Experience Roanoke!
Our Fave Nearby Neighborhood Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Breweries and more!
Within a mile to two miles from the house, or just a block or two in some cases, there are a multitude of neighborhoods (Old Southwest, Wasena, Grandin Village, South Roanoke & Downtown) that are chock full of locally owned restaurants, cafes, bakeries, coffee shops, breweries, and honey wine, etc. We have them listed from closest to the house out - many within easy walking distance - or a ride on a Zagster bike! Our guests get 2 hours free!
Home brews, food truck, and a patio for enjoying an historic city neighborhood with the locals.
14 locals recommend
A Few Old Goats Brewing
515 8th St SWHome brews, food truck, and a patio for enjoying an historic city neighborhood with the locals.
Grab a seat on the patio and enjoy burgers, pizzas, and comfort food from all over the world, along with a fabulous selection of cocktails, wine, and beer.
10 locals recommend
food fanatics kitchen
551 Marshall Ave SWGrab a seat on the patio and enjoy burgers, pizzas, and comfort food from all over the world, along with a fabulous selection of cocktails, wine, and beer.
Quite a hip place! Excellent tacos, tequila bar, and outdoor patio.
36 locals recommend
Tuco’s Taqueria Garaje
416 Salem Ave SWQuite a hip place! Excellent tacos, tequila bar, and outdoor patio.
Excellent burgers and brews in a hip part of Old Southwest. Patio seating also available.
21 locals recommend
Beamer's 25
357 Salem Ave SWExcellent burgers and brews in a hip part of Old Southwest. Patio seating also available.
An excellent selection of brews and an impressive outdoor seating area. Near plenty of restaurants that deliver.
54 locals recommend
Big Lick Brewing Company
409 Salem Ave SWAn excellent selection of brews and an impressive outdoor seating area. Near plenty of restaurants that deliver.
A bike shop that serves amazing coffee, grit bowls, nachos, rice bowls, local draft beers and more at their little bar.
Downshift - Handcrafted Bikes & Brews
806 Wasena Avenue SouthwestA bike shop that serves amazing coffee, grit bowls, nachos, rice bowls, local draft beers and more at their little bar.
Amazing crepes, lattes, apple cider vinegar drinks, spinach and quinoa bowls and much more! Super healthy and delicious. Also with outdoor seating!
Garden Song Eco Cafe
808 5th St SWAmazing crepes, lattes, apple cider vinegar drinks, spinach and quinoa bowls and much more! Super healthy and delicious. Also with outdoor seating!
Café and bakery in the cutest part of the Old Southwest neighborhood. Great for lunch or dinner. Sidewalk seating if you are looking for a place to enjoy the neighborhood outside.
23 locals recommend
Evie's Bistro and Bakery
1212 4th St SWCafé and bakery in the cutest part of the Old Southwest neighborhood. Great for lunch or dinner. Sidewalk seating if you are looking for a place to enjoy the neighborhood outside.
A honey wine tasting room! And locally roasted coffee too. Go in and enjoy a tasting while you play cards or a board game while there- Main St. in the neighborhood of Wasena. Easy walking distance. A new restaurant and coffee shop are on their way too!
The Hive Tasting Room
1116-A Main St SWA honey wine tasting room! And locally roasted coffee too. Go in and enjoy a tasting while you play cards or a board game while there- Main St. in the neighborhood of Wasena. Easy walking distance. A new restaurant and coffee shop are on their way too!
Excellent eats and brews right on the Roanoke River Greenway - patio also available.
35 locals recommend
Wasena City Tap Room & Grill
806 Wasena Ave SWExcellent eats and brews right on the Roanoke River Greenway - patio also available.
Adirondack chairs and fire pits right on the Roanoke River Greenway! Great food and drinks. Deck dining and occasional live entertainment.
34 locals recommend
The Green Goat
802 Wiley Dr SWAdirondack chairs and fire pits right on the Roanoke River Greenway! Great food and drinks. Deck dining and occasional live entertainment.
One of our favorite places to eat downtown! Excellent craft cocktails, entrees, and we just love their bowl of mussels with crispy bread. Enjoy a window seat or right at the bar.
40 locals recommend
Lucky Restaurant
18 Kirk Ave SWOne of our favorite places to eat downtown! Excellent craft cocktails, entrees, and we just love their bowl of mussels with crispy bread. Enjoy a window seat or right at the bar.
Excellent place to eat downtown! True Italian food at its finest - and attached is the Stellalina Speakeasy, perfect if you like old fashioned cocktails in a vintage setting.
30 locals recommend
Fortunato
104 Kirk Ave SWExcellent place to eat downtown! True Italian food at its finest - and attached is the Stellalina Speakeasy, perfect if you like old fashioned cocktails in a vintage setting.
Blue 5 Restaurant
312 2nd St SWGreat food and live entertainment downtown.
Amazing food and beverages right downtown in the Market Square portion of downtown, right beside the Farmers Market.
15 locals recommend
Table 50
309 Market St SEAmazing food and beverages right downtown in the Market Square portion of downtown, right beside the Farmers Market.
Deschutes Brewery Tasting Room
315 Market St SEBeer!
Three Notch'd Craft Kitchen and Brewery - Roanoke
24 Campbell Ave SEMore beer!
Huge brewery with lots of beer and lots of outdoor seating!
14 locals recommend
Soaring Ridge Craft Brewery
Huge brewery with lots of beer and lots of outdoor seating!
The best cream puffs ever, breakfast pizza, coffee, fresh baked breads and more!
On the Rise Bakery Grandin
1302A Grandin Rd SWThe best cream puffs ever, breakfast pizza, coffee, fresh baked breads and more!
Coffee, salads, pastries, sandwiches, bakery items! A delicious place for breakfast and lunch right downtown.
22 locals recommend
Bread Craft
24 Church Ave SWCoffee, salads, pastries, sandwiches, bakery items! A delicious place for breakfast and lunch right downtown.
Scrambled
32 Market Square SETasty breakfast place downtown
Scratch Biscuit Company
1820 Memorial Ave SWThe best biscuits ever
One of the reasons we moved to Roanoke and one of our favorite places to enjoy craft cocktails and delicious food. Outdoor dining available. Located in Grandin Village - one of our favorite neighborhoods.
53 locals recommend
Local Roots
1314 Grandin Rd SWOne of the reasons we moved to Roanoke and one of our favorite places to enjoy craft cocktails and delicious food. Outdoor dining available. Located in Grandin Village - one of our favorite neighborhoods.
Delicious and attached to the Little Green Hive Coffee Shop.
8 locals recommend
Rockfish Food and Wine
1402 Grandin Rd SWDelicious and attached to the Little Green Hive Coffee Shop.
Bethlehem 2
1329 Grandin Rd SWYummo - and outdoor seating!
The best Indian food around, excellent Indian inspired cocktails, and incredible lunch buffet!
26 locals recommend
Taaza Indian Cuisine
1910 Memorial Ave SWThe best Indian food around, excellent Indian inspired cocktails, and incredible lunch buffet!
Grace's Place Pizzeria
1316 Grandin Rd SWPizza!
Coffee, tea, lattes, pastries in a big old house in South Roanoke. Fridays nights they have live music and a food truck. Super cool place!
39 locals recommend
Sweet Donkey Coffee
2108 Broadway Ave SWCoffee, tea, lattes, pastries in a big old house in South Roanoke. Fridays nights they have live music and a food truck. Super cool place!
Pickled everything, chicken liver mousse, grilled octopus, need I say more!?
28 locals recommend
The River and Rail Restaurant
2201 Crystal Spring Ave SWPickled everything, chicken liver mousse, grilled octopus, need I say more!?
Flights of ice cream in delicious and creative flavors! Right off of the river and greenway. Outdoor seating right on the greenway.
24 locals recommend
Blue Cow Ice Cream Co.
1115 Piedmont St SEFlights of ice cream in delicious and creative flavors! Right off of the river and greenway. Outdoor seating right on the greenway.
Outdoor seating and food truck - right beside a Starbucks, and Moe's Burritos - a quick jaunt off of the greenway near the hospital.
19 locals recommend
Starr Hill Pilot Brewery & Side Stage
6 Old Whitmore AveOutdoor seating and food truck - right beside a Starbucks, and Moe's Burritos - a quick jaunt off of the greenway near the hospital.
Outdoor Adventure
In town we have bike rental kiosks, consistent sidewalks, bike lanes, the Roanoke River, the Roanoke River Greenway, a rock climbing wall, the Mill Mountain Star (views, a nature center, hiking and mountain biking trails) The Blueridge Parkway. We also have places to rent any equipment you do not have - mountain bikes, kayaks, paddle boards and more.
Right outside of the city there is Explore Park for kayaking or paddle boarding the river, hiking, cycling, and yurt and cabin rental - as well as Carvins Cove Nature Reserve - which is acre upon acre of hiking and biking trails and a lake for fishing and boating.
We are also quite near the Appalachian Trail and some of the best known and most photographed hikes in Virginia.
There are easy to use bike rental kiosks all over the city and our guests get 2 free hours - inquire about the password with the hosts. The brochures with code are also located in the guest suite.
RIDE Solutions
313 Luck Ave SWThere are easy to use bike rental kiosks all over the city and our guests get 2 free hours - inquire about the password with the hosts. The brochures with code are also located in the guest suite.
Miles and miles along the Roanoke River, and through a multitude of neighborhoods - a paved trail for cycling, running, walking, exploring, getting ice cream, having a meal, etc.
12 locals recommend
Roanoke River Greenway
Roanoke River GreenwayMiles and miles along the Roanoke River, and through a multitude of neighborhoods - a paved trail for cycling, running, walking, exploring, getting ice cream, having a meal, etc.
Play Roanoke Parks and Recreation
215 Church Ave SWSo many great parks here!
Roanoke Outside Foundation
111 Franklin PlazaGreat views of Roanoke, nature center, zoo, hiking trails and more!
181 locals recommend
Mill Mountain Star
2000 J B Fishburn PkwyGreat views of Roanoke, nature center, zoo, hiking trails and more!
Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center
56 Roanoke River PkwyMcafee Knob TrailHead
Catawba Valley DriveThe best view on the AT!
Our favorite hike! Very diverse trail with impressive views and rock structures as your reward
61 locals recommend
Dragons Tooth Trail Head
Appalachian National Scenic TrailOur favorite hike! Very diverse trail with impressive views and rock structures as your reward
Chestnut Ridge Trail
Easy 3-4 mile hike
Explore Park
56 Roanoke River Parkway RoadYurts, cabins, cycling, hiking and river fun!
Acre upon acre of hiking and cycling trails through all sorts of terrain - boating and fishing too! A stunning oasis.
45 locals recommend
Carvins Cove Recreation Area
State Route 648Acre upon acre of hiking and cycling trails through all sorts of terrain - boating and fishing too! A stunning oasis.
Carvins Cove Natural Reserve
9644 Reservoir RdRent mountain bikes, tubes, paddle boards and more! They also take groups out tubing, kayaking, etc.
19 locals recommend
Roanoke Mountain Adventures
806 Wasena Ave SWRent mountain bikes, tubes, paddle boards and more! They also take groups out tubing, kayaking, etc.
Rock climbing gym! They also do a "boulders and brunch" on Sundays. Check it out!
19 locals recommend
River Rock Climbing
806 Wasena Ave SWRock climbing gym! They also do a "boulders and brunch" on Sundays. Check it out!
Entertainment
Movie theaters, music venues, museums
A charming old fashioned movie theater in a quaint neighborhood.
36 locals recommend
Grandin Movie Theater
1310 Grandin Rd SWA charming old fashioned movie theater in a quaint neighborhood.
The Jefferson Theater
110 E Main StOpera Roanoke
20 Church Ave SE5 Points Music Sanctuary
1217 Maple Ave SWTaubman Museum of Art
110 Salem Ave SEHarrison Museum of African-American Culture
1 Market Square SoutheastShopping!
Market building
213 Market St SECenter in the Square
1 Market Square SEIn addition to a fabulous farmers market there are an abundance of cute, fun shops in this area.
Market Square Southeast
Market Square SoutheastIn addition to a fabulous farmers market there are an abundance of cute, fun shops in this area.
Urban Gypsy
1320 Grandin Rd SW16 West Marketplace
16 Church Ave SWCheck out their cable TV show! This place is amazing and a must see!
55 locals recommend
Black Dog Salvage
902 13th St SWCheck out their cable TV show! This place is amazing and a must see!
Chocolatepaper
308 Market St SEDelicious and fun!
Walkabout Outfitter
304 Market St SE