Pungo & Blackwater
Rural southern Virginia Beach — farm stands, you-pick strawberry fields, and country roads, plus the Military Aviation Museum's flying WWII warbirds.
What It's Like
A genuine surprise for visitors who think VB is all boardwalk: working farmland inside city limits. The Pungo Strawberry Festival is a local institution. Slow roads, farm markets, and big skies — the city's hidden-gem anchor.
Restaurants in Pungo & Blackwater
All restaurants in Pungo & BlackwaterBlue Pete's RestaurantHidden Gem
Pungo-area seafood restaurant known locally as a 'locals' secret,' serving dinner nightly plus a full weekend brunch service.
Pungo Boys BBQHidden Gem
Family-run Pungo smokehouse where the meats smoke sixteen hours — try the Alabama white sauce smoked turkey or the Brunswick stew.
Pungo Pizza & Ice Cream
Family-run Pungo pizzeria since 1998 with a game room, ice cream counter, and enclosed deck for large groups.
- Family Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
ShoreBreak Pizza & TapHouse — Pungo
Pungo location of the 'Fiercely Independent since 2003' pizza-and-burger taphouse, with a Monday-Friday 3-5:30pm happy hour.
TASTE — Pungo
Pungo outpost of the Hampton Roads gourmet market-and-cafe chain founded in 1973, known for made-to-order sandwiches and craft beverages.
The Bee & The Biscuit
Breakfast-and-lunch spot in a circa-1919 Pungo cottage, known for fresh-made biscuits, Colossal Cinnamon Rolls, and a garden patio.
- Outdoor Seating
- Family Friendly
Bars in Pungo & Blackwater
All barsFlip Flops VB Grill
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives-featured tropical grill in rural Blackwater near Munden Point Park, known for Caribbean-inflected seafood.
Heirloom
Family-owned Pungo wine bar and farm-to-table kitchen with seasonal small plates, serious wine, and a 4-5:30pm happy hour.
Monk's PlaceHidden Gem
Cash-only Pungo roadhouse pouring since the 1940s — dollar-bill walls, paper-plate burgers with a cult following, and fried gizzards on the menu.
- Hidden Gem
- Outdoor Seating
Pungo Sports Bar & Grill
Rural Princess Anne Road sports bar near Monk's Place, known for cheap drinks and cheeseburgers, with a Wed-Sat happy hour and an all-day Sunday one.
Coffee Shops in Pungo & Blackwater
All coffee shopsAstraea Coffee
Pet-friendly cafe in a converted house near the Municipal Center courthouse cluster, pairing coffee with bagels, wraps, and a fresh bakery case.
- Dog Friendly
CorduroyHidden Gem
Melbourne-inspired coffee and made-from-scratch food in a historic Pungo Village home — the rebrand of longtime local favorite Sawdust Road.
Parks in Pungo & Blackwater
All parksMunden Point Park
Deep in rural southern Virginia Beach, 100-acre Munden Point Park sits on the North Landing River — a major leg of the Intracoastal Waterway — and feels more…
Pungo Ferry Landing Park
A working boat launch on the North Landing River deep in rural southern Virginia Beach, Pungo Ferry Landing is currently mid-upgrade: construction beginning in…
West Neck Creek Natural AreaHidden Gem
A 217-acre wooded natural area kept deliberately undeveloped, West Neck Creek borders West Neck Road and Princess Anne Road in the rural southern reach of the…
Attractions in Pungo & Blackwater
All attractionsCullipher Farm Market
A working farm market on Princess Anne Road in the heart of Pungo, open seasonally April through October for pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, peaches,…
Military Aviation MuseumHidden Gem
Out among the farm fields of Pungo sits one of the world's largest private collections of flyable World War I and World War II aircraft — and 'flyable' is the…
Guides Featuring Pungo & Blackwater
Nearby Neighborhoods
Near Pungo & Blackwater
Back Bay GetawaysHidden Gem
Sandbridge's southernmost outfitter, near Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge — guided kayak and bike tours, rentals, and overnight trips into False Cape.
Back Bay National Wildlife RefugeHidden Gem
Immediately south of Sandbridge, Back Bay NWR protects thousands of acres of barrier-spit habitat — beach, dunes, maritime forest, and freshwater marsh — that…
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge BeachHidden Gem
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge protects about 3 miles of Atlantic shoreline south of Sandbridge, reached on foot from the Visitor Contact Station via two…
Baja Coffee Co
Sandbridge's morning coffee counter alongside Baja Restaurant, pouring Fair Trade Organic Peruvian coffee and cold brew from 7am to noon.
Baja RestaurantHidden Gem
Sandbridge's end-of-the-road seafood spot right on Back Bay, with live entertainment and sunset water views.
Boardwok RestaurantHidden Gem
Family-owned Chinese and Asian-American kitchen near Sandbridge with a weather-permitting outdoor lanai and made-to-order, gluten-free-friendly dishes.
- Outdoor Seating
- Hidden Gem