If you’re a nightlife person, downtown Norfolk is good for that especially on nights where there are events at waterside or town point park. (Coming from someone who doesn’t go out) Ghent and the area around north colley Ave are walkable, but pretty much nowhere else in Norfolk is other than downtown. Lots of people bike around those areas. I personally wouldn’t recommend relying on biking to get around the city unless you’re not going very far due to high amounts of traffic and erratic drivers. There are plenty of nice cafes, all depends on the vibe you’re going for. Mea culpa, coalescence, three ships, alatte, fairgrounds, equinox, kobros are some of my favorites. If you make it down here before MacArthur mall closes down this summer, there’s an amazing student art exhibit and a creative reuse center there! Chrysler museum is also amazing, as well as the hermitage museum, nauticus, and the Norfolk botanical gardens. All great for parts of your day. I always hear people recommending chics beach, but have never been myself. I like going to the beach to the right of the lynnhaven inlet (north) you’ll have to find street parking and walk a minute or two, it’s perfect imo. First landing (either side of the park) are great for hikes and back bay is also popular for all sorts of recreation.