Much in the way that giving directions to a newcomer will never not be thrilling (or is that just us?), recommending
an essential dining experience is also a rite of passage: It ups your townie cred and, if you’ve steered the novice correctly, shows off our local culinary aptitude. The food scene here continues to change and grow, but what follows is our list
of dependable recommendables—those classic Charlottesville foods that make us excited to keep eating here indefinitely. They’re just as good now as they were the day we found them (once someone steered us in the right direction).
By Nathan Alderman, Shea Gibbs, Jackson Landers and Caite White
