The Ocean View Fishing Pier
The Ocean View Fishing Pier Restaurant offers views of the waterfront from every window. The restaurant is perched in the middle of a pier directly over the ocean. Appetizers include yellow fin blackened tuna bites in bourbon barbecue sauce, shrimp wrapped in bacon, calamari and Oysters Fitzpatrick (fresh oysters baked with spinach and topped with Parmesan cheese). Main courses include roasted or steamed oysters, colossal shrimp, snow crab legs, tuna medallions, and "OV" Ribeye. Breakfast is served every day from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and features an "O.V. Breakfast," which includes a strip steak, two eggs, hash browns and Texas toast for less than $10.
Ocean View Fishing Pier
400 W. Ocean View Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23503
(757) 583-6000
oceanviewfishingpier.com
The City Dock
The City Dock Restaurant is located in the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel. Dining is available indoors and outside under cover, with Norfolk harbor views from both areas. The City Dock's signature dishes include Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes and local She-Crab soup. Under the supervision of Master Chef Robert Cillizza, this restaurant offers contemporary cuisine in a casual setting. The City Dock offers breakfast buffets as well as special holiday buffets for Easter, Thanksgiving and Mother's Day. Valet parking is free with the purchase of a meal.
City Dock Restaurant
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
777 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA 23510
(757) 622-6664
starwoodhotels.com
Paradocks East Coast Grille
Overlooking the Marina on Bay Street, Paradocks East Coast Grille features two large outdoor decks for dining. Appetizers include fried macaroni and cheese, 'East Coast Toast' (garlic bread topped with crab bisque, cheese and Old Bay seasoning) and mini crab cake sandwiches. Main courses feature chicken, beef and seafood items. Steamed clams, oysters and snow crab legs are available on the steamer menu. Other seafood items include coconut shrimp, soft shell crab sandwiches, oyster and shrimp po' boys and fried sweet scallops.
Paradocks East Coast Grille
Bay Point
9500 30th Bay St.
Norfolk, VA 23518
(757) 362-3455
paradocksgrille.com
Article Written By Elizabeth Park
Elizabeth Park has written since 1983, with work appearing in the "Oxnard Press Courier" in Oxnard, Calif., "The Centre Daily Times" in State College, Pa., and online at VisitSouth and other websites. Park holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Pennsylvania State and completed graduate work at Rutgers University in English literature and Emory University in theology.
