With new shopping and dining areas cropping up throughout town, retail choices are broad
In addition to a retail mall, there has been an impressive growth among big-box retailers and national chain stores along Wards Road, with a 200-acre shopping center planned for construction in 2008.
Central Virginia’s shopping and dining resources are growing exponentially and include offerings from local entrepreneurs to large, national chains. New retail businesses are cropping up along Route 221 in Forest, as well as Wards Road. Plans for a 200-acre shopping center, Lakeside Centre, which is set to start construction in 2008, and a proposed outdoor mall in Campbell County, only add to the wealth of shopping and dining experiences.
Popular Shopping Venues
- River Ridge Mall: The Mall boasts five department stores–Belk, Sears, JC Penney, Macys, Value City–and more than 85 shops and restaurants. (434) 237-1122
- Lynchburg Community Market: (434) 847-1499
- The Farm Basket: (434) 528-1107
- Wyndhurst: Wyndhurst is a mixed community of residential and commercial property. It offers more than 20 specialty shops. (434) 846-2333
- Wards Crossing East: This plaza is home to anchor stores including Target, Best Buy and Barnes and Noble.
- Wards Crossing West: Recently completed, this plaza offers several stores including A.C Moore, Old Navy and Rue 21.
- Candlers Mountain Station: Located off Route 460, retail stores include Toys R Us, Goody’s and Steve and Barry’s in this shopping center as well as a 10-screen movie theater and restaurant.
- Boonsboro Shopping Center: This upscale shopping center is home to the Silver Thistle, Talbots and Chicos, and a grocery store.
Dining
Central Virginia offers more than 100 restaurants ranging from cutting edge ethnic to widely-known chain restaurants like Olive Garden. You will find Asian, German, Latin American, Indian and Mediterranean, and Thai, as well as steakhouses, pizza places, seafood eateries, coffee houses and sports bars. Below is just a sampling of what Lynchburg offers:
Steakhouses:
- Johnny Bull’s Restaurant/ The Imbibery Lounge: (434) 237-6333
- Outback Steakhouse: (434) 847-3646
- New London Steakhouse: (434) 525-3826
Italian
- Isabella’s Italian Trattoria: (434) 385-1660
- Monte Carlo Italian Restaurant: (434) 385-7711
- Olive Garden: (434) 237-4395
Mexican
- LaPlaza Alegre Restaurant: (434) 846-0303
- Los Chipotles: (434) 237-3838
Casual Dining
- Charleys: (434) 237-5988
- Golden Corral: (434) 832-6440
- Depot Grill: (434) 846-4464
- Hams: (434) 237-3663
- Kenney’s Restaurant: (434) 846-5002
- Lynch’s Point: (434) 528-2500
- Neighbor’s Place: (434) 455-4300
- T.G.I Friday’s: (434) 237-9260
- Uncle Ebbs: (434) 846-3227
Casual Gourmet
- The Farm Basket: (434) 528-1107
- Magnolia Foods: (434) 528-5442
- Main Street Eatery and Catering Co.: (434) 847-2526
- Meriwether’s Market restaurant: (434) 384-3311
- Merredith’s Fine Dining: (434) 845-2997
Barbeque
- Dickey’s BBQ Pit: (434) 944-3239
- Silver Pig: (434) 846-5676
