Esoteric

ViBe Creative District

#148 of 1,527 Places to Eat in Virginia Beach

501 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (757) 822-6008 [email protected]
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Esoteric is the realization of a VB lovin’ husband and wife entrepreneurial team with a passion for good and rare craft beer and eclectic and curated foods. We also really dig aesthetics and under-designed spaces which we think facilitates a return to the art of food, beverage and conversation. You won’t find a television in our space but you will find some serious charm and preserved architectural detail in our 1920’s era building. We are fortunate to have a very rare and precious, large green space on our property where we, along with our super rad and carefully selected fellow businesses, grow much of our food.We think the dining experience can be celebratory, sensual, intellectual, exquisite and empowering. We wish to respect food and drink, pay homage to its experience and once again facilitate a local community of those that want to be a part of this movement.

Sandbox VR

Virginia Beach

The popular immersive virtual reality experience, Sandbox VR, has opened their latest location at Atlantic Park. With advanced full-body motion capture and haptic technology, guests can step into a new world and fight zombies, explore alien planets or compete in Squid Game.

Commune

Virginia Beach

Commune is a sustainable eatery, bakery and cafe in the heart of Virginia Beach's Arts District. We source over 90% of our ingredients from local farms and producers that use sustainable techniques and make everything from scratch. Commune was opened by Kevin Jamison who was farming organically for many years before venturing into the restaurant business. We believe that the food we choose to eat is very important for the health of our environment and us. Therefore, using the freshest, locally grown and sustainable ingredients is our top priority to the extent that if its not available locally, we don't use it. And the best part of this is that it just happens that this type of food is also the most flavorful!

Alamar Resort Motel

Virginia Beach

You will love The Alamar! Beautiful, quiet and secluded, buffered from noise and congestion by design and landscaping. Relax in our beautifully landscaped pool courtyard where you can watch and listen to native songbirds. We also have two rooftop sundecks, large heated pool, game room, laundry facilities and free private parking.Excellent location - just steps away from the beach, fishing pier, restaurants, supermarket, main shopping area, night clubs and miniature golf. Whether your stay is long or short, we intend to make your vacation memorable for years to come.

Barclay Cottage Bed & Breakfast

Graciously welcoming guests since 1917, Barclay Cottage has won many hospitality industry awards for excellence. Furnished with antiques, hand-made quilts and Victorian memorabilia, it has all modern conveniences including WIFI and a Business Center. Enjoy complimentary beach towels, beach chairs and umbrellas; bicycles; a cozy Great Room where a full multi-course breakfast is served each morning; and, most importantly, innkeepers who tend to guests’ every need. Relax in a rocker on one of the porches. Sip a glass of wine while watching the fireworks over the water. Stay in this romantic alternative to high-rise hotels/motels. While only a three-minute walk to the beach and the hustle-bustle of the Boardwalk, it is a leap in time to a slower, gentler, more refined world. On parle francais.

Perfect Event Rentals

Virginia Beach

Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Perfect Event Rentals was founded by Scott Cust in 1999. Scott’s focus, then and now, remains unchanged – offering high quality rental equipment and services along with his professional expertise – throughout all of Virginia and its neighboring states. Rentals available for party type gatherings to larger corporate, sporting, and government-sponsored events where the size, and inherent complexity, of a function often leads to a single well-versed company assuming responsibility for coordination of the entire event.

Mary's Restaurant

Virginia Beach

Join the locals’ tradition... Mary’s, with their terrific home cooking, can’t be beat. Mary’s has been the locals’ choice for over 40 years. Offering fast, friendly service and great breakfast and lunch specials. Only six blocks from the Oceanfront with plenty of free parking. Visit Mary’s. You’ll be glad you did. Reservations are accepted.

Hi N Dry Blow Dry Bar

Virginia Beach

For those special nights out when “beach hair, don’t care” won’t do, step into the Oceanfront’s only blow dry bar. The new salon in the heart of the city’s creative district offers quick, convenient services that also include liner, lashes, braids and updos.

DeRican Chef

Virginia Beach

The Puerto Rican specialty restaurant takes its outdoor dining up a notch with the addition of a rooftop patio next spring in its newest location in the city’s ViBe District. Serving delicious and authentic fare for more than 20 years, this family-owned business celebrates its tasty heritage year-round.

17th Street Surf Shop

Virginia Beach

For over 30 years, we have provided the best in surf, skate and style to our customers. 17th Street Surf Shop carries a vast array of surfboards from some of the worlds top shapers. As well as pads, leashes, fins, bags, and wax. If Skating is your passion 17th Street Skate Shop carries more skateboards than you have ever seen in your life! All the top brands and all the best equipment. 17th Street has you covered! We also offer quality sportswear from all of today’s hottest lines. Including Volcom, Quicksilver, Billabong, O'Neill, RVCA, Hurley, Lost, Roxy, Reef and much more.

17th Street carries a vast selection of footwear for the beach, with sandals from Reef, Rainbow, Sanuk, Quicksilver, O'Neill, and Kustom.

Baby Izakaya

Virginia Beach

Baby Izakaya is a restaurant and pub heavily inspired by Japanese and other Asian Cultures.

Lolly’s Creamery

Virginia Beach

At Lolly’s we are about 3 things: Joy, Community and Generosity. We want every bite and every interaction to leave you with a smile on your face. Hopefully so much so, that you would want to pass it along and share the joy of Lolly’s with others in our community.

Virginia Beach Arts Center Home of the Artists Gallery

Virginia Beach

The mission of the Virginia Beach Art Center is to offer an educational and supportive environment to inspire people of all ages and skill levels to experience, engage with and create art.

We enrich lives by helping others experience art through:

Art classes
Pottery classes
Exhibitions
Interactions with local artists through The Artists Gallery

Prosperity Kitchen and Pantry

Virginia Beach

At Prosperity Kitchen & Pantry, we use seasonal, organic, local, and fresh ingredients in everything we make. We bake with fresh farm eggs, European butter, local milk and cream, and pure cane sugars. Our philosophy is simple: we believe that using traditional baking methods and high-quality ingredients are what's best for our customers and our community. Because we value quality, we choose to support vendors, farmers, and artisans who believe in supporting the local community and who consistently deliver us the finest, freshest ingredients available.

We always bake in small batches. Everything is made by hand in our open kitchen by our team of skilled bakers so that all of our products are served fresh every day, and our guests can see and smell the process!

You’ll find a wide variety of baked goods here – Our mornings are filled with croissants, bread, sticky buns, quiche and so much more. In the evening we turn into a pizzeria, serving a unique selection of Pizza al Taglio – real Roman-style pizzas “to the cut.”

Vibrant Shore Brewing Company

Virginia Beach

Vibrant Shore Brewing Company sprung to life to create a space where artists and people from all walks of life can gather around great craft beer in Virginia Beach’s ViBe Creative District. VSBC features a consistently rotating lineup of premium, unique microbrews for the discerning beer connoisseur, seasonally appropriate specialty beers as well as several crisp flagship beers tailored for the active lifestyle of the area.

VSBC’s upbeat arts-influenced taproom will feature a combination of packaged beer friendly fare and freshly prepared food via a rotating array of quality food trucks. The taproom provides a venue for art events and exhibitions, including local acoustic musicians. Taproom design elements hark back to Breton stripe as a nod to artists and all things nautical. We encourage all patrons to show their own stripes and relax among the varied nooks and gathering places within the tasting room, its open second floor mezzanine, as well as its outdoor patio and hidden rooftop beer garden.

Read Books

Virginia Beach

Welcome to Read Books. We (a retired librarian educator and her family) are locating our little bookstore just blocks from the oceanfront in our town of Virginia Beach, VA. If you love a good story, here’s where ours begins.

We love to read books. We also love to gather with other readers to celebrate the magic of stories and the art of the printed page. So, we are designing a store (in a vintage Airstream!) that reflects and values all things reading. It’s aiming to be small, independent, cozy, funky and we hope, welcoming. The collection will be filled with amazing titles recommended by you, our readers.

Hearth Wood Fired Cuisine & Craft Beer

Virginia Beach

Hearth offers wood fired New American cuisine with a nod to southern roots, craft beer, cocktails and fine wine.

We are located blocks from the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach, on the corner of Virginia Beach Blvd (17th Street) and Mediterranean Avenue. We have on-site parking available, as well as bike racks for your convenience. There is additional parking across the street in the Mary's lot (after 4pm only).

For reservations, please call the restaurant at (757) 962-0662 after 2pm Tuesday through Sunday, Reservations are recommended.

Slingshot Adventure

Virginia Beach

NO ROOF. NO DOORS.
COMPLETE FREEDOM.
The Polaris Slingshot was born for The Ultimate Joyride. Far from traditional, this open-air roadster delivers the ultimate on-road experience — from tropical paradises to stunning mountain views—the road has never felt so exhilarating. Live outside the confines of everyday routine and experience an adventure of a lifetime.An adventure can take you to places you’ve never seen. It can intrigue you, excite you, and sometimes even scare you. These are the things adventure enthusiasts pursue in an attempt to quench their thirst for a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience.So, if you’re looking for something to keep you grinning from ear to ear over every hill and around every corner, then you’ve come to the right place.

Chesapeake Bay Distillery

Virginia Beach

Chesapeake Bay Distillery is located at the intersection of 17th Street and Baltic Avenue, in the heart of the ViBe District. Our facility houses our production area, tasting room and Virginia ABC Store.

Bottles available onsite for purchase include Spirits of the Blue Ridge Vodka, Ghost Pepper Infused Vodka, Lemon Liqueur, Chick’s Beach Rum, Mutiny Island Vodka, Cureo Coffee Liqueur, Dr. Stoner’s Fresh Herb Vodka, Dr. Stoner’s Smoky Herb Whiskey and Dr. Stoner’s Hierba Loca Blue Agave Tequila.

Tastings are available. Per Virginia ABC requirements, patrons may sample spirits (not to exceed four ½ ounces) and/or pre-mixed drinks and are limited to one tasting per day. Tours are available 12:00 pm -4:00 pm on Saturdays at no charge. Please call to schedule a tour or inquire about scheduling a private event.

Beach Bella Pizza II

Virginia Beach

Pizza and Italian cuisine in the resort area. Reservations are suggested. Certified "Virginia Green."

Java Surf Cafe & Espresso Bar

Virginia Beach

Java Surf® is a full-service breakfast and lunch cafe serving paninis, sandwiches, and salads that are always fresh and made-to-order, with a focus on locally sourced and organic ingredients as well as vegan and gluten-free options.Java Surf® also boasts a top-tier coffee and espresso program, featuring everything from industry-standards such as the Cappuccino and Latte to new-wave classics like the Macchiato, Cortado, and Flat White as well as an exciting menu of specialty lattes like Coconut Blondie, Toffee Nut, and S'mores, all created and crafted in-house.