South Beach Grill
South Beach Grill is a dive bars bar in ViBe Creative District, Virginia Beach, located at 1091 Norfolk Ave. ViBe District dive bar and live-music venue on Norfolk Avenue with a rotating lineup of local and regional bands.
A Norfolk Avenue dive in the ViBe District that doubles as a live-music venue, with a steady rotation of local and regional bands and a self-described "local's favorite for good food, good people and good times." The kitchen runs from burgers to seafood, and the room's relaxed, unpolished character makes it as much a music stop as a bar.
Amenities
- Live band stage
- Full bar
- Burgers-to-seafood kitchen menu
Know Before You Go
- Best for: live local and regional bands most nights
- Best for: a dive-bar alternative to the ViBe District's craft-beer scene
Visit
- Address: 1091 Norfolk Ave, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 428-0820
- Website: https://southbeachgrillvb.com/
Last verified 2026-07-23.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
Old Beach Farmers Market
July 11, 2026 – October 31, 2026 · weekly (Saturdays 9am–noon April–October; 1st & 3rd Saturdays November–March)
The ViBe District's Saturday-morning market runs every week from April through October, 9am to noon at 611 18th Street, with local produce, seafood, baked goods, and Virginia wines from area farms and makers. When the regular season ends in late October it doesn't disappear — a winter schedule continues on the first and third Saturdays through March. Parking is easiest in the Runnymede lots on Cypress Avenue or the convention center lot.
First Friday ViBe
August 7, 2026 – October 2, 2026 · monthly (first Fridays, May–October)
On the first Friday of each month from May through October, the ViBe Creative District opens up from 6 to 10pm with local artist pop-ups, live music, open mic sets, and DJs — a chance to meet the makers and muralists who give the district its character. It's the ViBe at its most ViBe: deliberately local, a few blocks inland from the boardwalk crowds. Park in the ViBe lot on 18th Street or at the Oceanfront Library; the season's remaining 2026 dates run through early October.
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Virginia Beach's signature festival closes out September with its 52nd Boardwalk Weekend, spreading across the Oceanfront between 1st and 35th Streets. The headline draw is Neptune's International Sandsculpting Championship — 22 large-scale works by sculptors from around the world — alongside an art and craft show with more than 200 artisans, twenty-plus musical acts across festival stages, the Grand Parade, Neptune's 8K, and a surfing competition at the jetty. Most of it is free to attend, and it reliably fills the resort area for one last big weekend of the season.