Restaurants

Restaurants are an integral part of Virginia ’s tourism industry, and they are certainly the most numerous sector of Virginia tourism! As such, Virginia Green Restaurants have the opportunity to have a significant impact on people’s daily lives and how they think about the environment.

What Does It Take to be a Virginia Green Restaurant?

At a minimum, facilities must commit to:

• Recycle (at least glass)
• Grease Recycling
• Eliminate use of Styrofoam & Reduce Disposables
• Water Efficiency
• Energy Conservation

Participating restaurants:

• Abbey Road Pub and Restaurant, Virginia Beach
• Bad Ass Coffee, Virginia Beach
• Bistro 1888, South Boston
• Blue Mountain Brewery, Afton
• Cooper's Landing Inn & Traveler's Tavern, Clarksville
• Cranberry's Grocery & Eatery, Staunton
• Croc's 19th Street Bistro, Virginia Beach
• Distinctive Gourmet at Virginia Beach Convention Center
• Dough Boy's Pizza, Virginia Beach
• Flamenco Restaurant, Onancock
• Fork in the Alley Brick Oven Pub, Roanoke
• Fresh Tapis & Tonics, Virginia Beach
• full circle catering, Lexington
• Hot Tuna, Virginia Beach
• Main Street Bakery, Luray
• No Frill Grill, Virginia Beach
• Perfect Flavor Ice Cream, Waynesboro
• Rockafeller's, Virginia Beach
• Shorebreak, Virginia Beach
• Sodexo-Osprey Cafe at the Virginia Aquarium
• Staunton Grocery, Staunton
• The Boot, Norfolk
• The Java Shack, Arlington
• Terrapin, Virginia Beach
• University of Richmond Dining Services
• Washington & Lee Dining Services, Lexington
• Zest, Virginia Beach

For more details or to become a Virginia Green Restaurant , click here and fill out the application / checklist of great ideas!

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