The Duffy's Guidebook of All the Things to Do, Eat, and see on your visit!!

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The Duffy's Guidebook of All the Things to Do, Eat, and see on your visit!!

Best Seafood Restaurants on the Oceanfront

Sure we are surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Chesapeake Bay and numerous other waterways!!! But choosing the best place to hunker down and enjoy some of the greatest seafood on our coast can be daunting! Let us ease your troubles with our choices of the best seafood from around the area!!
Waterman's has one of the BEST views on the Boardwalk! Fresh caught seafood and is family owned so you KNOW you are getting the greatest service, food and ambiance!!! There is also a great little outside bar with the ring game and the best Orange Crushes on the beach! A MUST go to while you are here for breakfast, lunch or dinner! And, they have valet parking.
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Waterman's Surfside Grille
415 Atlantic Ave
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Waterman's has one of the BEST views on the Boardwalk! Fresh caught seafood and is family owned so you KNOW you are getting the greatest service, food and ambiance!!! There is also a great little outside bar with the ring game and the best Orange Crushes on the beach! A MUST go to while you are here for breakfast, lunch or dinner! And, they have valet parking.
THEY HAVE PARKING!! What is better than that? You may not always get it but it is worth a shot! 21st Street has a fantastic breakfast 7 days a week, with a breakfast buffet on weekends with some of the cheapest day drinking prices on the beach. Lunch and dinners are fantastic as well with great Happy Hours and Whiskey Wednesdays!
21st Street Seafood Raw Bar
2106 Pacific Ave
THEY HAVE PARKING!! What is better than that? You may not always get it but it is worth a shot! 21st Street has a fantastic breakfast 7 days a week, with a breakfast buffet on weekends with some of the cheapest day drinking prices on the beach. Lunch and dinners are fantastic as well with great Happy Hours and Whiskey Wednesdays!
Tucked away just off the busy oceanfront between Atlantic & Pacific Ave's on 23rd Street, Tautog's is a family owned business serving some of the best food on the beach. Don't blink because you will miss it. It's in a beautiful, shaker shingle house with an screened in porch and no identifying signage. The place is amazing, quaint and a can't miss if you are in town. Weekly specials are posted on the website and make it very difficult to chose between those or the regular menu!!!
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Tautog's Restaurant
205 23rd St
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Tucked away just off the busy oceanfront between Atlantic & Pacific Ave's on 23rd Street, Tautog's is a family owned business serving some of the best food on the beach. Don't blink because you will miss it. It's in a beautiful, shaker shingle house with an screened in porch and no identifying signage. The place is amazing, quaint and a can't miss if you are in town. Weekly specials are posted on the website and make it very difficult to chose between those or the regular menu!!!
Great daily specials. Large Outdoor seating area. Private parking lot. Out of this world Rum Runners!!! Harpoon Larry’s Fish House & Oyster Bar is a family owned and operated restaurant that first opened it's doors in 1991. We specialize in fresh, local seafood delivered straight to our back door. Everything on our menu is made in-house from the cocktail sauce to desserts. Our oyster list showcases eclectic selections from Canada, the East and West coasts, and a wide array from the Chesapeake Bay area. We strive to provide the freshest local seafood, service and over all experience to our customers.
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Harpoon Larry's Oyster Bar
216 24th St
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Great daily specials. Large Outdoor seating area. Private parking lot. Out of this world Rum Runners!!! Harpoon Larry’s Fish House & Oyster Bar is a family owned and operated restaurant that first opened it's doors in 1991. We specialize in fresh, local seafood delivered straight to our back door. Everything on our menu is made in-house from the cocktail sauce to desserts. Our oyster list showcases eclectic selections from Canada, the East and West coasts, and a wide array from the Chesapeake Bay area. We strive to provide the freshest local seafood, service and over all experience to our customers.
Amazing views! Beautiful decor. Fresh fish. Live music outside. What more could you ask for?
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Catch 31 Fish House & Bar
3001 Atlantic Ave
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Amazing views! Beautiful decor. Fresh fish. Live music outside. What more could you ask for?
Locals dive with great breakfast, lunch and dinner. For a seafood place, they have the best wings around! Parking is tight, so get there on the earlier end of meal times!!!
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Big Sam's Inlet Cafe & Raw Bar
300 Winston Salem Avenue
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Locals dive with great breakfast, lunch and dinner. For a seafood place, they have the best wings around! Parking is tight, so get there on the earlier end of meal times!!!
The Atlantic has one of the best happy hours and oyster bars on the beach. Cozy, bright and open space with valet parking!!!
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The Atlantic
3004 Pacific Ave
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The Atlantic has one of the best happy hours and oyster bars on the beach. Cozy, bright and open space with valet parking!!!

Best Dive Bars on the Beach

Sometimes you just don't want to be all that fancy on vacation! Sometimes you just want to hang and meet the locals in an unpretentious setting and imbibe in some eats and drinks. You will find these places just what the Dr. ordered!!!
If you want a dark, dingy dive-bar with great food and fun bartenders Seaside Raw Bar is that place!!! Located on the strip of Atlantic Avenue with an unpretentious, tiny outdoor seating area pop in here for some good eats and cheap drinks.
Seaside Raw Bar
2016 Atlantic Ave
If you want a dark, dingy dive-bar with great food and fun bartenders Seaside Raw Bar is that place!!! Located on the strip of Atlantic Avenue with an unpretentious, tiny outdoor seating area pop in here for some good eats and cheap drinks.
Great place with Peruvian influenced Mexican fare and fabulous table-side guacamole! Excellent Happy Hour from 4-8 and you get chips and salsa even if you aren't eating lunch or dinner. After dark/dinner the place starts to pop off to more of a night club on Thursday - Saturday nights.
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Side Street Cantina
205 11th St
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Great place with Peruvian influenced Mexican fare and fabulous table-side guacamole! Excellent Happy Hour from 4-8 and you get chips and salsa even if you aren't eating lunch or dinner. After dark/dinner the place starts to pop off to more of a night club on Thursday - Saturday nights.

Best Steakhouses on & near the Beach

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Zoes
713 19th St
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Things to do & places to eat on Sandbridge Island

Like a place you've always known... enjoy this quiet, coastal village called Sandbridge. Roll down the car windows, breathe in the salt air...you're almost there! Sandbridge welcomes you with open arms, ready to share the secrets most vacationers would like to keep to themselves. During your Sandbridge stay, feel free to be anything; a beach bum, sandcastle builder, beachcomber, fisherman, surfer, swimmer, dreamer, or stargazer. The possibilities are as endless as the sea and sky. Your mind will shift gears drifting into a rhythm free of schedules. Whether you plan on doing nothing or doing it all, you've come to the right place. While tucked away from the hustle and bustle, you're only minutes from exciting attractions, shopping, dining and the Virginia Beach oceanfront. Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a nearby neighbor worth visiting. So is the Atlantic Ocean whose shimmering waves lap at Sandbridge's secluded five-mile shore. Unpretentious and uncrowded, Sandbridge is a great vacation getaway. Many families make it a tradition, returning year after year. Come, let the charm of this coastal village - a slower, simpler way of life - work its magic on you.
Sandbridge Island Restaurant has been a favorite spot for locals and those just here to visit since 2006. We invite you to come and join us for lunch, pizza, dinner, or just a few drinks. You will find that we are one of the most relaxing spots in Virginia Beach with a great view of the ocean and a fun family atmosphere. We are winners in 5 categories for Best of the Beach Competition. We won Gold for Best Kept Secret and Best Deck & Outdoor Dining – and Bronze for Best Pizza, Best Ribs and Best Local’s Hangout. Also lots of Daily Specials and limited outdoor seating with beautiful views!
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Sandbridge Island Restaurant
205 Sandbridge Rd
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Sandbridge Island Restaurant has been a favorite spot for locals and those just here to visit since 2006. We invite you to come and join us for lunch, pizza, dinner, or just a few drinks. You will find that we are one of the most relaxing spots in Virginia Beach with a great view of the ocean and a fun family atmosphere. We are winners in 5 categories for Best of the Beach Competition. We won Gold for Best Kept Secret and Best Deck & Outdoor Dining – and Bronze for Best Pizza, Best Ribs and Best Local’s Hangout. Also lots of Daily Specials and limited outdoor seating with beautiful views!
American kitchen for surf ’n’ turf & cocktails, plus patio seating, live music & karaoke nights. FANTASTIC SUNSET VIEWS!!!!!!
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Baja Restaurant
3701 Sandpiper Rd
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American kitchen for surf ’n’ turf & cocktails, plus patio seating, live music & karaoke nights. FANTASTIC SUNSET VIEWS!!!!!!
Visitors and locals alike find down-home meals with killer She-Crab soup, steamed blue crabs, shrimp & crab omelettes and full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. Get there early on weekends for breakfast to avoid the crowd! Reasonably priced Mimosa's & Bloody Mary's and excellent breakfast, lunch and dinner. Local and tourist favorite for years after years!
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Margie & Ray's Crabhouse
1240 Sandbridge Rd
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Visitors and locals alike find down-home meals with killer She-Crab soup, steamed blue crabs, shrimp & crab omelettes and full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. Get there early on weekends for breakfast to avoid the crowd! Reasonably priced Mimosa's & Bloody Mary's and excellent breakfast, lunch and dinner. Local and tourist favorite for years after years!
Snug, down-home seafood stop offering dishes such as lobster rolls, fish tacos & shrimp & potatoes. They offer a inside and outside dining as well as take-out and a HUGE selection of Simply Steamed Pots. Their pots are packed with your choice of seafood, red potatoes, corn on the cob, onions and Simply's special spice blend!! Dunking sauces, real butter, seafood shellers and cooking instructions included for those dining in or taking out. Order ahead and have a beach or bring to your next BBQ!!
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Simply Steamed
2545 Sandpiper Rd
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Snug, down-home seafood stop offering dishes such as lobster rolls, fish tacos & shrimp & potatoes. They offer a inside and outside dining as well as take-out and a HUGE selection of Simply Steamed Pots. Their pots are packed with your choice of seafood, red potatoes, corn on the cob, onions and Simply's special spice blend!! Dunking sauces, real butter, seafood shellers and cooking instructions included for those dining in or taking out. Order ahead and have a beach or bring to your next BBQ!!
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge was established on June 6, 1938 as a 4,589-acre refuge to provide feeding and resting habitat for migratory birds. It is a critical segment in the Atlantic Flyway. As the metropolitan area of Virginia Beach began to grow in the 1980's, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursued a land acquisition program to double the size of Back Bay NWR in order to protect the watershed from harmful development. Since 1988 the Refuge has grown to over 9,250 acres, protecting critical habitat for wildlife, which years ago had been zoned for residential and commercial use. The Friends of Back Bay was instrumental in gaining approval for the expansion and obtaining $24 million of funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to purchase land from willing sellers within the acquisition boundary. The expansion provided a buffer against development, thus reducing erosion and runoff of fertilizers and chemicals that pollute Back Bay. As a result water quality has improved, there has been a marked increase in the amount of submerged aquatic vegetation and the numbers of ducks, geese and other waterbirds have increased. Back Bay NWR includes a thin strip of barrier island coastline typical of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, as well as upland areas on the west bank of Back Bay. Habitats include beach, dunes, woodlands, agricultural fields, and emergent freshwater marshes. The majority of refuge marshes are on islands within the waters of Back Bay. Thousands of tundra swans, snow and Canada geese and a large variety of ducks visit the refuge during the fall/winter migration. Refuge waterfowl populations usually peak during December and January. The refuge also provides habitat for other wildlife, including such threatened and endangered species as the loggerhead sea turtle, piping plover and recently recovered species like the brown pelican and bald eagle. Back Bay NWR provides over eight miles of scenic trails, a visitor contact station, interpretive programming and, with advance scheduling, group educational opportunities. We are located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, immediately south of Sandbridge beach at the southern end of Sandpiper Road. Outdoor facilities are open daily dawn to dusk. The Visitor Contact Station hours are 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Tuesday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 4:00 P.M. weekends. The Visitor Contact Station is closed on Sundays, Labor Day through Memorial Day and closed holidays, except Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day
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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
4005 Sandpiper Rd
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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge was established on June 6, 1938 as a 4,589-acre refuge to provide feeding and resting habitat for migratory birds. It is a critical segment in the Atlantic Flyway. As the metropolitan area of Virginia Beach began to grow in the 1980's, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursued a land acquisition program to double the size of Back Bay NWR in order to protect the watershed from harmful development. Since 1988 the Refuge has grown to over 9,250 acres, protecting critical habitat for wildlife, which years ago had been zoned for residential and commercial use. The Friends of Back Bay was instrumental in gaining approval for the expansion and obtaining $24 million of funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to purchase land from willing sellers within the acquisition boundary. The expansion provided a buffer against development, thus reducing erosion and runoff of fertilizers and chemicals that pollute Back Bay. As a result water quality has improved, there has been a marked increase in the amount of submerged aquatic vegetation and the numbers of ducks, geese and other waterbirds have increased. Back Bay NWR includes a thin strip of barrier island coastline typical of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, as well as upland areas on the west bank of Back Bay. Habitats include beach, dunes, woodlands, agricultural fields, and emergent freshwater marshes. The majority of refuge marshes are on islands within the waters of Back Bay. Thousands of tundra swans, snow and Canada geese and a large variety of ducks visit the refuge during the fall/winter migration. Refuge waterfowl populations usually peak during December and January. The refuge also provides habitat for other wildlife, including such threatened and endangered species as the loggerhead sea turtle, piping plover and recently recovered species like the brown pelican and bald eagle. Back Bay NWR provides over eight miles of scenic trails, a visitor contact station, interpretive programming and, with advance scheduling, group educational opportunities. We are located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, immediately south of Sandbridge beach at the southern end of Sandpiper Road. Outdoor facilities are open daily dawn to dusk. The Visitor Contact Station hours are 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Tuesday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 4:00 P.M. weekends. The Visitor Contact Station is closed on Sundays, Labor Day through Memorial Day and closed holidays, except Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day
Sandbridge Market is the only market on the Island boasting home-made sandwiches for breakfast and lunch, groceries, beer & wine as well as providing any of your needs to complete you day at the beach!!
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Sandbridge Seaside Market
209 Sandbridge Rd
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Sandbridge Market is the only market on the Island boasting home-made sandwiches for breakfast and lunch, groceries, beer & wine as well as providing any of your needs to complete you day at the beach!!

Local Pubs

Everyone loves a down to earth, local pub while they are vacationing. Don't they? Check out some of the standouts that we recommend that have great eats, drinks, live music and some with outdoor seating.
Great for families! Large game room & live music! Beatles themed tavern across from the beach with a weekend brunch and lunch and dinner served daily.
Abbey Road Pub & Restaurant
203 22nd St
Great for families! Large game room & live music! Beatles themed tavern across from the beach with a weekend brunch and lunch and dinner served daily.

Coffee Houses

You want to enjoy every moment of your vacation and some of you might need a jolt of caffeine to get you up and moving. We have compiled list of the best coffee houses in the area that are sure to get your eyes open and your day started on the right foot!
In 1989, Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii was born on the shores of the Big Island, Hawaii, with a goal of sharing American-grown, premium Hawaiian coffee from Kauai, Waialua (Oahu), Maui, and 100% Kona coffee with coffee lovers everywhere. Since then, we’ve been successful in spreading the “Aloha Spirit” by combining great coffee with great service that makes you the center of our attention, and we do that in a memorable, relaxing – even playful – environment that let’s you…be you!
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Bad Ass Coffee
619 18th St
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In 1989, Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii was born on the shores of the Big Island, Hawaii, with a goal of sharing American-grown, premium Hawaiian coffee from Kauai, Waialua (Oahu), Maui, and 100% Kona coffee with coffee lovers everywhere. Since then, we’ve been successful in spreading the “Aloha Spirit” by combining great coffee with great service that makes you the center of our attention, and we do that in a memorable, relaxing – even playful – environment that let’s you…be you!

Best Breakfast on the Beach

Mary’s Kitchen is The Local’s Favorite at the beach for breakfast and lunch for over 60 years… And we’re still offering good home cooking and quick friendly service at reasonable prices! One of the best breakfast places on the beach!!! There is usually a wait so get there early!!
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Mary's Restaurant
616 Virginia Beach Blvd
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Huntley's is a locally owned FABULOUS breakfast & lunh restaurant located just five minutes from the house. The owners and staff and just fantastic and the food is amazing. They have early bird specials Monday - Friday from 7-9:30 am that include $1.99 Mimosas and Bloody Mary's!! Get there early on weekends as they get packed quickly and only have a couple of outdoor tables.
Huntley's Place
Huntley's is a locally owned FABULOUS breakfast & lunh restaurant located just five minutes from the house. The owners and staff and just fantastic and the food is amazing. They have early bird specials Monday - Friday from 7-9:30 am that include $1.99 Mimosas and Bloody Mary's!! Get there early on weekends as they get packed quickly and only have a couple of outdoor tables.