Hampton Roads is the large area in the southeast part of the state of Virginia. Hampton Roads is home to Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg and Virginia Beach, which is Hampton Roads' oceanfront. Here you will find a vacation resort with an amphitheater for concerts, bars, nightclubs, amusement parks, an aquarium, golf courses and restaurants of every variety. You will find many seafood restaurants, but also steakhouses, and Japanese, Italian, continental, Vietnamese, Thai and French restaurants.
99 Main Restaurant
Located right in the heart of Hampton Roads in Newport News, Virginia, 99 Main was the first fine dining restaurant in Newport News. Then menu offers classic French cuisine using classical French cooking techniques, but still manages to retain its individuality. The restaurant cures its own fish and bacon and boasts state of the art refrigeration systems ensuring that all the food that is served to customers is fresh and of the highest quality. The bartender and floor manager have been with the restaurant since its opening day, lending history and neighborhood warmth to the place.
Chez Max Restaurant
Chez Max is a French restaurant located in Richmond, Virginia, a one-hour drive from the heart of Hampton Roads. The restaurant is owned by Chef Alain Lecompte and his wife Annie Lecompte. After working since he was 15 years old in Paris and Monte Carlo, Alain Lecompte earned the distinguished title of Master Chef of France and moved with his family to Virginia in the late 1990s, opening Chez Max. The restaurant's menu is classical French cuisine and the ambiance is comfortable and warm.
Le Yaca Restaurant Francais
Located about a half hour drive from Hampton Roads is Le Yaca Restaurant Francais in Williamsburg, Virginia. Le Yaca was first created by owner Daniele Bourderau and her husband Gerard Gormier in a tiny village in the French Alps. The couple later opened a second restaurant in Saint-Tropez, eventually coming to the United States and opening a third location in Williamsburg in 1980. The menu is contemporary French cuisine with the finest quality seasonal ingredients. The restaurant offers an especially popular dessert menu, handcrafted by a French pastry chef.
Bistro Bobbett
Located a one-hour drive from Hampton Roads in Richmond, Virginia, is the French restaurant Bistro Bobbett. An authentic French bistro, the Bobbett's menu offers classic provencal dishes. The Bistro Bobbett serves both lunch and dinner and offers a wide variety of options including full meals as well as lighter fare. Bistro Bobbett prides itself in serving dishes featuring fresh and local ingredients from the surrounding area.
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