Kempsville

Home to Mount Trashmore (33k monthly searches — a flagship entity), its skate park and Kids Cove playground. Deep suburban VB: this is where a huge share of the city actually lives.

• Fiesta Kainan

  Kempsville$$

  Authentic Filipino kitchen on Indian River Road in Kempsville — adobo, pancit, kare-kare, and a halo-halo dessert case.

  • Family Friendly
  • Hidden Gem

• J&K Style Grill

  Kempsville$$

  Family-owned Kempsville grill famous for the original Waffle Burger, ranch-jerk wings, and gourmet egg rolls.

  • Family Friendly
  • Hidden Gem

• Kelly's Tavern — Kempsville

  Kempsville$$

  Kempsville location of the Hampton Roads tavern chain known for its Award Winning Craft Burgers and family-friendly pub menu.

  • Family Friendly

• Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant & Cantina — Princess Anne

  Kempsville$$

  Brother-founded Mexican restaurant on Princess Anne Road serving the Kempsville corridor with table-side guacamole and tacos al pastor.

  • Family Friendly

• Mannino's Italian Bistro — Kempsville

  Kempsville$$$

  Kempsville Italian bistro making its own mozzarella and pasta sauces daily, known for a four-time award-winning she-crab soup.

  • Date Night

• Pho House

  Kempsville$

  Kempsville's Vietnamese standby on Princess Anne Road — authentic pho, banh mi, and rice noodle plates seven days a week.

  • Family Friendly

• Pho Viet 1

  Kempsville$

  Kempsville Vietnamese restaurant on Kemps River Drive serving traditional pho and rice dishes daily.

• Rib City

  Kempsville$$

  Kempsville outpost of the Rib City chain serving mesquite-smoked ribs and pulled pork daily.

• Surf Rider — Kempsville

  Kempsville$$

  Kempsville seafood restaurant and part of the small Surf Rider chain, known for its rotating Daily Catch and crab cakes.

  • Family Friendly

• Vino Italian Bistro — Kempsville

  Kempsville$$

  Fairfield Shopping Centre Italian bistro making its own bread and pasta, with a 400-plus-bottle wine list and Tuesday Wine Night half-price specials.

  • Date Night

• Ynot Italian — Kempsville

  Kempsville$$

  Kempsville outpost of the local Ynot Italian chain, serving wood-fired pizza and family-style Italian dishes with delivery.

  • Family Friendly

• Docker's Karaoke Pub

  Kempsville$

  Family-owned Holland Road pub since 1993 with a dedicated stage and karaoke every night of the week.

  • Happy Hour
  • Live Music
  • Hidden Gem

• Krossroads Rock and Country Bar

  Kempsville$$

  Family-run Pleasant Valley Road bar built around live rock and country bands, with Music Bingo, karaoke, and trivia filling the rest of the week.

  • Live Music
  • Open Late

• Sneeky Pete's

  Kempsville$

  Princess Anne Road sports bar since 1980 — official Cleveland Browns bar and NFL Sunday Ticket venue with a daily happy hour and live music.

  • Happy Hour
  • Live Music

• Back Bay's Farmhouse Brewing Co.

  Kempsville$$

  Farmhouse taproom on Kempsville Road pouring both beer and cider, with big outdoor grounds, food trucks, an on-site market, and a coffee shop.

  • Outdoor Seating
  • Family Friendly

• Pinup Coffee Co. — Cafe at Farmhouse

  Kempsville$$

  Small-batch specialty roaster's cafe on the Farmhouse Brewing property — sunny front porch, picnic tables, and an upstairs work-from-home room.

  • Outdoor Seating

• Pourfavor Coffee Shop

  Kempsville$$

  Puerto Rican-rooted specialty shop and home of the Original Coffee Flight, bringing pour-overs and heritage breakfast dishes to Lynnhaven Parkway.

  • Hidden Gem

• Project Seed Coffee

  Kempsville$$

  Filipino-owned Kempsville coffee shop and home of the Ube Cold Brew, grown from a pandemic-era delivery service into a Baxter Road storefront.

• City View Park

  Kempsville

  A sports-first city park on Kempsville Road built around four lighted softball fields and a multi-purpose field, City View Park also includes basketball and…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

• Kempes Landing Park

  Kempsville

  A three-acre park redeveloped from the former home of Kempsville Pony Baseball, Kempes Landing keeps that history visible with a 'Good Game' statue honoring…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly
  • Hidden Gem

• Kids Cove at Mount Trashmore

  Kempsville

  The biggest playground in Virginia Beach: nearly 26,000 square feet of play structures, swings, and climbing features at the base of Mount Trashmore's famous…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

• Level Green Park

  Kempsville

  Home to the city's first public sprayground, Level Green Park has quickly become a go-to summer stop in the Kempsville area. Two full-sized basketball courts,…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly

• Mount Trashmore Park

  Kempsville

  Virginia Beach's most famous non-beach landmark started as a landfill: opened in 1974 as one of the first parks in the world built on converted waste, Mount…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly

• Mount Trashmore Skate Park

  Kempsville

  Virginia Beach's storied skate spot: the bowl-and-ramp complex at Mount Trashmore opened in 2003, was rebuilt in 2007 after a fire, and has hosted pros up to…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly

• Salem Woods Dog Park

  Kempsville

  The fifth of Virginia Beach's free public dog parks, and the one furthest into the Kempsville-Centerville suburbs: a 1.72-acre fenced facility divided into two…

  • Dog Friendly
  • Free

• Stumpy Lake Natural Area

  Kempsville

  More than 970 acres of undeveloped forest wrap around Stumpy Lake in the city's southwest corner, where bald cypress trees rise straight out of the water along…

  • Free
  • Hidden Gem
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly

• Woodstock Dog Park

  Kempsville

  Kempsville's off-leash option: a one-acre fenced area inside Woodstock Park where small and large dogs play together in a single shared enclosure — worth…

  • Dog Friendly
  • Free

• Woodstock Park

  Kempsville

  A 30-acre everything-park in the heart of Kempsville that punches far above its size: a 30,000-square-foot concrete skate plaza with a two-level bowl, a…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly

• Whitehurst-Buffington House

  Kempsville

  Built in 1793 by the Whitehurst family — a year after the first Cape Henry Lighthouse went up — this saltbox farmhouse sits directly across from the old…

  • Hidden Gem

• The Founders Inn and Spa

  Kempsville$$$

  Georgian-style boutique resort on 26 landscaped acres with a full spa — and an on-site pet park with walking trails for traveling dogs.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Hidden Gem

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• Bravo! Italian Kitchen

  Town Center$$

  Town Center Italian kitchen with wood-fired pizza and a weekday 3-6pm happy hour featuring $8 bar bites and $7 Wine Wednesday specials.

  • Happy Hour
  • Date Night

• Cantina Laredo — Town Center

  Town Center$$

  Modern-Mexican chain restaurant in Town Center known for tableside guacamole and an extensive tequila list.

• Casey's Pub

  Town Center$

  Smoking-friendly 21+ dive off Virginia Beach Boulevard with dollar-bill walls, pool leagues, a jukebox, and a noon-to-7pm daily happy hour.

  • Happy Hour
  • Open Late
  • Hidden Gem

• Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Virginia Beach Town Center

  Town Center$$

  Inland Town Center hotel near Constitution and Bonney drives, nine miles from the oceanfront, with a self-service lobby wine and beer station.

  • Family Friendly

• Jade Villa

  Town Center$$

  Family-owned Cantonese kitchen near Town Center known for its weekend dim sum service of dumplings, pork bao, and pineapple buns.

  • Family Friendly
  • Hidden Gem

• Mangia Qui Italian Bistro

  Town Center$$$

  Reservations-only Italian-American bistro near Town Center making its own bread, mozzarella, and dressings from scratch, with a Wednesday Pizza & Wine Night.

  • Date Night