Believe it or not, there are over 70 restaurants and eateries on and around the Downtown Mall. And that’s not counting mobile food carts and other great restaurants a short walk up West Main Street. And here they are!

Click on the restaurant for location. You’ll be guided on foot via Google from Miller’s. You’ll also be able to check reviews and get a street view on the page.

New stuff

*Glass Haus Kitchen now open!

* El Puerto (coming to the old Reflections space)

*  Milli Coffee (It’s open!)
*  Paradox Pastry(It’s open!)
* Well-know area chef Ian Boden is now working at the Blue Light Grill
Pizza
Vita Nova Pizza
Christian’s Pizza (great toppings)
Sal’s Cafe Italia (nice outdoor seating)

Lunch
Bashir’s (Mediterranean cuisine)
Bodo’s Bagels (a classic)
The Downtown Deli (classic NYC deli)
Baggby’s Gourmet Sandwiches (good take-out place)
Himalayan Fusion (Tibetan, Nepalese and Indian cuisine)
Eppie’s (like mom makes)
Guadalajara (Standard Mex)
Fox’s Cafe (downhome cooking)
Timberlake’s (old fashion drug store)
Five Guys Burgers & Fries (big burgers, lots o fries)
Vita Nova Pizza (pizza and pasta)
Macro & Luca (dumplings, noodles, cheap)
Henry’s Restaurant (Classic American fare)
Chaps Ice Cream (home-made ice cream, burgers, a classic)
Rapture (great burgers, fish and chips)
Hamilton’s at First & Main (gourmet, excellent for lunch and dinner)
Miller’s (hey, it’s Miller’s!)
Bizou (classic, casual french) (reviews)
Petit Pois (classy french) (reviews)
Cafe Cubano (great coffee, breakfast, lunch)
Revolutionary Soup (local food focus)
The Pointe (at the Omni Hotel)
Downtown Thai (great pad thai)
Now & Zen Restaurant (gourmet sushi)
The Flat (crepes…yum!)
The Nook (burgers, breakfast)
Sal’s Cafe Italia (sit outside on a nice day!)
Blue Ridge Country Store (great salad bar)
Song Song’s Zhou & Bing (this is good for you!)
Blue Grass Grill & Bakery (great for breakfast and lunch)
Main Street Arena Cafe (wings, BBQ, hotdogs, beer and wine)
Fuel Co. (gas station, beer, wine, grocery)

Mobile lunch carts (they tend to come and go)
Catch the Chef (two carts on the Mall)

Asian
Miyako (gourmet sushi, Japanese cuisine)
Now & Zen Restaurant (gourmet sushi)
Ten (high-end Japanese cuisine)
Downtown Thai (spice it up!)
Peking Chinese Restaurant (classic Chinese)
Song Song’s Zhou & Bing (healthy Chinese)
Monsoon (great pad thai, ect.)
Macro & Luca (dumplings, noodles, cheap)

French
Fleurie (high-end French)
C&O Restaurant (gourmet, french, bistro)
Petit Pois (classy French)
Bizou (classic french)

Coffee
Java Java (good coffee, nice places to sit)
Splendora’s Gelato (oh, yeah!)
Mudhouse (fine coffee, hipster’s hang-out)
Chaps Ice Cream(coffee cart out front)
Cafe Cubano (great coffee, breakfast)
The Farm (gourmet local food, coffee)
Java Hut (in front of Chaps)
Milli Coffee (corner of Preston/McIntire)

Belmont & Carlton (our good neighbors)
Mas
The Local
Tavola
La Taza
Andele
Belmont BBQ
Belmont Market
Beer Run
Black Market Moto Saloon
Jinx Pits Stop
Lunchbox
Pad Thai
Belmont Pizza
Korea House
Aqui es Mexico
Cville Market
Brown’s Market
Brenda’s Restaurant by the Creek (formerly Moore’s Creek)

International
Tempo (cool place, good food, fun bar)
Bashir’s (Mediterranean cuisine, belly dancing)
Himalayan Fusion (Tibetan, Nepalese and Indian cuisine)
Bang (tapas with flare, great martini’s)
The Shebeen (South African)
Alhamraa restaurant (Moroccan)

Burger places
The Nook (best deal on DTM)
Five Guys Burgers & Fries (big burgers, lots o fries)
Rapture (great burger)
Positively 4th Street (American classics)
Chaps Ice Cream (an institution!)
Miller’s
Court Square Tavern (Great old pub…huge beer selection)

Citizen Burger Bar

Breakfast
Blue Grass Grill & Bakery (Where everyone goes)
Henry’s Restaurant (American classics)
Cafe Cubano (where almost everyone else goes)
The Nook (one of the best on the DTM)
Timberlake’s (old fashion drug store)
The Baker’s Palette (turnovers, scones, cannolis)
Spudnuts (famous potato flour donuts)

Late night
C&O Restaurant (downstairs bistro scene)
Commonwealth Restaurant & Skybar (party on the roof)
Miller’s
South Street Brewery (home grown beer)
The Whiskey Jar (rustic but cool)
Positively 4th Street (classy cool)

24 Hours
Lucky Seven (Need some smokes?)

Mexican
Guadalajara (standard Mex)
Mono Loco (unstandard Mex)

Italian
Fellini’s #9 (good food, good people, good music)
Vita Nova Pizza (pizza and pasta)
Christian’s Pizza (great toppings)
Al Dente Ristorante

Bakery
Crazy Cakes (fantastic array of cupcakes!)
Baker’s Palette (scones, muffins, etc.)
Blue Grass Grill & Bakery
Paradox Pastry (coming May 2012)

Popcorn?
Yes! Great Scott’s Gourmet Popcorn

Ice Cream
Chaps Ice Cream (best homemade ice cream)
Splendora’s Gelato (the real Italian stuff)
Sweet Frog (self-serve frozen yogurt)

Fast Food
McDonald’s
Wendy’s

Groceries
Market Street Market (sandwiches, groceries, local food)
The Farm (gourmet local food, coffee)
Blue Ridge Country Store (a little bit of everything)
Market Street Wine Shop (Best wine shop in town)
Gibson’s Grocery (neighborhood favorite
Food Master (small little market)
Reid Super-Saver Market (real community grocery store)
Afghan Grand Market (halal meats, and other items from the Middle and Near East)

Open-air markets
Charlottesville City Market (open April through December)

Steak & Seafood
Blue Light Grill (oysters!)
Downtown Grille (grab a steak and a cigar)
Positively 4th Street (burgers and wine)
Tempo (the ribe-eye!)
Ten (fine, fine sushi)
Bizou (classic french)
The Whiskey Jar (the pork chop!)
Glass Haus Kitchen (chef Ian Boden’s baby

Private dining
The Space Downtown (former owners of Metropolitain, current owners of Bang and Bizou. Only stand-alone private dinning restaurant in town.)
Hamilton’s at First & Main
C&O Restaurant (in the “Gallery”)
Petit Pois

Late night scene
The Box (the place to be after 1am)
The Whiskey Jar (rustic, fun)
Blue Light Grill (chic)
Rapture (real fun mix)
Escafe (dance party, baby)
C&O Restaurant (gourmet, french, bistro)
Commonwealth Restaurant & Skybar (party on the roof)
Miller’s

Music
The Box
Miller’s
Fellini’s #9
Rapture
Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
The Southern Cafe & Music Hall
The Whiskey Jar
C&O Restaurant (gourmet, french, bistro)

Full list

Afghan Grand Market
Al Dente Ristorante
Alhamraa restaurant (Moroccan)
Baggby’s Gourmet Sandwiches
Baker’s Palette
Bang
Bashir’s
Blue Light Grill
Blue Ridge Country Store
Bodo’s Bagels
The Box
Brookville Restaurant
C&O Restaurant
Cafe Cubano
Camino
Chaps Ice Cream
Christian’s Pizza
Cinema Taco

Citizen Burger Bar
Commonwealth Restaurant & Skybar
Court Square Tavern
Crazy Cakes
The Downtown Deli
Downtown Grille
Downtown Thai
Eppie’s
Escafe
The Farm
Five Guys Burgers & Fries
Fellini’s #9
The Flat
Fleurie
Fox’s Cafe
Fuel Co.

Glass House Kitchen
Great Scott’s Gourmet Popcorn
Guadalajara
Hamilton’s at First & Main
Henry’s Restaurant
Himalayan Fusion
Java Java
Lucky Seven
Main Street Arena Cafe
Market Street Market
Market Street Wine Shop
Macro & Luca
Melting Pot
Miller’s
Miyako
Mono Loco
Monsoon
Mudhouse
The Nook
Now & Zen Restaurant
The Pointe
Petit Pois
Positively 4th Street
Peking Chinese Restaurant
Rapture
Revolutionary Soup
Song Song’s Zhou & Bing
Splendora’s Gelato
Sal’s Cafe Italia
South Street Brewery
The Southern Cafe & Music Hall
Spudnuts
Sweet Frog
Tastings
Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
Tempo
Ten
Timberlake’s
Vita Nova Pizza
The Whiskey Jar
Zocolo

Feel like hiking up West Main Street a ways? Check these places out: Zinc(Frenchish), Feast!(our local food bounty), Mel’s Cafe(soul food, baby), West Main Restaurant, Cafe Calvino, Blue Moon Diner, Bella’s (Italian from the old country), Maya(just good, fun little bar), Continental Divide(Tex/Mex), l’etoile (French-inspired, local food focused), Orzo Kitchen & Wine Bar (excellent food), Moto Pho Co. (pho place coming in June 2012)