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PLACES TO EAT
Continued from Page 6 seating and a pub-style area called “Cheers-Like” are all highlights of the restaurant. The menu features homestyle meals and pub favorites using fresh ingredients and local products — fish n’ chips, tavern wings, shepherd’s pie, great hamburgers, seafood, steaks, appetizers, salads, children’s menu and a wide range of beverages. Open daily for lunch and dinner, with brunch on Sundays. Located at 659 Zachary Taylor Highway. Call 540-675-3227 or visit darkhorseflinthill.com or the pub’s Facebook page for current events.
Francis
Located in the heart of Sperryville and flanking the Sperryville Corner Store is FRANCIS, a neighborhood bar and an alchemist cocktail bar serving locally inspired craft (and classic) cocktails, wine and craft beer along with the full Rappahannock Pizza Kitchen food menu. Francis is equal parts quirky and sophisticated, providing a relaxing oasis for locals, hikers and everyone in between, at 3710 Sperryville Pike. Open Friday, 4-9 p.m., Saturday, noon -9 p.m., and Sunday, noon8 p.m. Call 540-987-9533.
Glen Gordon Manor
The Houndstooth Restaurant at Glen Gordon Manor in Huntly offers finely crafted cuisine and an exquisite dining experience at its nightly 7 o’clock seating. The prix fixe menu prepared by Chef Dayn Smith features five courses of the freshest ingredients from local organic farms. Reservations are required for those staying at the inn as well as outside guests. The bar and lounge is a perfect place to relax before or after a meal. For dinner guests not staying at the inn, call 540-636-6010 to make dinner reservations or reserve online at Tock. The inn is located at 1482 Zachary Taylor Highway. Visit glengordonmanor.com.
Inn at Little Washington
Offering a dining experience by which others around the world are measured, chef and proprietor Patrick O’Connell’s three Michelin Star Inn at Little Washington emphasizes local foods and increasingly grows its own. O’Connell and the Inn are the recipients of five James Beard Awards including Restaurant and Chef of the Year. The first restaurant in the Forbes Travel Guide's history to receive five stars for its restaurant and its accommodations, the Inn also holds the distinction of being AAA’s longest-tenured, double Five Diamond award holder for both food and accommodations in the United States. Call 540-675-3800 or visit theinnatlittlewashington.com
New Iberia Kitchen
New Iberia Kitchen, which opened in March 2024, brings a unique twist to American comfort food. Inspired by the flavors of Spain and Louisiana, its menu offers a culinary adventure for all tastes in a casual, welcoming atmosphere. A 40-seat restaurant, it serves lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch inside The Marketplace Sperryville at 3 River Lane, Sperryville. Visit newiberiakitchen. com for hours or email newiberiakitchen@gmail. com
New Iberia Food Truck
New Iberia Food Truck is the farm-to-table catering and events arm of New Iberia Kitchen. It is the brainchild of three generations of family who share a common goal: to feed good people, real good food. We have a small farm in Rappahannock County where we raise the happiest pigs you have ever met. The local farmers we source from have a passion for their craft and care about the quality of the product they put out. Visit us at the Rappahannock Farmers Market. Email us at newiberiatruck@gmail.com or visit newiberiatruck.com for more information.
Off The Grid
Off the Grid is a restaurant, market and farm on U.S. 211 in Sperryville, a few miles east of the Thornton Gap entrance to Skyline Drive and the Shenandoah National Park. The concept: global fl avors, locally sourced and responsibly served. Featuring delicious breakfast and lunch with seating outside by the Thornton River, produce and eggs from the on-site farm (see listing in Farms, Farm Stands, Orchards & Nurseries), meats always pasture-raised from local farms, and many vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Environmental stewardship includes solar arrays that produce enough energy to run the restaurant, free use of level-2 electric vehicle charging stations, composting on-site, recycling and eco-friendly packaging. Located at 11692 Lee Highway, Sperryville. Visit offthegridva.com or call 540987-5114.
Patty O’s Cafe and Bakery
A former gas station on the village square in Little Washington has been transformed into a charming sidewalk cafe, an inviting bar and a cozy dining room. A bakery and Europeanstyle pastry shop are located on the side of the building. Chef Patrick O'Connell is now finally able to fulfill a lifelong dream of offering the simple, classic American dishes of his childhood, reimagined. Located across the street from its sister restaurant, the Michelen three-starred Inn at Little Washington, the cafe offers an additional dining option for visitors and guests of the inn. Located at 389 Main St. Visit pattyoscafe.com or call 540-675-3801. 540-675-3801; pattyoscafe.com.
Rappahannock Pizza Kitchen (RPK)
Once tucked away in the back of the Sperryville Corner Store, Rappahannock Pizza Kitchen (RPK) made its debut on the Main Street storefront Memorial Day weekend of 2019. Dubbed “uniquely Sperryville,” RPK's menu changes with the seasonality of its locally sourced ingredients — but one thing you should always expect are quality offerings. Check out its menu of pizzas, handmade pasta, sandwiches and more at rappahannockpizzakitchen.com, or call 540-987-9494.
Sumac Kitchen Trailer
Sumac is a wildly local food cooked over a wood fire. With a seasonal approach to cooking and preservation, the menu offers a taste unique to the Rappahannock Piedmont region. Open seasonally, the chefs of Sumac create a new menu each week from ingredients foraged and farmed within 150 miles. Currently serving a casual fine dining experience from our kitchen trailer at the scenic Pen Druid Brewing in Sperryville. Sumac is open to the public during the farming season with weekend hours spring to early-winter. The season ends with a Feast of the Seven Fishes in December. For hours and more, visit sumac-va.com.
Three Blacksmiths
Three Blacksmiths serves a fixed weekly dinner menu of local, seasonal, handcrafted foods from Rappahannock County and nearby. The elegant space, with its open hearth, comfortable seating, and lavish wood finishes, makes for a cozy, intimate dining experience. With just seven tables and one seating time, the restaurant is yours for the evening. Our multicourse tasting menu starts at $148 per person. We serve dinner Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p.m. by online reservation only. Book your table at threeblacksmiths.com. Three Blacksmiths is located at 20 Main St., in Sperryville.
Walker Bakeshop
A family-owned and operated bakery that specializes in legacy recipes using premium ingredients for bread, scones, cookies, cakes, bagels and babkas, Located at The Marketplace Sperryville. walkerbakeshop.com
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