Plan Your Visit
Where to Eat
Restaurants
The Barter Café (Pictured at right) • 276.619.5496 Located just across the street from Barter Theatre and adjacent to Barter Stage II. Enjoy a grilled panini sandwich or specialty wrap. Also perfect for an after-dinner gourmet desert or flavored coffee. Open before and after the show. Ask about packages with Barter Theatre tickets. Offers free Wi-Fi.
231 West Main Street • (276) 619-0039
You’ll feel at home in our house! Casual, fine dining in a beautifully restored house in downtown Abingdon. Sit on the porch, the parlor, garden room, or up stairs in the formal rooms. Reservations accepted. Hours vary with season, please call.
Pop Ellis Soda Shoppe and Grill
217 West Main Street • (276) 623-8187
Remember the days of the old drug store soda shoppe. Specializing in hand-jerked sodas; Only 2 blocks from Barter Theatre; Gourmet soups, sandwiches, salads and desserts; Soda shop favorites like hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream, and floats; weekend dinner entrees; family friendly and non-smoking.
Withers Hardware Restaurant • 260 West Main Street • Abingdon • 276.628.1111
A hardware store built in 1914 by the Withers family, now turned into a beautiful, large & modern restaurant with multiple, private dining areas including a double-deck al-fresco area and 2 full-service bars (smoking and non-smoking). Withers can accommodate your tour group. Karaoke on Thursday, and live music on weekends.
Did You Know...
Barter Theatre was founded in 1933 during the Depression, and its name came from bartering produce from the farms and gardens of the area to gain admission to see a play.
