Hampton Roads, VA
For Fried Chicken in Hampton Roads, the local food press points to BoBo's Fine Chicken, Pollard's Chicken at Tidewater (Norfolk), and Bonchon Norfolk. Picks from Coastal Virginia Magazine and The Virginian-Pilot, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Coastal Virginia Magazine and The Virginian-Pilot. Updated July 2026.
BoBo's Fine Chicken · Virginia Beach
Coastal Virginia Magazine's dedicated review of BoBo's Fine Chicken, owner Bo Midgett's Shore Drive spot in Virginia Beach, centered on wet-fried bone-in chicken brined and battered to order. The magazine also praised Granny Wilson's biscuits and the Pungo collards. Come for the bone-in chicken with a biscuit and a side of collards. A single-location Beach kitchen doing Southern fried chicken with real care.
Pollard's Chicken at Tidewater (Norfolk) · Norfolk
The Virginian-Pilot profiled Pollard's Chicken, the Hampton Roads mini-chain that Johnny Pollard's family founded in 1967 and has fried in pure vegetable oil since. This entry is the current Norfolk location on Tidewater Drive. Order the fried chicken with the sides that have kept generations of locals coming back. A homegrown institution, not a national chain, and a fixture of the metro's fried-chicken habit.
Bonchon Norfolk
Coastal Virginia Magazine's review of Bonchon in Norfolk praised the double-fried, hand-sauced Korean chicken while candidly critiquing the potstickers and bulgogi. This is the Granby Street location. The draw is the chicken, glazed in soy-garlic or spicy sauce and fried for a lacquered crunch. Order it as wings or drumsticks and keep the focus there. The metro's go-to for Korean fried chicken.
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