Every Winchester eating list in one place: wings, pizza, Mexican, sushi and Asian, burgers, breakfast, bakeries, desserts, patios, brunch and date night.
Last checked 2026-10-20. Refreshed every three months.
Winchester’s independent restaurants are mostly in Old Town, on the Loudoun Street Mall and the blocks of Cork, Boscawen and Piccadilly streets around it. The chains and many family restaurants are on the south side, along South Pleasant Valley Road, Valley Avenue and around Apple Blossom Mall. Each list below covers one kind of food.
How these lists are made. Every list starts from OpenStreetMap records inside Winchester’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website. Places without a website are kept only when a state health inspection or the Friends of Old Town directory shows them open. The lists are alphabetical. They are not rankings or recommendations, and nobody paid to be on them. Each list gives addresses, phone numbers and hours as the places publish them. Run a restaurant? Write to us to correct an entry.
The lists
Where to get wings. Eleven places with wings on the menu, from Buffalo Wild Wings on Weems Lane to the pubs on the Loudoun Street Mall and Cork Street, plus the pizza delivery chains, Peru’s Chicken on Valley Avenue and Eastern Chinese Cuisine.
Where to get pizza. Eleven pizza places: Benny Meleto’s, Italian Touch, Pizzoco and Roma Old Town in or near Old Town, Claudio’s on Valley Avenue, and the delivery and buffet chains on the south side.
Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants. Eleven restaurants, with El Centro and Manolete’s on the walking mall, Delicias Mexicanas on Fort Collier Road, a pupuseria on South Loudoun Street and the rest near Pleasant Valley Road.
Sushi and Asian restaurants. Nine Japanese, Chinese and Thai restaurants, from Sabai Thai and Awabi Umi in Old Town to Ichiban’s hibachi grills on South Pleasant Valley Road and two counters in Apple Blossom Mall.
Where to get burgers. Ten places, seven of them pubs and grills in Old Town, including Snow White Grill on the mall, plus Five Guys and two Wendy’s restaurants.
Breakfast and coffee. Eighteen breakfast and coffee stops, most within a few blocks of the mall, from diners and bagels to a drive-thru coffee stand on Berryville Avenue and Waffle House.
Bakeries. Six bakeries, including bread and bagels on East Piccadilly Street, pies at Bonnie Blue on West Boscawen Street and doughnuts on Valley Avenue.
Ice cream and desserts. Six ice cream, frozen yogurt, doughnut and chocolate shops on the mall, Valley Avenue, Patsy Cline Boulevard and South Pleasant Valley Road.
Patios and outdoor dining. Eight restaurants whose own sites list a patio or outdoor seating, five of them in Old Town.
There is no barbecue list yet: we could confirm only three barbecue restaurants inside the city limits, and a list needs at least four.
More food guides
Brunch. Twelve restaurants, diners and bakeries with weekend brunch, mostly in Old Town.
Date night. Old Town dinner spots, wine bars that take reservations, a rooftop bar, live shows and late-night options.
Restaurant inspections. How the Virginia Department of Health inspects Winchester restaurants, where to read the reports and how to complain.
For every business in town, food and otherwise, see our local directory.
Frequently asked questions
Where are most of the restaurants in Winchester?
Most independent restaurants are in Old Town, on and around the Loudoun Street Mall and Cork and Piccadilly streets. The chains cluster on South Pleasant Valley Road, Valley Avenue and around Apple Blossom Mall.
Where can I find a list of pizza places in Winchester?
Our pizza list names 11 places inside the city limits, from Old Town pizzerias to delivery chains on Valley Avenue and Pleasant Valley Road, with hours from each one’s own site.
Where is there outdoor seating in Winchester?
Our patios list names eight restaurants whose own sites list a patio or outdoor seating, five of them in Old Town and two at Creekside Station on Valley Avenue.
How do I check a Winchester restaurant’s health inspection?
Inspections are done by the Virginia Department of Health. Our restaurant inspections guide explains how to look up a report and how to file a complaint.
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