1. The Baron’S Pub & Restaurant
City: Suffolk, VA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (757) 934-3100
Address: 185 North Main St.
Description: Like its sibling in Portsmouth, this place has a hometown feel that makes you want to linger over a beer with friends.
2. Java 149
City: Suffolk, VA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (757) 923-9928
Address: 149 Main St.
Description: This little coffee shop in the heart of the revitalized downtown has been voted best-kept secret and best live entertainment/best hangout. Sat nights are Open Mic Musicians Night and if you love the power of words, visit on the fourth Friday of the month for Open Mic Poetry.
3. Vintage Tavern
City: Suffolk, VA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (757) 238-8808
Address: 1900 Governors Pointe Dr.
Description: This is a fine restaurant, rated one of the top 50 in the nation according to Open Table Diner’s Choice Awards, that is also a top-notch wine bar. The floor-to-ceiling glass wine cabinet holds 1,300 bottles and the collection changes constantly. You can always buy a bottle or two to take with you.
4. Suffolk Center For Cultural Arts
City: Suffolk, VA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (757) 923-0003
Address: 110 West Finney Ave.
Description: What do you do with a beloved, historic high school that is no longer needed for education? In Suffolk, they turned the building into a 500-seat cultural arts center and a reason for folks to come downtown. Now people no longer travel from Suffolk for live entertainment. Here you can listen to highlights from Porgy and Bess, tap your toes to the bluegrass of Thunder Creek, or spend an educational evening with John and Abigail Adams. The center also offers classes for kids to adults in the visual to performing arts.