Jessica & Camie
Charlottesville
Charlottesville Downtown Mall
The historic downtown is a pedestrian walking mall with a ton of restaurants, shops, and live buskers. It is really nice to grab a meal outside or stroll around.
Monticello
The home of the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Monticello has increasingly improved over the years with their representation of his mottled history, including the extensive archeological excavation of Mulberry Row, the living quarters of his slaves. There is also The Highlands just minutes away, the home of James Monroe, and approximately 45 minutes north is Montpelier, the home of James Madison.
University of Virginia
Jessica's undergraduate and Camie's graduate school alma mater. The grounds are gorgeous to walk around and you can take a free admissions or historical tour (https://www.uvaguides.org/).
Carter Mountain Orchard
Apple picking, delicious cider donuts, Bold Rock cider, and a fantastic view.
Wine Tasting
Stinson - one of our current favorites, it is the smallest on this list. It has a cute tasting room, great view of vineyard and blue ridge, and great wine. Pippin Hill - gorgeous tasting room, good view, good wine. Kings Family - debateably best view, decent wine. Good to pair with Stinson or with Pollak because it is relatively close to both. Pollak - has really good wine, not as good view as Kings or Pippin but close enough to either of those if you wanted to go to multiple. Barboursville - large tasting offering with many wines so you just need the one visit instead of going to two wineries which is good cause it’s not really near any others we’d recommend. Great for if you wanted to go while enroute to or from DC. Merrie Mill Farm - new vineyard very close to our home, we like the white, the red is okay, but the venue is incredibly fun. Honorable mentions: Veritas, Flying Fox.
Breweries and Cideries
Local Breweries - both Champion and Three Notch'd are walking distance from the Downtown Mall, if you enjoy craft beer we recommend both of these. Local Cideries - Bold Rock (tasting room at Carter's Mountain and their bigger location is 45 minutes SW of town), Castle Hill, Albemarle Ciderworks and Potter's Craft are all in the area. Local Sake - North American Sake Brewery is located directly under Three Notch'd.
Brazos Tacos
Austin-style tacos, affordable and great for groups.
Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint Cville
Limited menu - Our favorite burger joint with griddle smashed burgers. Our preferred is the Greg Brady.
Blue Moon Diner
Hipster, fun, local diner with the best pancakes in town.
MarieBette Café and Bakery
French bakery with delicious pastries, they also have a location downtown (105 E Water St Charlottesville, VA — 22902)
The Local
Okay, yes our wedding is there, but hear us out. It is one of our favorite restaurants in town and going back to try their dinner would be well worth it. Their whole menu is great, we recommend the stuffed squash, truffle mushroom ragout, gnocchi bolognese, and steak frites.
La Flor Michoacana
The popsicles are da bomb dot com. It is a random spot in town, but you'll be thanking us.
Chimm - Thai & Southeast Asian Restaurant
Delicious Thai food, we love their grilled pork skewer (appetizer), friend tofu panang curry and chicken pad see ew. Currently pick up only.
Tavola
Our preferred Italian place in town, it is pricey, but if you're looking for great cocktails, carbonara, and a flourless chocolate torte that is dream-worthy, you may want to check this place out.