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A Locals Guide to Town Centre, Virginia Beach

Visit Virginia Beach • 24 April 2018

As the downtown district, Town Centre is a hub for dining, nightlife, shopping, and the arts in Virginia Beach. While nationally recognised brands like Ruth's Chris Steak House, The Cheesecake Factory, The Loft, The Funny Bone Comedy Club, Anthropologie, and Cold Stone Creamery will bring you in, Town Centre is also home to many gems that can only be found locally. Do yourself a favour and check them out. Here is the locals guide to Town Centre:


Shopping

Shopping at Virginia Beach Town Centre

When you have shopping on the brain, the downtown district will not disappoint. While Town Centre is a shopaholics dream with stores like lululemon athletica, Monkee’s, Paper Source, Free People, and The Loft, there are some local shops that will be a great addition to your shopping adventure. After you’ve filled your bags with all the clothes and crafts your closets can handle, you’re not done yet! Eclectic Design Florist & Gift and Hinterland Trading are both a must-visit for lovers of plants. Hinterland Trading even offers workshops on creating your own succulent terrariums. And don’t forget about Rover! Mrs. Bones has been creating custom dog collars and leashes from more than 500 brocade, tapestry, velvet, tartan and jacquard woven trims. Your pooch will soon be as up to speed on the latest fashion trends as you are.


Restaurants

Keegan's Irish Pub at Virginia Beach Town Centre

You’re definitely going to want to be hungry when visiting Town Centre, because the local food options are plentiful. From sunrise to sunset, there’s always something good cooking. Start your day with a nitro brew coffee or juice and a smoothie bowl at Town Centre Cold Pressed, whose locally-sourced menu is as tasty as it is good for you. With other delicious food options like Saffron Indian Bistro, Zushi Japanese Bistro, Simply Fresh Cafe & Market, and Keagan’s Irish Pub, you’ll be eating well for many days to come.


Drinks

Twist Martini & Associates at Virginia Beach Town Centre

Town Centre also isn’t lacking in local options to wash it all down, either, and they have a little something for everyone. While it may be a nationally-franchised restaurant, the brews pouring out of Gordon Biersch Restaurant Brewery are all created and brewed locally, and definitely worth a sip. For lovers of wine, Sonoma Wine Bar has hundreds of options, essentially on tap. While deciding which wines to try may be difficult, drinking them certainly isn’t. Twist Martini & Associates is the place to be if you’re looking to end your evening with a couple of cocktails. Try the Happy Martini. It will definitely put a smile on your face.


Desserts

The Royal Chocolate at Virginia Beach Town Centre

If you’re in search of something a little sweeter, you have options too. Candy connoisseurs can find some of our favourite local confections at The Royal Chocolate. With their melt-in-your-mouth chocolate made right there in the shop, this place is worth a visit for the aromas alone. If cake is more your speed, Just Cupcakes, who has been featured on the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” is the spot for you. After you finish your cupcake, head over to Confetti Café & Gelato for a scoop of mouth-watering homemade gelato to go with it. It’s vacation - live a little.


Arts

Sandler Centre for the Performing Arts at Virginia Beach Town Centre

For lovers of the performing arts, Town Centre is home to live productions featuring everything from local artists and regional symphonies to legends of the stage. Every Wednesday evening in the summer, don’t miss the dancing and dishes at YNot Wednesdays? concert series in the Sandler Centre Plaza, with musical acts of all genres and generations. Speaking of Sandler Centre for the Performing Arts, the 1,200 seat hall is a masterpiece of acoustical engineering that opened in 2007, and now brings acts from all over the world, including national recording artists, world-renowned symphonies and orchestras, and theatrical masterpieces.

For a cosier experience that can only be found in Virginia Beach, Zeiders American Dream Theatre is a professional non-profit theatre that gives local writers, performers, and artists the perfect platform to inspire artistic expression of all varieties and has become an integral part of the local arts community.

For fans of the visual arts, don’t miss the nationally-acclaimed Jones Art Gallery, featuring original paintings from three generations of the Jones Family. Collectively, the family’s artwork has graced the covers of nine New York Times Best Sellers, including works by John Grisham and Ian McEwan, and has received artwork credits in over 100 million books to date.

With nationally-recognized brands, local boutiques, live entertainment and unlimited culinary options, Virginia Beach Town Centre is a must-add to your Virginia Beach itinerary. Start planning your trip now!


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