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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Coastal Virginia Magazine. Updated July 2026.
Peter Chang · Virginia Beach
Peter Chang brought his acclaimed Sichuan cooking to Virginia Beach, and Coastal Virginia Magazine's Global Eats roundup named the location among the region's standouts. The kitchen is known for the theatrical scallion bubble pancake and layered dry-fried dishes. Order the bubble pancake to start, then a dry-fried eggplant or the cumin lamb, and bring a group so you can spread the table wide. A serious Sichuan option on the Southside.
Judy's Sichuan Cuisine · Virginia Beach
Judy's Sichuan Cuisine cooks numbing, chili-forward Sichuan food on Constitution Drive in Virginia Beach, and Coastal Virginia Magazine's Global Eats roundup named it. The menu rewards diners who like real heat and mala spice. Order the mapo tofu, a plate of dan dan noodles and a whole fish in chili broth, and ask for the spice at full strength if you can take it. An independent kitchen with a Chesapeake sibling.
Jade Villa Chinese Restaurant · Virginia Beach
Jade Villa has served dim sum and Cantonese cooking on Independence Boulevard in Virginia Beach for years, and Coastal Virginia Magazine's Global Eats roundup named it for the carts. Weekend dim sum is the reason to go, with steamers circling the room. Order shrimp dumplings, char siu bao and turnip cake off the carts, and come with a group before noon on a weekend for the fullest selection. A longtime Southside standby.