Roast Rider Coffee + Tea
Roast Rider Coffee + Tea is a coffee shop in Hilltop, Virginia Beach, located at 1554 Laskin Rd, Unit 116. Hilltop's gear-obsessed cafe — triple-filtered water, ethically farmed beans, house-made syrups, and a dog-welcome veranda at the Hilltop shops.
Roast Rider approaches coffee like an equipment-obsessed engineer: award-winning, ethically farmed green beans, an Everpure triple-filtered water system (their reasoning — coffee is 98% water), a Mythos Clima Pro grinder, and a Simonelli Aurelia espresso machine. The naturally lit Hilltop cafe has a wide-open veranda where dogs are welcome, monthly barista-created specialty drinks with house-made syrups, three vegan smoothies, and food from local partners including Prosperity quiches and Yorkie's Modern Deli sandwiches. A second shop serves the General Booth corridor at Dam Neck.
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Vegan & Vegetarian Options
Amenities
- Dog-welcome outdoor veranda
- Vegan smoothies
- House-made flavored syrups
- Local food partners
Know Before You Go
- Best for: bringing your dog to the veranda
- Best for: vegan smoothies
- Best for: serious espresso equipment
Visit
- Address: 1554 Laskin Rd, Unit 116, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 227-3454
- Website: https://www.roastridercoffee.com/
Last verified 2026-07-10.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
Virginia Beach Restaurant Week
January 15, 2027 – January 24, 2027 · annual
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.
Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend
September 25, 2026 – September 27, 2026 · annual
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.
Virginia MOCA Boardwalk Art Show
October 9, 2026 – October 11, 2026 · annual
One of the longest-running outdoor art shows on the East Coast marks its 70th year along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk. Produced by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, the juried show brings artists from across the country to sell painting, sculpture, photography, glass, and fine craft directly to visitors with the Atlantic as the backdrop. Hours run 10am–6pm Friday, 10am–5pm Saturday, and 10am–4pm Sunday, and October's thinner crowds make it an easy, walkable browse.