During the cool days of spring or fall, it's a great time to plan an outdoor dining adventure with the family!
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Whether you grab and go curbside or try outdoor dining with the family, friends, or your significant other, here are your outdoor dining options in Lynchburg and the surrounding area, arranged in alphabetical order.
Badger on Main is located at 1118 Main Street in downtown Lynchburg. Badger on Main offers a limited menu with burgers, sandwiches, and wings.
Beale's is located at 510 Grove Street in Bedford. Beale's offers burgers, barbecue, appetizers, and a kids menu. Beale's also offers many choices of beer.
Benjamin's Restaurant is located at 14900 Forest Road in Forest. Benjamin's offers hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood, and a variety of creative specials and gourmet desserts. Enjoy outdoor deck dining with live music in season.
Big Lick Tropical Grill is located at 4001 Murray Place (off Odd Fellows Road) in Lynchburg. Big Lick offers a variety of appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, entrees, and special kids' meals.
Bootleggers Bar and Grill is located on the Bluffwalk at 50 13th Street in Lynchburg. Bootleggers specializes in burgers, but also offers a variety of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, desserts, and adult beverages.
Briar Patch Restaurant is located at 883 S. Main Street in Amherst. Briar Patch specializes in southern home cooking with soups, salads, gourmet burgers, and a variety of homemade meals to suit every taste. Don’t forget to save room for dessert!
Bräuburgers is located at 1332 Venture Drive, Suite A in Forest. Bräuburgers serves freshly ground and hand-made Angus beef patties sourced from family farms, sandwiches, salads, wings, appetizers, and more.
Charley's Restaurant & Catering is located at 707 Graves Mill Road in Lynchburg. Charley's offers a variety of appetizers, soups, salads, meals, and desserts. Charley's also offers a children's menu.
Crisp is located at 1124 Church Street in downtown Lynchburg. Crisp offers salads made to order, soups and homemade rolls.
East Coast Wings and Grill is located at 19399 Forest Road, Suite 5 in Lynchburg. East Coast offers a variety of wings, burgers, skillets, flatbreads and more.
El Cerrito Mexican Restaurant and Grill is located at 1297 Main Street in Altavista. El Cerrito offers a variety of Mexican foods.
Iron & Ale is located at 106 Cornerstone Street in the Cornerstone community off Greenview Drive in Lynchburg. They offer a variety of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, and meals and also offers a children's menu.
JD's Cafe is located at 4925 Boonsboro Road in the Boonsboro Shopping Center. JD's Cafe offers classic American sandwiches, BBQ, ribs and Southern comfort food.
JoJo Pizza is located at 1400 Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg. JoJo Pizza offers pizza including their 28" giant pizza, subs, salads, cannoli, zeppole, wraps, calzones, strombolis, and crusty rolls.
La Carreta is located at 4678 S. Amherst Highway in Madison Heights. Although there are multiple locations of La Carreta, this is the only location with outdoor dining. .
La Villa is located at 8109 Timberlake Road in Lynchburg. La Villa offers real Italian food, great pizza, a family-friendly atmosphere and two outdoor dining areas. During the pandemic, La Villa helped the community and local law enforcement in many ways, including collecting canned foods to donate, providing food for law enforcement and first responders, and giving away Mother's Day gifts for local kids to give their moms.
Lola's Mexican Cuisine and Cantina is located at 3025 Old Forest Road in Lynchburg. Lola's offers fresh Mexican and Tex-Mex menu choices.
Magnolia Foods is located at 2476 Rivermont Avenue in Lynchburg. Magnolia Foods offers gourmet deli sandwiches, fresh salads, and a variety of hot meal items. You'll love the delicious dessert menu and speciality items for sale too!
McAlister's Deli is located at 717 Wards Ferry Road in the Kohl's shopping center in Lynchburg. McAlister's offers a variety of hand-crafted sandwiches, fresh salads, giant stuffed spuds, and their popular sweet tea. You can also choose from several desserts to finish your meal.
Mi Patron Mexican Restaurant has locations at 4925 Boonsboro Road in the Boonsboro Kroger Shopping Center and 3412 Waterlick Road in the Waterlick Shopping Center in Lynchburg. Both Mi Patron locations offer a variety of Mexican foods.
Mission BBQ Lynchburg is located at 3911 Wards Road, Ste. L in Lynchburg. Mission BBQ offers a variety of barbecued sandwiches and plates, sides, salads, kids meals, and catering services. Mission BBQ is open daily for lunch and dinner.
New London Steak House is located at 4312 New London Road in Forest. Best known for their steaks and seafood, New London Steak House also has a great salad bar.
Oliver's On Rivermont is located at 2496 Rivermont Avenue in Lynchburg. Oliver's specializes in burgers and other sandwiches and also offers live music on weekends. Oliver's also has a children's menu.
{RA} Bistro is located at 1344 Main Street in Lynchburg. Reservations are encouraged, but they will also try to accommodate walk in traffic. {RA} Bistro offers contemporary American cuisine and decadent desserts.
The BackYard Forest is located at 15173 Forest Road in Forest. The BackYard is a food truck court with numerous food trucks offering a variety of foods. Among the choices are: specialty coffee and breakfast, hot dogs and sandwiches, Mexican food, ice cream, and more! Each food truck sets its own hours, so check the Facebook page for the most up-to-date information.
The Depot Grille is located beside the James River at 10 Ninth Street in downtown Lynchburg. The Depot Grille specializes in steak and seafood, but also offers a variety of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, meals, and desserts. Kids love watching meals cooked in the kitchen, created from two transformed railroad cars. The Depot Grille offers outside dining on a first come, first served basis.
The Neighbors Place is located at 104 Paulette Circle in the Wyndhurst community off Enterprise Drive in Lynchburg. They offers a variety of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, meals, and desserts.
The Water Dog is located beside the Riverfront Park fountains at 1016 Jefferson Street in downtown Lynchburg. Although they specialize in craft hot dogs, The Water Dog also offers a variety of seafood and non-seafood appetizers, soups, salads, craft grilled cheese and other sandwiches, and fresh baked cookies. The Water Dog also offers a kids' menu.
Waterstone Pizza is located in downtown Lynchburg at 1309 Jefferson Street. As the name suggests, Waterstone's specialty is fire roasted pizza. They also serve appetizers, salads, pastas, sandwiches, and desserts. Waterstone also offers a kids menu.
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