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Places in Charlottesville

594 places to eat & drink in Charlottesville

3,891 places in Charlottesville: 594 places to eat and drink, 372 shops, 302 things to do and 66 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
3,891
86 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
594
13 per 1,000 residents
Shops
372
80 gifts · 30 antiques · 23 books
Things to do
302
60 outdoors · 70 arts · 75 landmarks
Places to stay
66
1.5 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Charlottesville have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A food town594 places to eat and drink, 13 per 1,000 residents.A coffee town68 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 110 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages70 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Breweries & tasting rooms23 breweries, wineries and distilleries among 75 places to drink.
The map

Where Charlottesville gathers

829 of Charlottesville’s 3,891 places sit within a five-minute walk of E Main St.

E Main St
829places in a five-minute walk of E Main St21% of Charlottesville’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

594 places to eat & drink

390 restaurants, 110 cafés & treats, 75 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

302 things to do

97 fitness & sports, 75 history & landmarks, 70 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 70 arts & culture →
Shops

372 shops

80 gifts & boutiques, 63 clothing, 59 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

66 places to stay

62 hotels & inns, 4 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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See all 62 hotels & inns →
Everyday

2,080 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Health care 563Cvs Pharmacy · Balanced Chiropractic and Physical Therapy · Charlottesville OrthodonticsOffices & pros 361MichieHamlett · Skeen Law Offices · Snook & Haughey, PCHair & beauty 181Alma & Mela Inc Hair Salon · Roots Hair & Design · The Coterie SuitesHome services 173Bob's Leather & Shoe Repair · AAMCO Transmissions · Browns Lock and SafeBanks & insurance 142Bank Of America · Bank Of America · UVA Community Credit UnionAuto & gas 115NAPA Auto Parts · NTB National Tire and Battery · Settle Tire Co.Groceries & convenience 57Market Street Wine · Corner Grocery · 7 Day JrPets 24Animal Hospital of Ivy Square · Monticello Animal Hospital · Old Dominion Animal HospitalOther services 464UVA Health University Medical Associates · UVA Health Cardiac Surgery Clinic · Fry's Spring Beach Club
Community

477 schools, churches & public places

Where Charlottesville learns, worships and gets things done.

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Community groups 167The Habitat Store · Arc Of The Piedmont · The Salvation ArmySchools & childcare 135First Presbyterian Church Charlottesville Preschool · Charlottesville High School · Charlottesville Day SchoolPlaces of worship 97Meadows Presbyterian Church · St Thomas Aquinas Church · St Mark Lutheran ChurchTown & public services 78United States Postal Service · United States Postal Service · County of Albemarle

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.