Dinner with College Kids: Norfolk edition at Restaurant of the Week – Norfolk, VA

When was the last time you did something completely spontaneous? If you’re a college kid and want to meet new friends before club hours, this one is for you. Our series groups together complete strangers for a fun night out for dinner. That’s right, you sign up, and we book the restaurant. We know life can get busy. Don’t forget to spend time making new friends! This project is to host dinners in major cities to combat loneliness while supporting locally owned businesses.

Each outing, dinner is held at a different restaurant. These dinners are not directly associated with the restaurants, but are simply based on a table reservation. The pin on the map is not the location but a placeholder Eventbrite gives for the city. Locations are shared with registrants.

This micro-event is intended to be for 4-6 peoplemaximum. If the evening you signed up for does not hit the minimum number of signups, please be open to joining us on another night with a fuller group. Check out our feature in Eventbrite’s 2025 TRNDS report about embracing the micro-event trend.

Our feature on Fox 11 Los Angeles for our dinner meets.

Please see here for our coverage in Nashville Fox 17’s Growing Nashville segment.

How does it work?

After you register, you’ll be emailed an introduction message including a quick questionnaire regarding age, dietary restrictions, hobbies, and interests.

*Your registration does not include your individual food and drink purchases. A paid ticket simply makes you more committed to actually showing up.

*These outings are intended to help people make friends. These are not singles gatherings.

*The pin on the map IS NOT the official location, but a placeholder Eventbrite gives for your city.

*If you sign up the day of the gathering and do not get a message from us in time, simply email ermantourageimpact@gmail.com, request a refund, or please be open to joining us on another evening.

Our vision is simple: we take the no gimmicks approach to networking. No need for yet another app to take up space on your phone – just four walls and a roof and good food for people to connect 🙂 We coordinate with you directly, human-to-human.

If you have any more questions, please contact ermantourageimpact@gmail.com!

Brought to you by event series Ermantourage.

You can also take a look at our main event calendar via Posh for coffee meets, evening hangouts, and more!