Must-Try Historic Restaurants in Colonial Williamburg

1. King’s Arms Tavern

King's Arms Tavern offers an unforgettable culinary adventure for your taste buds and mind. This 18th-century chophouse is one of Colonial Williamsburg's premier restaurants. Its menu includes classic chophouse dishes like whiskey-brined pork chops and hand-cut beef filets. Other dishes include Cornish hen, game pie, and peanut soup. This 18th-century tavern is run by waiters dressed in authentic 18th-century attire and offers live music. Visitors will feel transported back in time as they listen to locals gossip and share news from Colonial Williamsburg.

2. Terrace Room at the Williamsburg Inn

Colonial Williamsburg is the world's largest living history museum, preserving Virginia's 18th-century capital as a fully functioning city with more than 500 restored or reconstructed buildings, historic trade shops, renowned museums of decorative arts and folk art, plus much more. Visitors to the Inn can choose between The Terrace and Goodwin Rooms or Restoration Bar and Social Terrace for casual yet family-friendly dining overlooking Golden Horseshoe Golf Club's lush grounds. With an array of cocktails, wines and small bites on offer for everyone's palates, there is something to suit everyone here!

3. Traditions at the Williamsburg Lodge

Traditions at the Williamsburg Lodge offers a delicious array of Southern-inspired dishes for all to enjoy. Their breakfast and seafood buffet will please the whole family, plus they have an impressive selection of cocktails to enjoy as well. This restaurant, situated within the historic hotel, has become a beloved destination for both locals and visitors. Their menu boasts an impressive variety of dishes from delicious pasta to fresh meats.

The hotel features eccentric decor inspired by the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, including a wet bar and hand-painted lamps. Guests have access to an elite spa, multiple pools and golf course as well as other amenities sure to please even the most discriminating traveler. Make this your base for your next Colonial Williamsburg vacation!

4. Sweet Tea and Barley

Colonial Williamsburg is renowned for its historic restored inns and taverns offering traditional local fare like Virginia ham, biscuits and apple pie. Sweet Tea and Barley in Williamsburg Lodge offers Southern-inspired cuisine in an inviting atmosphere. From fresh salads to perfect pub bites and satisfying sandwiches - it's a place where friends come together for a great time. Enjoy drinks handcrafted with local ingredients that capture the true spirit of this area. Come sit a spell at the bar, lounge or on the patio where laughter and lively conversation fill the air.

5. Christiana Campbell’s Tavern

Christiana Campbell's Tavern, affectionately known as George Washington's favorite, has been serving seafood and other dishes with 18th-century flair for over two centuries. Here you'll find sherry-soaked shrimp, scallops, lobster tails - just to name a few - all served up alongside the Capitol in Colonial Williamsburg. The tavern was unfortunately burned in 1859, but in 1956 the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation restored it as a working restaurant to honor her legacy and reputation. To this day, guests can enjoy delectable sherry-soaked shrimp and scallops, crab cakes, as well as Waterman's Supper at this charming establishment.