The Bagel Baker

• Kettle-boiled, stone-baked NY-style bagels
• Norfolk Coffee & Tea beverages
• Food truck for events
• Catering

• Best for: kettle-boiled, stone-baked NY-style bagels

• Address: 1340 N Great Neck Rd, Suite 1248, Virginia Beach, VA
• Phone: (757) 965-3050
• Website: https://www.thebagelbaker.com/

Last verified 2026-07-19.

• Lynnhaven Coffee Company

  Great Neck$$

  Neighborhood roaster-cafe on Shore Drive's western end, roasting small batches less than a mile away and serving fresh-made breakfast all day.

• 17 Hands Coffee

  Kempsville$$

  Kempsville espresso bar and scratch bakery near Centerville Turnpike, with cakes, pies, and quiche, dog treats at the counter, and free parking.

  • Outdoor Seating
  • Free Parking

• 77 Coffeehouse

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  Regent University's campus coffeehouse, named for the school's 1977 founding class of 77 students, serving espresso and tea in the Dede Robertson Student Center.

• American Brew

  Bayside$$

  Bayside's coffee-and-whiskey cafe on East Stratford Road, serving 100-plus drink options, acai bowls, and a signature Brewrito wrap since 2016.

• Black Angus Restaurant

  Great Neck$$$

  Family-owned Tidewater steakhouse since 1952, now on Great Neck Road, known for hand-cut Black Angus steaks and Spiros Chicken.

  • Date Night

• Breakout Games — Virginia Beach

  Great Neck

  The Virginia Beach location of the national Breakout Games chain packs nine 60-minute escape rooms into a Virginia Beach Boulevard storefront near Lynn Shores…

  • Family Friendly

• Central 111

  Great Neck$$

  Miami-styled tapas lounge and nightclub on Great Neck Road with hookah, DJ nights, and a nightly 6-9pm half-off martini happy hour.

  • Happy Hour
  • Open Late

• Citrus

  Great Neck$$

  Made-fresh-daily breakfast and lunch cafe on North Great Neck Road — chicken and waffles, cinnamon roll pancakes, and a patio with its own dog menu.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Family Friendly

• Coastal Grill

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  Great Neck Road seafood institution since 1989, known for soft shell crabs, tuna, and a nightly blackboard of specials.

  • Date Night

• GoKayak Dolphin Tours

  Great Neck$$

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  • Seasonal

• Virginia Beach Restaurant Week

  January 15, 2027 – January 24, 2027 · annual

  Hilltop

  The Virginia Beach Restaurant Association's flagship dining event fills each January with prix-fixe menus at roughly five dozen restaurants citywide, from Laskin Road institutions to Oceanfront hotel dining rooms. The 2026 edition ran the theme 'Tastes & Traditions, A Culinary Celebration by Land and by Sea,' spotlighting Chesapeake staples like crab, oysters, ham, and peanuts alongside modern reinterpretations. A companion Dine & Stay program bundles discounted rates at more than a dozen partner hotels, making it as much a slow-season visitor draw as a locals' night out. The VBRA runs the event out of its Laskin Road office in Hilltop, the city's densest cluster of independent kitchens.

• Lynnhaven River NOW Oyster Roast

  May 1, 2027 · annual (first Saturday in May)

  Bayside

  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.