Bravo! Italian Kitchen

• Outdoor terrace

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri — 3pm-6pm ($8 menu items including the Happy Hour Burger at the bar/terrace; $7 Wine Wednesday and $7 Martini Thursday)

• Best for: a structured happy hour (3-6pm weekdays) plus Wine/Martini specials on Wed/Thu

• Address: 193 Central Park Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23462, Virginia Beach, VA
• Phone: (757) 416-6000
• Website: https://www.bravoitalian.com/locations/virginia-beach/

Last verified 2026-07-11.

• 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

• 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

• Aldo's Ristorante

  Hilltop$$$

  Hilltop's white-tablecloth Italian standby since 1988 — seasonal pastas, an award-winning wine list, and indoor-outdoor dining at La Promenade.

  • Date Night
  • Outdoor Seating

• Gaston's Italian Steakhouse

  Hilltop$$$

  Hilltop Italian steakhouse at First Colonial Road pairing Wagyu Bolognese rigatoni with steakhouse surf-and-turf and veal chop.

  • Date Night
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Quiet & Peaceful

• Café Geneviève

  Town Center$$

  Parisian-style cafe inside the 1734 Carraway House — Virginia Beach's oldest wood-frame home — pouring espresso alongside house-made French pastries and macarons.

• Candlewood Suites Virginia Beach Town Center

  Town Center$$

  IHG extended-stay hotel near Town Center with full-kitchen suites, a 24-hour honor-system pantry, and quick access to the area's military bases.

  • Dog Friendly
  • Free Parking

• 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

• Crowne Plaza Virginia Beach Town Center

  Town Center$$$

  A recently renovated full-service Crowne Plaza in Virginia Beach's inland Town Center district, built around 12,000 square feet of event space.

  • Wheelchair Accessible

• 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

• Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Town Center

  Town Center$$

  A Town Center business hotel with complimentary garage parking, a heated indoor pool, and its own Garden Grille restaurant steps from the shops.

  • Free Parking
  • Wheelchair Accessible

• Town Center Summer Fest Music Series

  May 22, 2026 – September 7, 2026 · seasonal (nightly concerts, late May-early September)

  Town Center

  The Central Business District Association's free concert series takes over Town Center's Fountain Plaza most nights from late May through early September, with cover bands, tribute acts, and local musicians playing against the backdrop of the plaza's high-rises. Restaurants ringing the plaza put out sidewalk seating within earshot of the stage, turning a weeknight downtown into an impromptu outdoor show. It's the closest thing Virginia Beach's inland downtown has to the Oceanfront's summer concert culture -- free, walkable, and parked in the Town Center garages rather than beach lots.

• Last Night on the Town

  December 31, 2026 – January 1, 2027 · annual

  Town Center

  Town Center's alcohol-free New Year's Eve tradition takes over Fountain Plaza with a family DJ and light-up dance floor in the lower plaza, live headlining acts on the main stage, and a Virginia Beach ball drop at midnight. The Central Business District Association produces the free general-admission event with IMGoing, alongside a paid 21-and-over VIP experience hosted by Cantina Laredo. It's the inland counterpart to the Oceanfront's summer festival season — Town Center's high-rises and restaurant patios standing in for the boardwalk crowd.

• Virginia Beach Restaurant Week

  January 15, 2027 – January 24, 2027 · annual

  Hilltop

  The Virginia Beach Restaurant Association's flagship dining event fills each January with prix-fixe menus at roughly five dozen restaurants citywide, from Laskin Road institutions to Oceanfront hotel dining rooms. The 2026 edition ran the theme 'Tastes & Traditions, A Culinary Celebration by Land and by Sea,' spotlighting Chesapeake staples like crab, oysters, ham, and peanuts alongside modern reinterpretations. A companion Dine & Stay program bundles discounted rates at more than a dozen partner hotels, making it as much a slow-season visitor draw as a locals' night out. The VBRA runs the event out of its Laskin Road office in Hilltop, the city's densest cluster of independent kitchens.