Food Historic Area, Williamsburg

King's Arms Tavern

Name: King's Arms Tavern
Price range: $$$

A place to eat in Historic Area, Williamsburg, pricey ($$$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

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King's Arms Tavern in Historic Area, Williamsburg — Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0 · license

Why go

Colonial Williamsburg tavern serving game pie, peanut soup and other 18th-century Virginia dishes by candlelight.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Williamsburg, alongside 4 sights, 2 activities and 1 place to shop. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Williamsburg Inn and Duke of Gloucester Street.

Type: Food
Neighborhood: Historic Area
Price: $$$
Time needed: 1.5 hr
Best time: Dinner

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Williamsburg, measured as straight-line distance.

1
Williamsburg Inn
Colonial Williamsburg's 1937 Regency-style hotel, a short walk from Duke of Gloucester Street.
Stay · 0.2 mi straight-line
2
Duke of Gloucester Street
The Historic Area's main street, its doors hung with wreaths of fruit, pinecones, shells and dried flowers in December.
Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line
3
Grand Illumination
Colonial Williamsburg's opening of the Christmas season, with candles in windows, music across the Historic Area and fireworks.
Activity · 0.2 mi straight-line
4
Bruton Parish Church
Working Episcopal church from 1715 on Duke of Gloucester Street, known for its evening concerts and Christmas services.
Sight · 0.4 mi straight-line
5
Governor's Palace
Reconstructed residence of Virginia's royal governors at the head of the Palace Green, with formal gardens and a maze.
Sight · 0.4 mi straight-line
6
Merchants Square
Colonial Revival shopping street at the edge of the Historic Area, with shops, cafes and The Cheese Shop.
Shopping · 0.6 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

King's Arms Tavern is a stop on our Williamsburg & Richmond route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

Williamsburg & Richmond
Colonial wreaths, tavern suppers, garden lights
4 daysStop 1 of 2Best Late Nov – Dec

More to do in Williamsburg

King's Arms Tavern is our only food pick in Williamsburg; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Williamsburg guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Williamsburg run from 45°F in January to 90°F in July; August is usually the wettest month. For King's Arms Tavern itself, we suggest: Dinner.

Modelled monthly averages for Williamsburg from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Williamsburg weather by month.

Getting there

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Coordinates: 37.27126, -76.69552
Destination: Williamsburg, Virginia