Guidebook for Richmond
Food Scene
Tarrant's Cafe
1 W Broad StGood food and drinks in downtown.
Owners from New Zealand, this shop makes fantastic savory pies (meat pies or vegetarian pies). It is a take-out spot, but there are a couple of nice parks nearby where you can enjoy your proper pie.
94 locals recommend
Proper Pie Co.
2505 E Broad StOwners from New Zealand, this shop makes fantastic savory pies (meat pies or vegetarian pies). It is a take-out spot, but there are a couple of nice parks nearby where you can enjoy your proper pie.
An amazing steakhouse. Top-notch service coupled with a great wine list. This is an old restaurant, but they continue to do it right.
16 locals recommend
Bookbinder's Seafood & Steakhouse
2306 E Cary StAn amazing steakhouse. Top-notch service coupled with a great wine list. This is an old restaurant, but they continue to do it right.
Flora
203 North Lombardy StreetFantastic Oaxacan Mexican restaurant. Parking can be difficult.
Mellow Mushroom
3012 W Cary StSome of the best pizza in town.
A modern twist on German food. Metzger means butcher in German and they live up to the name. Great beer as well.
62 locals recommend
Metzger Bar and Butchery
801 N 23rd StA modern twist on German food. Metzger means butcher in German and they live up to the name. Great beer as well.
Our favorite sushi place in town. No reservations for under 6 people, so go early - its popular!
17 locals recommend
Akida Japanese Restaurant
606 N Sheppard StOur favorite sushi place in town. No reservations for under 6 people, so go early - its popular!
Drinks & Nightlife
Good drinks and a friendly/lively atmosphere. Their food menu is also worth a look!
27 locals recommend
New York Deli
2920 W Cary StGood drinks and a friendly/lively atmosphere. Their food menu is also worth a look!
Pubs in Ireland are a community gathering place – a comfortable place for family and friends to spend some time together. At Siné, we’ve tried to create the same atmosphere with great food and plenty of cozy areas to sit and relax. Our menu includes traditional Irish pub fare as well as American food served with a Celtic flair. We serve lunch, after work specials, dinner and Sunday brunch. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, our pub patrons enjoy live entertainment for free
30 locals recommend
Siné Irish Pub
1327 E Cary StPubs in Ireland are a community gathering place – a comfortable place for family and friends to spend some time together. At Siné, we’ve tried to create the same atmosphere with great food and plenty of cozy areas to sit and relax. Our menu includes traditional Irish pub fare as well as American food served with a Celtic flair. We serve lunch, after work specials, dinner and Sunday brunch. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, our pub patrons enjoy live entertainment for free
Great beers and outdoor seating. Usually has food trucks. Just under 1 mile away. Head west on Overbrook, its on the left.
123 locals recommend
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
2410 Ownby LnGreat beers and outdoor seating. Usually has food trucks. Just under 1 mile away. Head west on Overbrook, its on the left.
Been around since 1993, it’s a Richmond institution. Great beers and a fantastic patio with a view over the city and river. Get the smoked wings (tossed in sauce is optional) and the Brussel Sprouts.
82 locals recommend
Legend Brewing Co
321 W 7th StBeen around since 1993, it’s a Richmond institution. Great beers and a fantastic patio with a view over the city and river. Get the smoked wings (tossed in sauce is optional) and the Brussel Sprouts.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful grounds with walking trails, greenhouses and exhibits. Its a great way to spend a day in nature.
171 locals recommend
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside AveBeautiful grounds with walking trails, greenhouses and exhibits. Its a great way to spend a day in nature.
A 19th-century estate hosting events & tours of its Gilded Age mansion, gardens & wildlife center.
259 locals recommend
Maymont
1700 Hampton StA 19th-century estate hosting events & tours of its Gilded Age mansion, gardens & wildlife center.
Island park on the James River known for its walking trails, rocky shoreline & swimming areas.
276 locals recommend
Belle Isle
1 Belle IsleIsland park on the James River known for its walking trails, rocky shoreline & swimming areas.
Arts & Culture
Admission itself is free (except for special exhibits). It is one of the first museums in the American South to be operated by state funds. It is also one of the largest art museums in North America.[4] VMFA ranks as one of the top ten comprehensive art museums in the United States.
494 locals recommend
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N Arthur Ashe BlvdAdmission itself is free (except for special exhibits). It is one of the first museums in the American South to be operated by state funds. It is also one of the largest art museums in North America.[4] VMFA ranks as one of the top ten comprehensive art museums in the United States.
Interactive exhibits enable kids to move, climb, farm, draw, play & learn about their world.
56 locals recommend
Children's Museum of Richmond
2626 W Broad StInteractive exhibits enable kids to move, climb, farm, draw, play & learn about their world.
Kid-focused, hands-on exhibits about animals, the human body, the cosmos & the environment.
132 locals recommend
Science Museum of Virginia
2500 W Broad StKid-focused, hands-on exhibits about animals, the human body, the cosmos & the environment.
Free museum featuring powerful exhibits on the Holocaust & the survivors who settled in Richmond.
59 locals recommend
Virginia Holocaust Museum
2000 E Cary StFree museum featuring powerful exhibits on the Holocaust & the survivors who settled in Richmond.
Snug museum with exhibits & artifacts devoted to African-American history plus a gift shop & more.
49 locals recommend
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
122 W Leigh StSnug museum with exhibits & artifacts devoted to African-American history plus a gift shop & more.