Richmond Guidebook
Food scene
This is an excellent restaurant that is very close by. They have a lovely Sunday brunch - otherwise it is a great local place to stop and have a glass of wine.
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Southbound
3036 Stony Point RdThis is an excellent restaurant that is very close by. They have a lovely Sunday brunch - otherwise it is a great local place to stop and have a glass of wine.
This is cool little place with American food and some great beers that is a favorite to locals in our neighborhood.
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Galley
2805 Hathaway RdThis is cool little place with American food and some great beers that is a favorite to locals in our neighborhood.
Gelato. Many different flavors of gelato. You'll need to go to the gym after this, but it's worth it.
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Gelati Celesti Ice Cream
1400 N Arthur Ashe BlvdGelato. Many different flavors of gelato. You'll need to go to the gym after this, but it's worth it.
Excellent sushi in a super chill atmosphere. Happy hour daily 5pm. Perhaps the best sushi in the area and very close to our house.
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Osaka Sushi & Steak
5023 Huguenot RdExcellent sushi in a super chill atmosphere. Happy hour daily 5pm. Perhaps the best sushi in the area and very close to our house.
With an ever changing menu, you can always find something good here. This is one of our go-to's. More than a dozen drafts to choose from and 6 rotating local brews on draft. Also: the cucumber martini is life changing.
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The Daily Kitchen & Bar
2934 W Cary StWith an ever changing menu, you can always find something good here. This is one of our go-to's. More than a dozen drafts to choose from and 6 rotating local brews on draft. Also: the cucumber martini is life changing.
This is a cool little place with great food! Lively atmosphere. Come here, hang out with cool people. Good wine list. There's limited parking in the back - you can park on the side streets.
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Little Nickel
4702 Forest Hill AveThis is a cool little place with great food! Lively atmosphere. Come here, hang out with cool people. Good wine list. There's limited parking in the back - you can park on the side streets.
This tapas joint is excellent! It's pretty new, it's the second location for this restaurant. Its super close to our house so if you wanted to go there to party, you could just walk home afterwards. There is a parking lot in the front and additional parking in the rear.
Don't Look Back - South
7524 Forest Hill AveThis tapas joint is excellent! It's pretty new, it's the second location for this restaurant. Its super close to our house so if you wanted to go there to party, you could just walk home afterwards. There is a parking lot in the front and additional parking in the rear.
A lively place in the evening - great happy hour with live music - this is a really cool local establishment where you also can grab a quiet lunch. Great food - and for a good cause! From their website: "Positive Vibe has created an evolving model for training and employing people with disabilities in order that they enjoy the satisfactions of being gainfully employed and fully contributing members of our community."
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Max's Positive Vibe Café
2825 Hathaway RdA lively place in the evening - great happy hour with live music - this is a really cool local establishment where you also can grab a quiet lunch. Great food - and for a good cause! From their website: "Positive Vibe has created an evolving model for training and employing people with disabilities in order that they enjoy the satisfactions of being gainfully employed and fully contributing members of our community."
So far, this has to be our favorite French restaurant. They have daily specials which are amazing - and if you're an early bird, they have a wonderful coffee bar with pastries 7am-11am. Grab a coffee and pastry and sit by the window and people watch - or grab & go and walk around Carytown!
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Can Can Brasserie
3120 W Cary StSo far, this has to be our favorite French restaurant. They have daily specials which are amazing - and if you're an early bird, they have a wonderful coffee bar with pastries 7am-11am. Grab a coffee and pastry and sit by the window and people watch - or grab & go and walk around Carytown!
Shopping
Colorful Carytown is a bohemian district centered around a stretch of West Cary Street, with indie boutiques, record stores, and vintage emporiums. Quirky murals brighten alleyways and buildings housing cool cafes, bakeries, and health-conscious lunch spots, while evening crowds fill farm-to-table restaurants and craft cocktail bars.
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Carytown
Colorful Carytown is a bohemian district centered around a stretch of West Cary Street, with indie boutiques, record stores, and vintage emporiums. Quirky murals brighten alleyways and buildings housing cool cafes, bakeries, and health-conscious lunch spots, while evening crowds fill farm-to-table restaurants and craft cocktail bars.
Stony Point Fashion park is a large outdoor mall. Contains Dillards, Saks Fifth Avenue, Anthopologie, H&M, Restoration Hardware and many others. Weather permitting, it is a nice walk around and shop kind of place with a ton of good restaurants.
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Stony Point Fashion Park
9200 Stony Point PkwyStony Point Fashion park is a large outdoor mall. Contains Dillards, Saks Fifth Avenue, Anthopologie, H&M, Restoration Hardware and many others. Weather permitting, it is a nice walk around and shop kind of place with a ton of good restaurants.
Sightseeing
Admission to the permanent collections is free - The cost for special exhibitions and programs varies.
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N Arthur Ashe BlvdAdmission to the permanent collections is free - The cost for special exhibitions and programs varies.
Grădina Botanică Lewis Ginter
1800 Lakeside AveCentrul de Natură Maymont
2201 Shields Lake Dr
Virginia State Capitol
1000 Bank StMuzeul Edgar Allan Poe
1914 E Main StFree museum featuring powerful exhibits on the Holocaust & the survivors who settled in Richmond.
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Muzeul Holocaustului din Virginia
2000 E Cary StFree museum featuring powerful exhibits on the Holocaust & the survivors who settled in Richmond.
The Virginia War Memorial is a 1955 memorial in Richmond, Virginia, originally dedicated to Virginians killed in World War II and the Korean War. In 1980, the Shrine was enlarged to honor those Virginians killed in action in the Vietnam War.
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Virginia War Memorial
621 S Belvidere StThe Virginia War Memorial is a 1955 memorial in Richmond, Virginia, originally dedicated to Virginians killed in World War II and the Korean War. In 1980, the Shrine was enlarged to honor those Virginians killed in action in the Vietnam War.
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
122 W Leigh StMuzeul Războiului Civil American - Historic Tredegar
480 Tredegar StBelle Isle
1 Belle IsleA great place for an afternoon stroll.
Wine!
Wine tasting? About a 45 minute drive out of the city takes you to this luscious landscape. They have an outdoor summer music series - and you can get a glass of wine and wander around taking in the sights of the James River and the historic Shirley Plantation.
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Upper Shirley Vineyards
600 Shirley Plantation RdWine tasting? About a 45 minute drive out of the city takes you to this luscious landscape. They have an outdoor summer music series - and you can get a glass of wine and wander around taking in the sights of the James River and the historic Shirley Plantation.
About a 1 1/2 scenic drive brings you to Afton - there are several vineyards here - but this one is our favorite.
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Veritas Vineyards and Winery
151 Veritas LnAbout a 1 1/2 scenic drive brings you to Afton - there are several vineyards here - but this one is our favorite.
Beer!
This place is soooo cool. It is probably the best craft brewery in the area. It's probably too cool for me. Stop in for a flight to try - but make sure to check the hours on their website first.
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Canon & Draw Brewing Company
1529 W Main StThis place is soooo cool. It is probably the best craft brewery in the area. It's probably too cool for me. Stop in for a flight to try - but make sure to check the hours on their website first.
Coffee!
This is a cool little local coffeeshop that is super close to our house and has some great lunch options.
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Perk! Coffee & Lunchbox
2620 Buford RdThis is a cool little local coffeeshop that is super close to our house and has some great lunch options.
If Starbucks isn't your thing - you've got to check out Lamplighter. There's a few locations in the Richmond area, but the Roast Lab is my personal favorite. It's not very big, and rarely super busy - but you can get a fancy cold brew handmade by some local hipsters. It's quintessential Richmond... like craft breweries.
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Lamplighter Coffee Roasters Roast Lab
1719 Summit AveIf Starbucks isn't your thing - you've got to check out Lamplighter. There's a few locations in the Richmond area, but the Roast Lab is my personal favorite. It's not very big, and rarely super busy - but you can get a fancy cold brew handmade by some local hipsters. It's quintessential Richmond... like craft breweries.