Guidebook for Richmond

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Guidebook for Richmond

Food Scene

Best soul food in the city, hands down. Get the catfish bites to start!
46 locals recommend
Mama J's Kitchen
415 N 1st St
46 locals recommend
Best soul food in the city, hands down. Get the catfish bites to start!
Drag your hungover self out of bed for a coffee and chicken biscuit. You're welcome!
74 locals recommend
Saison
23 W Marshall St
74 locals recommend
Drag your hungover self out of bed for a coffee and chicken biscuit. You're welcome!
Locals tend to flock here after the suburbanites have finished dinner. That being said, the food is great and the cocktails are even better.
74 locals recommend
Saison
23 W Marshall St
74 locals recommend
Locals tend to flock here after the suburbanites have finished dinner. That being said, the food is great and the cocktails are even better.
Oof! Too many things to name. Eat here for every meal.
50 locals recommend
Perly's
111 E Grace St
50 locals recommend
Oof! Too many things to name. Eat here for every meal.
BRUNCH is worth the wait and their Bloody Marys are on point.
25 locals recommend
Lucy's Restaurant
404 North 2nd Street
25 locals recommend
BRUNCH is worth the wait and their Bloody Marys are on point.
Start with the pimento cheese, then get the special.
14 locals recommend
Pasture
416 E Grace St
14 locals recommend
Start with the pimento cheese, then get the special.
Oysters. Try them all!
36 locals recommend
Rappahannock Restaurant
320 E Grace St
36 locals recommend
Oysters. Try them all!
Go here when you get tired of looking at people at Maple and Pine, or go for dinner, whatever.
12 locals recommend
Graffiato Richmond
123 W Broad St
12 locals recommend
Go here when you get tired of looking at people at Maple and Pine, or go for dinner, whatever.
Go around the corner for pizza by the slice. $3
51 locals recommend
Tarrant's Cafe
1 W Broad St
51 locals recommend
Go around the corner for pizza by the slice. $3
Sit upstairs or at the bar.
48 locals recommend
Max's On Broad
305 Brook Rd
48 locals recommend
Sit upstairs or at the bar.
Get drunk here before going to a show at The National.
Coda Urban Bistro
Get drunk here before going to a show at The National.

Drinks & Nightlife

Gwar is from Richmond. The food here is surprisingly good. Get a Happy Meal (Welcome to RVA!) and the nachos with pulled pork.
24 locals recommend
GWARbar
217 W Clay St
24 locals recommend
Gwar is from Richmond. The food here is surprisingly good. Get a Happy Meal (Welcome to RVA!) and the nachos with pulled pork.

Everything Else

Check out whatever is happening here on any given night.
23 locals recommend
Gallery5
200 W Marshall St
23 locals recommend
Check out whatever is happening here on any given night.
Check out the local comedy scene. If it's a Friday check out Sweatlist.
Coalition Theater
8 W Broad St
Check out the local comedy scene. If it's a Friday check out Sweatlist.
Check the schedule ahead of time. This is where all the cool kids are for some band you should probably know about. They only have one beer on tap, probably Schlitz, you'll deal.
Black Iris Music LLC
321 W Broad St
Check the schedule ahead of time. This is where all the cool kids are for some band you should probably know about. They only have one beer on tap, probably Schlitz, you'll deal.
This is the closest thing Richmond has to a proper deli, get a sandwich and baklava.
Nick's International Foods
2413 Westwood Ave
This is the closest thing Richmond has to a proper deli, get a sandwich and baklava.
The floor is at a slight angle, there's not a bad spot anywhere.
84 locals recommend
The National
708 E Broad St
84 locals recommend
The floor is at a slight angle, there's not a bad spot anywhere.
I generally try to avoid the Convention Center, but you might be in town for whatever is happening there. It's only three blocks away.
18 locals recommend
Greater Richmond Convention Center
403 N 3rd St
18 locals recommend
I generally try to avoid the Convention Center, but you might be in town for whatever is happening there. It's only three blocks away.
Jackson Ward was "the Harlem of the South" before they built 95. Go learn about it.
49 locals recommend
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
122 W Leigh St
49 locals recommend
Jackson Ward was "the Harlem of the South" before they built 95. Go learn about it.
This is a weird glance into our past. You will definitely encounter some questionable people here.
34 locals recommend
White House of the Confederacy
1201 E Clay St
34 locals recommend
This is a weird glance into our past. You will definitely encounter some questionable people here.
Virginia is/was pretty rad. The rest of the country probably wouldn't be here without a bunch of Virginians. Check it out.
70 locals recommend
Virginia State Capitol
1000 Bank St
70 locals recommend
Virginia is/was pretty rad. The rest of the country probably wouldn't be here without a bunch of Virginians. Check it out.

Shopping

Buy records here, duh.
10 locals recommend
Blue Bones Vintage
310 N Laurel St
10 locals recommend
Buy records here, duh.
This is probably one of the more unique places in Richmond. It's kind of a collection of everything that makes us us.
55 locals recommend
The Valentine
1015 E Clay St
55 locals recommend
This is probably one of the more unique places in Richmond. It's kind of a collection of everything that makes us us.