Good forFood & drink lovers
Chowning's Tavern serves period-authentic colonial fare including Brunswick stew and Welsh rarebit, with costumed staff interpreting 18th-century tavern culture -- though the building isn't quite what it claims. The real Josiah Chowning's tavern stood nearby before it was torn down ahead of the Civil War; Colonial Williamsburg's own archaeology has since found this reconstruction sits on a different historic footprint than the original. It is operated by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation as a living demonstration of colonial foodways.
Quick facts
- ·Located on Duke of Gloucester Street in the Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area.
- ·Not to be confused with Raleigh Tavern, which is already in the catalog as a historic site and does not serve food.
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