Oceanfront

High-rise hotels, boardwalk bike path, amusement rides, summer street performers. Paid parking dominates; dogs restricted on the resort beach in summer. The 1st Street Jetty at its south end is one of the two classic local surf breaks.

• Abbey Road Pub & Restaurant

  Oceanfront$$Military Discount

  Beatles-themed pub a block off the beach at 22nd Street — 42 taps, live music, a dog-friendly patio, and a Monday military discount.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Live Music
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Military Discount

• Big Sam's Inlet Cafe & Raw Bar

  Oceanfront$$

  Rudee Inlet raw bar right on the water — jumbo lump crab cakes, double-grilled wings, and Grandma's Buttermilk Pancakes at breakfast.

  • Waterfront
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Happy Hour
  • Family Friendly

• Chix on the Beach

  Oceanfront$$

  Forty-plus-year Oceanfront seafood-and-American kitchen with a dog-friendly south patio Monday-Thursday 11am-4pm.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Open Late

• Doc Taylor's

  Oceanfront$

  Cottage-set Oceanfront breakfast spot near 23rd Street known for the signature Doc Taylor Sandwich and Bloody Marys, open Friday-Monday.

  • Hidden Gem

• Il Giardino Ristorante

  Oceanfront$$$

  Old-school Oceanfront Italian dining room built around Virginia's first wood-burning oven, with a nightly 5-7pm half-price bar happy hour.

  • Date Night
  • Happy Hour

• Mahi's Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Saloon

  Oceanfront$$

  Oceanfront seafood-and-sushi restaurant on a covered boardwalk patio, known for bronzed mahi mahi, she-crab soup, and daily specials.

  • Waterfront
  • Outdoor Seating

• Milk & Honey Southern Inspired Kitchen

  Oceanfront$$

  Southern-inspired kitchen at Atlantic Park known for Chicken & Waffles, Shrimp & Grits, and Mimosa Towers, with shaded patio seating.

  • Outdoor Seating
  • Family Friendly

• North End Pizza

  Oceanfront$

  Hand-tossed NY-style pizza at 34th and Atlantic since 1987, with gyros, Philly steaks, and the famous Avalanche Milk Shakes.

  • Family Friendly

• Pelon's Baja Grill

  Oceanfront$

  California-Baja-style taqueria on Pacific Avenue known for fresh fish tacos and oversized burritos, a short walk from the north-end beach.

  • Family Friendly

• Pocahontas Pancake House

  Oceanfront$

  Long-running Oceanfront pancake-and-waffle breakfast spot near 34th Street, open mornings only with rear parking.

• Quemar Wood-Fired Cocina

  Oceanfront$$$

  Upscale Latin American kitchen on Laskin Road built around a wood-fired Argentinian parrilla, with the tequila-and-mezcal Tranquilo Lounge attached.

  • Date Night
  • Happy Hour
  • Outdoor Seating

• Soya Sushi Bar & Bistro

  Oceanfront$$

  Japanese sushi and hibachi kitchen near Laskin Road, known for playful specialty rolls like the Mango Passion and Watermelon, open until the rice runs out.

  • Date Night

• Tempt Restaurant Lounge

  Oceanfront$$

  Late-night lounge off 31st Street open until 2am — charcuterie boards, flank steak with chimichurri, and cocktails after the beach bars wind down.

  • Open Late
  • Date Night
  • Hidden Gem

• The Atlantic on Pacific

  Oceanfront$$$

  Oyster and craft-cocktail bar at 30th and Pacific pouring east-coast-meets-west-coast raw bar selections a block off the Boardwalk.

  • Date Night

• Waterman's Surfside Grille

  Oceanfront$$

  Forty-plus-year-old Boardwalk seafood house at 5th and Atlantic, famous for its fresh-squeezed Orange Crush and ocean-view dining room.

  • Waterfront
  • Family Friendly

• ZZAS Pizza

  Oceanfront$$

  Boardwalk brick-oven sourdough pizzeria near the King Neptune statue, with a 130-year-old starter, a dog-friendly patio and dining room, and Thursday pup cups.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Happy Hour

• Beachside Social

  Oceanfront$$

  10,000-square-foot indoor games bar on Atlantic Avenue with floor shuffleboard, bocce, and board games alongside a fresh-cocktail list.

  • Date Night

• Big Sam's Raw Bar

  Oceanfront$$

  Rudee Inlet marina raw bar with waterfront seating, breakfast-through-dinner hours, and a daily happy hour.

  • Waterfront
  • Happy Hour
  • Family Friendly

• Love Song

  Oceanfront$$$

  Low-intervention, small-producer wine bar two blocks off the sand at the ocean end of Laskin Road, open Wednesday through Sunday evenings.

  • Date Night

• Orion's Roof

  Oceanfront$$$

  Cocktails and Asian-fusion 183 feet above the Atlantic atop the Marriott at 42nd Street, with late-night weekend hours and Saturday DJ sets.

  • Waterfront
  • Date Night
  • Open Late

• Repeal Bourbon & Burgers

  Oceanfront$$

  Bourbon bar and burger joint a block off the Boardwalk at 22nd Street — deep whiskey flights and signature burgers like The Capone.

  • Date Night

• Rudee's Restaurant & Cabana Bar

  Oceanfront$$

  Open-air marina bar on Rudee Inlet with a 2-7pm daily happy hour, signature cocktails, and charter-boat traffic for scenery.

  • Waterfront
  • Happy Hour
  • Outdoor Seating

• Sky Bar

  Oceanfront$$$

  Rooftop bar 21 floors atop the Hilton at 31st Street — Atlantic views, summer DJ sessions, and a winter igloo lounge.

  • Waterfront
  • Date Night
  • Live Music

• Smartmouth Pilot House

  Oceanfront$$

  Small-batch brewery and wood-fired pizza oven in a converted post office three blocks from the sand — home of Safety Dance pilsner and Savage Mondo.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Family Friendly

• The Bunker Brewpub & Cadence Hall

  Oceanfront$$

  Veteran-owned brewpub and music venue a block off the beach — Pineapple Grenade wheat on tap, hot chicken sandwiches, and touring acts at Cadence Hall.

  • Live Music
  • Family Friendly

• Waterman Spirits

  Oceanfront$$

  Oceanfront distillery pouring the nation's first organic coral-filtered vodka, next door to The Shack on 8th, with a bottle shop and mixology classes.

• Daybreak Coffee

  Oceanfront$

  Surf-and-skate-inspired indie shop a block off the beach at 23rd Street, pouring freshly roasted coffee for the dawn-patrol crowd from 7am.

  • Hidden Gem

• Perked Up Coffee Cafe

  Oceanfront$

  Family-friendly coffeehouse in the Pacific Place Shoppes a block off the boardwalk, serving breakfast and lunch to the resort strip.

  • Family Friendly

• VLOVE Coffee House

  Oceanfront$$

  Independent coffee house at 26th and Atlantic brewing Counter Culture Coffee with formally trained baristas, steps from the boardwalk.

• Virginia Beach Oceanfront (Resort Beach)

  Oceanfront

  The Resort Beach is the Virginia Beach most visitors picture: three miles of wide Atlantic sand fronting the concrete Boardwalk, with hotels, restaurants,…

  • Family Friendly
  • Free

• Beach Garden Park

  Oceanfront

  An 18-acre surprise a few minutes' drive from the boardwalk: half a mile of paved trail and wooden decking carries walkers over tidal wetlands where herons,…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly
  • Hidden Gem

• JT's Grommet Island Park

  Oceanfront

  The first 100% accessible oceanfront park of its kind in America: 15,000 square feet of playground built directly on the beach at 2nd Street and the Boardwalk.…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

• Marshview Dog Park

  Oceanfront

  The closest fenced off-leash park to the Resort Strip — critical local knowledge in summer, when dogs are banned from the resort sand all day. Marshview's dog…

  • Dog Friendly
  • Free

• Marshview Park

  Oceanfront

  A hundred acres of woods on Lake Rudee hiding minutes from the Resort Strip, Marshview Park is the Oceanfront area's back-to-nature escape valve. ADA-compliant…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Dog Friendly
  • Hidden Gem

• Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum at the de Witt Cottage

  Oceanfront

  Built in 1895 as a wedding gift from Bernard Peabody Holland — Virginia Beach's first mayor — to his bride, the de Witt Cottage is the oldest remaining private…

  • Hidden Gem
  • Family Friendly

• Escapism

  Oceanfront

  Escapism runs two escape rooms out of a Laskin Road storefront that sits directly at the Oceanfront beside the King Neptune statue — about as…

• Flipper McCoys

  Oceanfront

  Two blocks off the Boardwalk at 22nd Street, Flipper McCoys packs more than 150 arcade games — vintage pinball alongside current cabinets, pool tables, air…

  • Family Friendly

• iFLY Indoor Skydiving Virginia Beach

  Oceanfront

  iFLY puts real freefall two blocks from the Boardwalk: a vertical wind tunnel at 25th and Pacific where four fans generating 1,600 horsepower create a…

  • Family Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

• Jungle Golf

  Oceanfront

  A Virginia Beach tradition for more than three decades, Jungle Golf packs 18 tropical-themed holes with lush landscaping onto a 23rd Street lot a block off the…

  • Family Friendly

• King Neptune Statue

  Oceanfront

  Virginia Beach's most-photographed landmark is a 34-foot bronze King Neptune rising out of Neptune's Park at 31st Street and Atlantic Avenue, trident in hand,…

  • Free
  • Wheelchair Accessible

• King Neptune's Indoor Blacklight 3-D Mini Golf

  Oceanfront

  Virginia Beach has no shortage of mini golf, but King Neptune's is the one locals name when the weather turns: a fully indoor, blacklight-drenched 10-hole…

  • Family Friendly

• Motor World Thrill Park

  Oceanfront

  A few minutes west of the Boardwalk, Motor World packs 11 go-kart tracks and 250 karts in 16 different styles — including a European-style adult speed track —…

  • Family Friendly
  • Seasonal

• Naval Aviation Monument Park

  Oceanfront

  A 16,000-square-foot plaza at 25th Street and Atlantic Avenue holds six larger-than-life bronze sculptures by Michael Maiden telling the story of naval…

  • Free

• Navy SEAL Monument (The Naked Warrior)

  Oceanfront

  Dedicated July 20, 2017, this Boardwalk monument at 38th Street filled a real gap: Virginia Beach — where the earliest Navy SEAL predecessors first came…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly

• Norwegian Lady Statue

  Oceanfront

  The nine-foot bronze woman gazing out to sea at 25th Street has an identical twin 4,000 miles away in Moss, Norway — Virginia Beach's sister city. Both were…

  • Free

• Old Coast Guard Station

  Oceanfront

  Wedged between Boardwalk high-rises at 24th Street sits a small 1903 Life-Saving Station — the Old Coast Guard Station, a museum on the National Register of…

  • Hidden Gem

• Virginia Beach Boardwalk

  Oceanfront

  The Boardwalk is Virginia Beach's spine: three miles of oceanfront promenade running from 2nd to 40th Street, poured in concrete rather than planked in wood,…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly
  • Date Night

• Virginia Beach Fishing Pier

  Oceanfront

  Pier fishing right in the middle of the resort area: this 15th Street pier extends straight out into the Atlantic from the Boardwalk, and no fishing license is…

  • Family Friendly
  • Seasonal

• Virginia Legends Walk

  Oceanfront

  Virginia's answer to the Hollywood Walk of Fame sits in 13th Street Park, a block off the Boardwalk: a free, self-guided outdoor walk honoring Virginians — by…

  • Free
  • Family Friendly

• Barclay Cottage Inn

  Oceanfront$$

  The oldest lodging in Virginia Beach still open to guests — an 1895 cottage with five rooms and wrap-around porches two blocks from the boardwalk.

  • Hidden Gem

• Barclay Towers Resort Hotel

  Oceanfront$$

  All-suite Boardwalk tower at 9th Street — 138 two-room suites, every one with a full kitchen and ocean-view balcony, plus a heated indoor pool.

  • Family Friendly
  • Waterfront

• Days Inn by Wyndham Virginia Beach At The Beach

  Oceanfront$Military Discount

  Economy beachfront hotel at 10th Street with waffle breakfast, a heated outdoor pool, and a documented military/veteran rate.

  • Military Discount

• DoubleTree by Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront South

  Oceanfront$$$

  Family- and group-friendly hotel at 6th Street near Rudee Inlet, with oceanfront-view rooms and a year-round indoor pool.

  • Family Friendly
  • Waterfront

• Embassy Suites by Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort

  Oceanfront$$$

  All-suite Cavalier Resort hotel at 41st Street — the resort's designated pet-friendly property, with staff who keep dog treats at the ready.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Waterfront
  • Family Friendly

• Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront

  Oceanfront$$

  Select-service oceanfront hotel at 19th Street with balcony ocean views, a heated indoor pool, and free hot breakfast.

  • Waterfront

• Hampton Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront North

  Oceanfront$$

  All-ocean-view 120-room hotel at 32nd Street with private balconies, free hot breakfast, a waterfall pool, and a dog-welcoming staff.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Waterfront
  • Family Friendly

• Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront

  Oceanfront$$$

  167-room oceanfront hotel at 33rd Street, opened 2014, with private balconies, two on-site restaurants, and indoor and outdoor pools.

  • Waterfront

• Hilton Vacation Club Oceanaire Resort Hotel

  Oceanfront$$$

  Suite-style oceanfront resort at 34th Street with full kitchens, four pools including a zero-entry family pool, and a game room.

  • Family Friendly
  • Waterfront

• Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront

  Oceanfront$$$$

  289-room Boardwalk tower at 30th Street with Virginia's first rooftop infinity pool and the Sky Bar, twenty-one stories above the sand.

  • Waterfront

• Holiday Inn & Suites Virginia Beach North Beach

  Oceanfront$$$

  238-room oceanfront family resort at 39th Street with the Splish-Splash Lagoon waterpark, an indoor lazy river, and a kids-eat-free program.

  • Family Friendly
  • Waterfront

• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Virginia Beach Oceanfront

  Oceanfront$$

  Family-focused hotel at 26th Street with direct beach access, a heated indoor pool, and free continental breakfast.

  • Family Friendly
  • Waterfront

• Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort

  Oceanfront$$$$

  The Cavalier Resort's upscale on-the-sand tower at 42nd Street, with access to the resort's nine restaurants, six pools, and SeaHill Spa.

  • Waterfront

• Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront

  Oceanfront$

  Budget oceanfront tower at 28th Street with beach-facing rooms and a sister pool-facing property next door for a lower rate.

  • Waterfront

• The Breakers Resort Inn

  Oceanfront$$

  Family-owned Boardwalk hotel at 16th Street beside the fishing pier, with ocean-view rooms, kitchen-equipped efficiency suites, and a daily cafe.

  • Family Friendly
  • Waterfront

• The Historic Cavalier Hotel & Beach Club

  Oceanfront$$$$

  The restored 1927 grand hotel on the National Register — ten U.S. Presidents, an in-house distillery, SeaHill Spa, and Beach Club access.

• The Oceanfront Inn

  Oceanfront$$Military Discount

  Independent hotel at 29th and Atlantic with a documented book-direct military discount and a specialty in group and team stays.

  • Military Discount
  • Waterfront

• The Sitio

  Oceanfront$$$

  A 20-room surf-culture boutique hotel inside Atlantic Park, with a private pool deck and walk-out access to the surf lagoon and beach.

• Adventure Parasail & Rudee Inlet Jet Ski

  Oceanfront$$$

  Virginia Beach's original watersports operator since 1985 — parasailing, jet ski and kayak/SUP rentals, and banana boat rides at Rudee Inlet.

• AquaMan Sportfishing Charters

  Oceanfront$$$

  Two-boat Rudee Inlet charter operation — The Flat Line and The Game On — running inshore, nearshore, and offshore deep-sea trips around the clock.

• Bay Venture Boat Rentals

  Oceanfront$$$

  Self-drive 24-foot pontoon boat rentals for exploring Linkhorn Bay, Broad Bay, and the Lynnhaven Inlet — no boater's license required.

  • Hidden Gem

• Cherie's Bike Rentals

  Oceanfront$

  The boardwalk's oldest bike rental operation since 1984 — cruisers, tandems, family bikes, and skates from a dozen stands strung along the Oceanfront.

  • Family Friendly

• Chesapean Outdoors

  Oceanfront$$

  Virginia's original guided kayak-dolphin-tour company — dolphin eco-tours, a First Landing State Park paddle, and hourly kayak/SUP rentals from a Laskin Road dock.

  • Hidden Gem

• E-Fishinsea Sport Fishing Charters

  Oceanfront$$$$

  Capt. Greg Weaver's 35-foot tower boat out of Rudee Inlet, running offshore tuna and marlin trips plus inshore cobia and drum charters, tackle included.

• High Hopes Sportfishing

  Oceanfront$$$$

  Rudee Inlet's oldest continuously running charter — a 58-foot Gary Davis sportfisherman chasing marlin and tuna offshore, flounder and drum inshore.

  • Hidden Gem

• Kitty Hawk Kites — Virginia Beach

  Oceanfront$$Military Discount

  Virginia Beach outpost of the Outer Banks' Kitty Hawk Kites — kayak, SUP, and surf rentals and lessons at the Shops at 31 Ocean, with a documented military discount.

  • Military Discount

• Pirate Water Sports

  Oceanfront$$$

  Rudee-area parasail operator flying solo, tandem, or trio riders up to 1,000 feet for 8-10 minute flights aboard Coast Guard-inspected boats.

• Rudee Tours

  Oceanfront$$

  Rudee Inlet's 40-plus-year dolphin and whale watching fleet — the Rudee Flipper and Rudee Rocket — plus sunset cocktail cruises and a fireworks cruise.

  • Date Night
  • Seasonal

• VB Surf Sessions

  Oceanfront$$

  Licensed, lifeguard-certified oceanfront surf shop at 21st Street — surf lessons, SUP and kayak tours from Owl Creek, and year-round board and bike rentals.

  • Family Friendly

• Virginia Beach Fishing Center

  Oceanfront

  The Rudee Inlet marina hub for Virginia's largest sport-fishing charter fleet, booking inshore and 12-hour offshore trips from a dock 200 yards off the Atlantic.

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• North End
• Croatan
• Hilltop

• Aslin Beer Co.

  ViBe Creative District$$

  Aslin's ground-up ViBe District compound: taproom, IZZI kitchen, café, ice cream, and a big outdoor beer garden pouring Orange Starfish and Swell Maneuvers.

  • Outdoor Seating

• Back Bay Brewing Co. — Beach House

  ViBe Creative District$$

  Duck-blind-born Virginia Beach original pouring Steel Pier Bohemian Lager and Witch of Pungo Pumpkin Ale in a rustic taproom next to Gringo's Taqueria.

  • Hidden Gem

• Barrel 17

  ViBe Creative District$$

  ViBe District burger bar known for wagyu patties, house-made bacon jam, and a full plant-based menu, a short walk from the Oceanfront.

  • Vegan & Vegetarian Options
  • Hidden Gem

• Chesapeake Bay Distillery

  ViBe Creative District$$

  Virginia Beach's 2005-founded craft distillery in the ViBe District — 96-point Blue Ridge Vodka, an on-site ABC store, and free Saturday tours.

• Commune

  ViBe Creative District$$

  Farm-to-table ViBe District bakery-cafe sourcing over 90% of its ingredients from local sustainable farms, with everything made from scratch.

  • Vegan & Vegetarian Options
  • Hidden Gem

• Croc's 19th Street Bistro

  ViBe Creative District$$$

  ViBe District bistro since 1993 blending Lebanese-influenced seasonal cooking with a deep wine list and Thursday hours to 2am.

  • Outdoor Seating
  • Open Late