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Where to eat in Hampton, VA
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A few places to eat in Hampton
- Baked Bistro & Pizza Pizza · 0.3 miles
22 Wine St, Hampton - Glazed Doughnuts Donut Shop · 0.3 miles
24 Wine St, Hampton - The Deep Seafood · 0.3 miles
5 E Queens Way, Hampton - Brent's Fine Food American · 0.3 miles
9 E Queens Way, Hampton - Goody's Deli and Pub Delicatessen · 0.3 miles
11 E Queens Wy E, Hampton
The closest few by distance from central Hampton, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in Hampton.
The food scene in Hampton
Open listings put 100 places to eat within 2 miles of central Hampton, 18 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (10), seafood (10) and Chinese (8). 14 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Hampton is Southern, seafood and Chinese — types that are listed here at 3 to 8 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 10 Seafood 10 Chinese 8 American 4 Italian 4 Burgers 4 Southern 3 Bar & grill 3 Sandwiches 3 Barbecue 2
The food in Hampton
Hampton has more than enough places to eat — the trouble is choosing between them without spending longer deciding than eating.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Hampton and tells you why it picked it. Say what you're craving and it reads menus and reviews for that specific dish, rather than sorting places by overall star rating. Free, runs in the browser, and one search needs no account.
Eating out in Hampton
Hampton has a population of about 136,699. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Hampton, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Hampton is a little thinner on options than average
Hampton sits in Hampton city, where the Census counts 98 full-service restaurants, 129 limited-service places, 14 cafés and snack bars and 6 bars — 247 places to eat or drink in all. Hampton makes up about 100% of the county's population.
That is 18 per 10,000 residents, a little under the national median of 19.4. Fewer options than average, which makes picking the right one matter more. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Hampton
- Newport News, VA — about 8 miles away
- Norfolk, VA — about 13 miles away
- Portsmouth, VA — about 14 miles away
- Chesapeake, VA — about 18 miles away
- Virginia Beach, VA — about 24 miles away
- Suffolk, VA — about 25 miles away
Campuses in and near Hampton
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- Virginia Peninsula Community College
- Old Dominion University
- Tidewater Community College
- Norfolk State University
- Regent University
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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