What Happened to May's Parlor After Man v. Food? (Virginia Beach, VA)

Current status

Closed verified

As of September 2026, May's Parlor has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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What the source shows: A public Yelp listing for the Pacific Avenue address is marked CLOSED, updated August 2026; a Virginian-Pilot social post separately reported the Oceanfront bakery was closing after eight years while the brand's other locations continued. The business's own locations page still lists this address as operating, an unresolved discrepancy.

  • Season / episode Season 9, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 2708 Pacific Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451

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What happened after Man v. Food?

Man v. Food's January 18, 2022 Virginia Beach episode featured May's Parlor, an oceanfront bakery and café that opened in 2017 near the boardwalk, according to the business's own locations page. May's Parlor built its following on made-in-house pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and espresso drinks, and later added a Ghent-neighborhood café in Norfolk and a Holland Road wholesale bakeshop that supplies both storefronts, per maysparlor.com. A Facebook post from The Virginian-Pilot reported that the original Pacific Avenue storefront was closing after eight years, thanking customers for its run at the oceanfront, while a public Yelp listing for that address, updated August 2026, marks it permanently closed. May's Parlor's own website, however, still lists the Pacific Avenue location with posted hours, an unresolved discrepancy with the Yelp listing as of this review. The Norfolk café and Holland Road wholesale operation are not shown as affected.

Featured on Man v. Food

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
What was featured
oceanfront bakery pastries, breakfast sandwiches
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
May's Parlor

Frequently asked questions

Is May's Parlor still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, May's Parlor has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to May's Parlor after Man v. Food?

Man v. As of September 2026, May's Parlor has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is May's Parlor permanently closed?

As of September 2026, May's Parlor has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is May's Parlor located?

2708 Pacific Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Man v. Food featured May's Parlor?

Season 9, Episode 4 of Man v. Food, first aired January 18, 2022.

What do reviews say since Man v. Food?

May's Parlor's own website, however, still lists the Pacific Avenue location with posted hours, an unresolved discrepancy with the Yelp listing as of this review. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
2708 Pacific Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Venue type
bakery
Official website
maysparlor.com

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Sources

  • maysparlor.com — https://maysparlor.com/locations
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/mays-parlor-virginia-beach
  • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/virginianpilot/posts/mays-parlor-is-closing-its-virginia-beach-oceanfront-bakery-while-keeping-the-no/927730149393211/

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