Food Guide

A curated list of local eats, markets, & events in and around Nelson County, VA.

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🌎 Visiting Nelson and enjoying local eats allows you to have a positive impact on the local community and environment.

✅ Look for local restaurants committed to sustainable practices such as utilizing locally sourced & sustainable ingredients

✅ Have fun cooking local by visiting farmer’s markets and selecting regionally grown and seasonal ingredients. You’ll find higher quality & the lowest carbon footprint.

✅ Plan ahead by checking business hours and market dates.

🍽 Below is a collection of the most recommended businesses and foodie events for your taste buds to enjoy!

*See featured places with info below*

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Restaurants, Cafes, & Food Trucks

• Basic Necessities

• Blue Mountain Brewery

• Blue Mountain Brewery & Smokin'

• Blue Toad Cidery

• Blue Ridge Pig

• Bold Kitchen at Bold Rock Cidery

• Devils Backbone

• El Mariachi Authentic Mexican*

• Fire & Frost Woodfired Bakery

• Guiseppe's Italian

• Hill Top Meadery

• Iron & Ale at Stoney Creek

• Paulie's Pig-Out

• Pippin Hill (cville)

• Margarita's Mexican

• Mountain Mama's Fire Grill

• Rapunzel's Coffee & Books

• Scratch Kitchen at Brewing Tree

• Sweet Bliss Bakery

• The Copper Mine Bistro at Wintergreen Resort

• The Edge at Wintergreen Resort

• The Market and Deli at Wintergreen Resort

• Three Notch'd

• Trager Brothers Coffee Roasters

• Wood Ridge Farm & Brewery

• Vito's Pizza & Italian Grill

Farms, Markets, & Craft Foods

• Basic Necessities' Wine & Cheese Shop

• Blue Ridge Bucha

• Black Bear Creamery

• Critzer Family Farm

• Dickie Brothers Orchard

• Double H Farm

• Drumheller's Orchard

• Franklins Notch Mushrooms

• Greenwood Grocery (Crozet)

• Hill Top Berry Farm

• Little Hat Creek

• Lovingston Farmers Market

• Montebello Country Store & Cafe

• Mountain House Trading Co.

• Nelson Farmer's Market (8-12PM Sat | May-Oct)

• River Oak Farm

• Rockfish Valley Community Center - Winter Indoor Market (9-12PM Sat | Nov-Mar); Pancake Breafast

• Saunders Brothers Farm Market

• Silver Creek & Seamans' Orchards

• The Mill Race Market at Woodson's Mill

• Uncommon Cakes

Events

• Annual Oyster Fest at Cardinal Point Winery (Fall)

• Apple Butter Festival at Bryant's Cidery & Brewery (Fall)

• Taste of Nelson

Have a food option to share? Contact us about featuring your business/events.

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Featured Businesses

El Authentic Mexican

Locally owned restaurant with great food and fun staff! 37 Tanbark Plaza, Lovingston

Blue Mountain Brewery

Trip Notes: Simply one of the best table-service restaurants with a fun and lively atmosphere. Plan ahead, as this place is very popular (for obvious reasons).

Blue Ridge Pig

Trip Notes: Delish BBQ takeout with outdoor seating.

Stay tuned for more features and trip notes coming soon!