Top Shops And Restaurants Fredericksburg Readers Would Like To Bring Back

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — There have been many business openings and closings over the years, but some closed businesses are especially missed in and around Fredericksburg.

We asked readers businesses they wished they could bring back, no matter how long ago they were from. From recently closed businesses to those popular years or decades ago, readers shared a variety of businesses.

There wasn't a single consensus among readers, though a few businesses popped up in several comments.

"Spanky's! Hands down," Sarah Baird Knight wrote on Fredericksburg Patch's Facebook page. Before it closed in 2015, Spanky's was known as a popular downtown spot for teens and college students.

Fredericksburg Hardware was another popular choice; it closed in 2004. The site was demolished a few years later.

Patch readers also clamored for bagels. "Any bagels," Sarah Scherfel Keddie wrote.

Here are some of the other stores and restaurants that Fredericksburg residents said they miss:

• Roxbury Garden Center
• Olde Towne Wine and Cheese
• The Irish Brigade
• Chesapeake Bay Seafood
• Country Cookin
• Einstein Bagels
• Cafe DaVonzo
• Rawlings
• Hamburger Haven
• Hot Shoppes
• Virginia Deli

Can you name any other Fredericksburg businesses you wish would come back? Leave a comment below!