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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in VEER Magazine and Coastal Virginia Magazine. Updated July 2026.
Colley Cantina · Norfolk
VEER Magazine calls Colley Cantina a beloved neighborhood dive bar, and Coastal Virginia Magazine lists it among the area's neighborhood bars and pubs. Open on Colley Avenue since 1991, it pairs a Ghent barroom with a Cal-Mex kitchen. Come for cold drinks and a burrito at the bar. A genuine, long-running Norfolk dive with food worth ordering rather than just an afterthought.
South Beach Grill · Virginia Beach
Coastal Virginia Magazine describes South Beach Grill as a legendary Norfolk Avenue dive in Virginia Beach, which is exactly the register it plays. Behind the dive-bar front, the kitchen turns out prime rib and Oysters Rockefeller, and there is live music. Come for a drink and stay for a plate that outkicks the room. A Beach institution that hides real cooking behind a divey face.