TASTE — Pungo
TASTE — Pungo is a american & comfort food restaurant in Pungo & Blackwater, Virginia Beach, located at 2140 Locksley Arch, Virginia Beach, VA 23456. Pungo outpost of the Hampton Roads gourmet market-and-cafe chain founded in 1973, known for made-to-order sandwiches and craft beverages.
TASTE traces back to 1973, when Peter Coe opened a single wine-and-cheese shop in Virginia Beach; the Pungo location carries that history forward as a hybrid gourmet market and cafe, with made-to-order salads, sandwiches, and soups alongside housemade prepared foods and craft beverages. The company became 100% employee-owned in 2024, a rare structure for a Hampton Roads food business now ten locations deep.
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- Address: 2140 Locksley Arch, Virginia Beach, VA 23456, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 916-8355
- Website: https://www.tasteunlimited.com/
Last verified 2026-07-11.
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