Local Eats in Ocean View / East Beach

After a day at the beach, refuel at one of Ocean View’s local hot spots. If you are craving something from the sea, Captain Groovy’s offers delectable seafood dishes or grab a bite of some of Norfolk’s best barbeque at BAR-Q which is located inside Bold Mariner Brewing Company. Another local gem, COVA Brewing Co., brews coffee in the mornings for all the early risers and beer in the evening for all those needing an adult beverage. Hence their slogan, “something’s always brewing at COVA”.

City with Bite in Ocean View and East Beach

When a city like Norfolk, VA has 600+ indie restaurants, you can’t not try to try them all. So we enlisted foodie fanatic, Nomarama, to hit the streets to uncover the stories, the characters, and oh yes, the food, that gives NFK its one-of-a-kind flavor. Watch the Ocean View and East Beach featured restaurants below!   

City With Bite Season 1

Episode #1 : My MAMA’S KITCHEN

City With Bite Season 1

Episode #6 : Bar-Q and Bold Mariner

Restaurants

You’ve got 600+ indie restaurants in Norfolk to try. Start here.

Beach BellaZa Pizza

Handcrafted pizzas made with love in Ocean View. Try everything from a Buffalo Chicken pizza to a truffle honey pepperoni…

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Sour Street Pizza

Norfolk native Nathan Ingram began cooking pizza on his Big Green Egg during the pandemic. He used his own sourdough starter that…

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Always Latte Cafe / La’Vie Cafe

A woman-owned, dog-friendly cafe located at 1846 E. Little Creek Rd. Open 7 a.m. to 2 pm. Monday through…

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Ten10 Restaurant

American favorites and Mediterranean classics with two Norfolk locations: one in Ocean View and another on Hampton Blvd. near Naval…

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Sloppy Sailors

Found at 4214 E. Little Creek Rd. near the East Ocean View Dirty Buffalo, Sloppy Sailors serves cheesesteaks, sandwiches, burgers, dogs…

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Lola’s Beach Cantina

This upscale neighborhood restaurant and cantina is nestled in East Beach and offers authentic Mexican cuisine with a Latin…

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Swell at OV

This charcoal grill and raw bar in Ocean View specializes in classics like wings, calamari, steamed shrimp and mussels as well as specialties…

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Your Pie

Your Pie pizza Norfolk Va is located right off of Granby Street near Moe’s and TowneBank. We love crafting unique pizzas for the whole family…

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