Baja Restaurant
Hidden GemBaja Restaurant is a seafood restaurant in Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, located at 3701 Sandpiper Rd. Sandbridge's end-of-the-road seafood spot right on Back Bay, with live entertainment and sunset water views.
Tucked among the dunes and cottages at the quiet southern end of Sandbridge, the Baja sits right on Back Bay — a bar-and-pizza joint turned seafood-specialty restaurant where the sunset over the water is half the draw. Live entertainment is a house tradition, and the attached Baja Coffee Company covers the morning shift. It feels like the end of the road because it nearly is: Little Island Park and the wildlife refuge are just beyond.
Know Before You Go
- Best for: sunset views over Back Bay
- Best for: live entertainment
- Best for: a quiet end-of-the-road setting
Visit
- Address: 3701 Sandpiper Rd, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 426-7748
- Website: https://bajasandbridge.com/
Last verified 2026-07-09.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
Warbirds Over the Beach
October 3, 2026 – October 4, 2026 · annual
The Military Aviation Museum's premier all-warbird air show fills its Princess Anne Road grounds with flying WWII-era aircraft, bringing the museum's own airworthy collection into the sky rather than leaving it static on display. The two-day show runs 9am to 5pm alongside the museum's regular exhibits; standard museum admission applies ($17 adults, $15 seniors/military/teachers, $10 ages 5-13, free for members, WWII veterans, and children 4 and under). It's the signature annual event for Pungo's rural southern end of the city, a genuine surprise for visitors who don't expect a working WWII airfield inside Virginia Beach limits.
Cherry Blossom Festival
March 26, 2027 – March 28, 2027 · annual
Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation's spring showcase fills Red Wing Park's cherry tree grove with live cultural performances, martial arts demonstrations, and hands-on crafts timed to peak bloom in late March. The 2026 edition added a first-ever Nighttime Hanami, lighting the blossoms after dark on opening evening before the daytime festival took over the weekend. Admission and parking are free, with an overflow grass field opening for weekend crowds -- a genuinely photogenic, low-key alternative to the Oceanfront festival circuit, along General Booth Boulevard.