted and raw oysters pulled from the restoration reefs anchor the spread, backed by barbecue, local beer and spirits, live music, and a shucking contest, with proceeds funding the group's oyster-reef and water-quality restoration work. It's a rare chance to eat Lynnhaven oysters within sight of the reefs that grew them, at a bayfront green building a few minutes off Shore Drive.
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December 31, 2026 – January 1, 2027 · annual
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