re: Underrated Culinary towns/cities

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I've heard its gotten better since I left. Anything south of the James?

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When did you leave? I arrived in the Fall and people keep saying the food scene has improved over the last few years. The beer scene has exploded, turning Scott's Addition into the hip place to be.

South of the James is still a bit chain-y. I was impressed with Southbound, and I hear Laura Lee's is really good as well. A chain called Tazza has been quite popular, and they feature locally-sourced food. A couple of decent decent-to-good breweries have opened up in the Chesterfield Co. Beyond that, most of the good places are still in the same spots north of the James.