Restaurants & Local Food in Southwest Virginia
Come hungry: the Heart of Appalachia sets a proud table. From hometown diners and family-run kitchens to farm-to-table plates, local wineries, and seasonal farmers markets, good eating stretches across all seven counties of far Southwest Virginia: Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, and Wise: plus the City of Norton. Pull up a chair and taste the mountain traditions that make this region the Best of Virginia’s West.
Hometown Diners, Farm-to-Table Kitchens & Appalachian Cooking
Appalachian food is comfort food with deep roots: soup beans and cornbread, biscuits and gravy, garden-grown produce, and recipes handed down through generations of mountain families.
You’ll find your flavor in the hometown diners, cafes, and restaurants in all the Heart of Appalachia counties – often just down the street from a Crooked Road music venue.
Make it a full day of local flavor: browse seasonal farmers markets for produce, baked goods, and handmade crafts; sip at a local winery; or grab a packed lunch before heading out to Devil’s Bathtub, the Clinch River, or Spearhead Trails. Wherever your adventure runs, a good meal is close by.
Heritage Table (Nickelsville, Scott County)
The Wayfarer (Tazewell)
Fisher & Company (Tazewell)
Frequently Asked Questions
About Eating in the Heart of Appalachia
Explore by Town
Every town has its own flavor.
Plan around Big Stone Gap/Appalachia/Keokee, Bluefield/Pocahontas, Clintwood/Clinchco, Duffield, Gate City/Hiltons/Weber City, Grundy/Davenport/Oakwood/Pilgrim’s Knob/Vansant, Haysi/Breaks/Bee/Birchleaf, Jonesville/Blackwater/Ewing/Rose Hill, Lebanon/Cleveland/Honaker/Rosedale, Nickelsville/Dungannon/Fort Blackmore, Norton-Wise/Coeburn/Tacoma/Pound, Pennington Gap/Ben Hur/Dryden, Richlands/Pounding Mill/Cedar Bluff, St. Paul/Castlewood/Dante, or Tazewell/Burke’s Garden/Grafton/North Tazewell.
