Otherwise you'll find the restaurant open daily from early morning until late night. Parents, take note that this is a fun place to bring children for a tea party complete with dress-up clothes supplied by the restaurant. The coffeehouses were a natural spin-off of Norfolk's First Colony Coffee Co., which has roasted coffee beans in the city since 1902. Besides serving First Colony's gourmet coffees, the casual restaurants have a solid menu of sandwiches, salads and desserts. White bean chili and olive and cream cheese sandwiches will tempt you at lunch and dinner.
Desserts are divine and imported from New York, and the biscotti is just right for dunking.
Linger over the house blend or check out the wilder coffee and tea flavors of the day. On your way out, grab a bag of beans for the road. A Virginia Beach location is at 1550 Laskin Road, 428-2994. Locations are open daily for the breakfast crowd as well as night owls. This is a great place to linger over a good book or the newspaper.