New Faces and Places in Staunton

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Are you ready for a new adventure this weekend? Why not check out some of Staunton’s cool new businesses? We have opportunities to stay, shop, sip, and eat. It’s time to celebrate small businesses and the Staunton community by exploring Staunton’s newest spaces. 

Historic Inn at Oakdene / 605 E Beverley St.

Before it opened as a boutique inn, the Historic Inn at Oakdene earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places and was a popular stop of the Staunton Garden Tour, featuring a garden designed by A. A. Farnham in 1934. Constructed between 1898 and 1902 for Virginia’s lieutenant governor, the Queen Anne mansion was built for entertaining and has a grand foyer and sweeping staircase, big rooms and porches, and cool elements including a turret topped by an owl finial with glowing eyes. Steps from downtown, the recently restored inn has eight luxury suites that are “the perfect marriage of pristinely maintained architectural design and tasteful upgrades for modern living.”Staunton community by exploring Staunton’s newest spaces.

Collin’s Market / 29 W. Beverley St.

Collin’s Market is another recent addition to Staunton. It serves as a market, sandwich stop, and as a “a hub for locals, visitors, and small businesses to connect.”  The market works with local producers to stock the shelves with fresh goodness. You can get baked goods and Crucible coffee, deli salads and sandwiches, and snacks and household items. The market is open seven days a week until 9 pm.

Brin’s Posy / 110 Baldwin St.

Brin’s Posy has been creating beautiful and elegant floral arrangements for years, but the shop recently moved to a new location. Brin’s specializes in artful and unique centerpieces and bridal bouquets. However, you don’t need a special occasion to enjoy flowers when you sign up for a Brin’s subscription. You’ll get a weekly delivery to brighten your home or office.

Pizza Luca / 213A N. Lewis St

Recently opened Pizza Luca is another restaurant venture by Culinary institute-trained chef Justin Hersey, who owns Chicano Boy. Just steps away from Chicano Boy, the new restaurant delivers a very different vibe and cuisine. The lovely space is light-filled and high-ceilinged, and there’s outdoor seating as well near a beautiful mural. Pizza Luca specializes in pasta dishes and brick-fired pizza with gourmet toppings like caramelized onion, fennel sausage, kale, hot honey, and eggplant. The menu includes several wines and craft beers and you can finish your meal with cannoli or tiramisu.

Ramulose Ridge Vineyards / 110 West Johnson St.

Family-owned and operated Ramulose Ridge Vineyards has opened a new tasting room in Staunton’s historic Wharf district. The vineyard produces dry, semi-sweet, and sweet wines designed to appeal to a range of tastes. You can also order sangria, sweet wine sippers, or margarita flights. Add a charcuterie board to complement your wine. Visitors can take a seat in the courtyard near the fountain, perch at a high-top table, or relax on a sofa. The tasting room is dog-friendly inside and out.

Charlotte’s Kitchenette / 101 State St. 

Charlotte’s Kitchenette claims to serve “the BEST food in Staunton,” and while that may be an exaggeration, the small menu looks promising! The restaurant serves soul food like chops, wings, and burritos along with sides like collards, yams, nachos, and mac and cheese. Charlotte’s Kitchenette also offers catering services.

Pro Re Nata+ / 414 Parkersburg Turnpike

Pro Re Nata+ brewery opened a new Staunton space last month in the former Skipping Rock location. Visit for a craft beer and some food. Pro Re Nata+ serves several types of salads and customizable pizzas. An onsite food truck specializes in Southern-inspired apps, mains, handhelds, sides, and ice cream flights. Stay tuned for live music and other events. Visitors can sit in the taproom or outside in the large, dog and family-friendly beer garden. 

Chop House Tavern / 29 N Augusta St.

Harrisonburg’s farm-to-table favorite, Chop House Tavern, opened a new location in Staunton this month. Make plans to dine on fresh and seasonal food made with local ingredients that “highlight the rich agricultural heritage of the region.” Along with steak, salmon, and roast duck, the tavern also serves cauliflower steak, shrimp, and house specials like the steak and mushroom tavern pie. The dessert menu features decadent sweets and dessert drinks. If you’re looking to meet friends for a drink, the welcoming bar serves cocktails, mocktails, wine, and beer, and stays open until 10 pm.

West Beverley Restaurant /  2207 West Beverley St.

West Beverley Restaurant is opening in a perfect location to serve traffic generated by the upcoming Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court. Ideal for lunch or dinner, the restaurant has taken over the former Tastee Freeze building and serves burgers, subs, hot dogs, fries, shakes and soft serve ice cream. Plan to dine in, carry out, or get your meal at the convenient drive-thru. West Beverley.

Lichen Or Knot Living /  1 East Beverley St.

Functional and beautiful objects for the home, plus a fabulous collection of plants! Lichen Or Knot has a new store in Staunton as well as their store in Floyd, VA.

Magnolia Rose /  11 West Beverley St.

Magnolia Rose‘s retail store in Staunton offers a hat bar (among other things), where you can bling out your own hat while supporting their non-profit advocacy services to rescue and stabilize survivors of exploitation and trafficking.

Make plans to get to know a few of these new Staunton businesses!