Great Neck

Mostly residential with pockets of dining along Great Neck Road and Shore Drive's western end. Kayak launches on the Lynnhaven; back door to First Landing's trail network.

• 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

• 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

  Great Neck$$$

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

  • Date Night

• Hair of the Dog Eatery

  Great Neck$$

  Loehmann's Plaza eatery putting an eclectic spin on Southern home cooking — scratch-made breakfast, brunch, and burgers with Bloody Mary flights.

  • Family Friendly
  • Brunch

• Havana at Great Neck

  Great Neck$$

  Cuban-inflected American cafe on North Great Neck Road with Spanish-Caribbean flavors and valet parking.

• Plaza Azteca — Great Neck

  Great Neck$$

  Family-owned Mexican restaurant at Great Neck Square with table-side guacamole, house margaritas, and vegan taco options.

  • Vegan & Vegetarian Options
  • Family Friendly

• Racha Thai Cuisine — Great Neck

  Great Neck$$

  A Great Neck strip-mall Thai kitchen offering dine-in and online ordering seven days a week.

• Reginella's Italian Ristorante & Pizzeria

  Great Neck$$

  Family-owned Neapolitan-style pizzeria on Virginia Beach Boulevard making its own pasta and pizza dough, open daily for dine-in, carry-out, and delivery.

  • Family Friendly

• Sweetwater Cuisine

  Great Neck$$

  Boutique catering company whose cafe hosts a 20-plus-item Southern brunch buffet — honey-pecan chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits — on the 1st and 3rd Sunday monthly.

  • Hidden Gem
  • Brunch

• Taqueria la Patrona

  Great Neck$$

  Lynnhaven Parkway taqueria serving birria tacos, choriqueso, and ceviche since 2019, with real vegan and vegetarian options.

  • Vegan & Vegetarian Options
  • Family Friendly

• The Porch on Long Creek

  Great Neck$$$

  Great Neck waterfront restaurant on Long Creek with an open-air porch, southern-coastal cuisine, and a weekday 4-5:30pm happy hour.

  • Waterfront
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Happy Hour
  • Date Night

• Victoria's Pizzeria

  Great Neck$$

  Hand-tossed Italian pizzeria on North Great Neck Road with imported flour, fire-grilled wings, and a weekday 3-6pm dine-in happy hour.

  • Happy Hour

• Ynot Italian — Great Neck

  Great Neck$$

  Family-run Great Neck pizzeria and Italian kitchen with hand-tossed pies, stromboli, and chopped salads — the corridor's pizza-night default.

  • Family Friendly

• Zia Marie

  Great Neck$$$

  Family-run Italian dining room near Shore Drive with a chalkboard menu of linguine with clams, veal parmigiana, and white lasagna, open for dinner nightly except Tuesday.

  • Date Night

• 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

• Judy's Pub & Eatery

  Great Neck$

  Hole-in-the-wall pub on North Great Neck Road with a twenty-plus-year run, a locally famous Philly cheesesteak, and late-night hours.

  • Happy Hour
  • Open Late
  • Hidden Gem

• Lynnhaven Pub

  Great Neck$

  Standing-room-only West Great Neck Road dive bar known for pool, a narrow bar, and its cult-favorite nachos.

• The Garden Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar

  Great Neck$$$

  Great Neck steakhouse and dedicated cocktail bar with a Thursday-Sunday schedule and a happy hour on the bar side.

  • Date Night
  • Happy Hour

• Yiannis Wine & Food

  Great Neck$$$

  Wine-first dining room and retail shop on North Great Neck Road pouring its curated bottles at store pricing, with steaks, charcuterie, and rare bourbons.

  • Date Night

• 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.

• The Bagel Baker

  Great Neck$

  Family-owned Great Neck Road bagel shop since 2011, kettle-boiling and stone-baking NY-style bagels and pouring Norfolk Coffee & Tea.

• Great Neck Park

  Great Neck

  Established in 1990, this 70-acre district park sits directly on Lynnhaven Bay in the heart of Great Neck — the neighborhood tucked between the river and First…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly
  • Walking Trails

• 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

• Upper Wolfsnare

  Great Neck

  Built around 1759 by Thomas Walke III — whose son, Thomas Walke IV, later voted to ratify the U.S. Constitution at Virginia's 1788 Ratifying Convention — Upper…

  • Hidden Gem
  • Quiet & Peaceful

• GoKayak Dolphin Tours

  Great Neck$$

  Guided 2-hour dolphin kayak tours through Lynnhaven Bay's tidal marshes from the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp — near-daily dolphin sightings, April through October.

  • Seasonal

• LeGrande Slam Sportfishing Charters

  Great Neck$$$

  Brothers Daniel and Keith LeGrande run inshore and offshore charters from Lynnhaven Municipal Marina aboard a 33-foot Bertram and 27-foot Judge center console.

  • Family Friendly
  • Fishing

• Lynnhaven Dive Center

  Great Neck

  Great Neck SSI dive training center — scuba certification from try-dives to advanced specialties, plus a swim school running lessons from 5 months old through adult.

  • Family Friendly

• SeaEO Luxury Boat Charters

  Great Neck$$$$

  Private 37-foot Axopar charters from the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp — sunset tours, snorkeling, dinner cruises, and fishing trips for up to 13 guests.

  • Fishing

• VB Tiki Tours

  Great Neck$$$

  Private tiki-boat cruises on Great Neck's Lynnhaven River Basin and Broad Bay aboard the Rum Shaker II — sunset, happy-hour, and sunrise-yoga outings.

  • Date Night
  • Hidden Gem

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• Cape Henry Lighthouse

  North End

  Completed in 1792, the Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first federally funded public works project in the United States — authorized under George Washington,…

• Cape Henry Memorial & First Landing Cross

  North End

  This quarter-acre National Park Service site — part of Colonial National Historical Park — marks where the Jamestown colonists first came ashore in April 1607…

• Cowabunga Ray's E-Bike Rentals

  North End$$

  North End fat-tire e-bike rentals — 750-watt motors with 35-60 miles of range, sized for riders 4'11" to 6'6", rented by the hour, day, or week.

• Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. (Association for Research and Enlightenment)

  North End

  At 67th Street and Atlantic Avenue, a few blocks past the hotels of the Resort Strip, sits the world headquarters of the Association for Research and…

  • Free
  • Hidden Gem
  • Quiet & Peaceful

• North End Beach

  North End

  North of 42nd Street the Boardwalk ends and the crowds thin out fast: the North End is the same wide Atlantic sand as the Resort Beach with none of the…

  • Free
  • Dog Friendly
  • Hidden Gem
  • Quiet & Peaceful

• The Hunt Room

  North End$$$

  Fireplace-and-leather tavern inside the historic Cavalier Hotel, with rare bourbons, game-meat plates, and weekend live music until 1am.

  • Date Night
  • Live Music
  • Happy Hour
  • Open Late