This will be my last post before the big move tomorrow and boy am I feeling a lot of mixed feelings: excitement…nostalgia…sadness…anticipation….you know the typical feelings you experience right before a huge transition.

I will spare you the overly sappy reminiscence and instead give you my “best of” food and dessert list for Charlottesville:

Beverages
Best Coffee — Bon and Shenandoah Joe
Best Margarita — Mono Loco
Best Kombucha — Nuggets
Best Original Drinks — Gilbert Station Farm & Edibles

Breakfast
Best Brunch — Bluegrass Grill & Bakery
Best Donut — Carpe Donut
Best Crepe — The Flat

Sweet Treats
Best Oat Cluster — C’ville Coffee
Best Cupcake — Sweet Haus
Best Cobbler Bar — Great Harvest Bakery
Best Gelato — Splendora
Best Cookie — Cappellinos Crazy Cakes

Restaurants
Best Pasta — Tavola
Best Tapas — Mas
Best Burrito — Mono Loco
Best Local — The Local
Best Burger — Citizen Burger Bar
Best D.I.Y — One Meatball Place
Best Soup — Revolutionary Soup

Charlottesville has an amazing selection when it comes to food, drinks and desserts, so don’t mistake this less than lengthy list for the end all be all of food here. I plan to explore C’ville more in the future and will continue to add more wonderful establishments to my favorites : )