Guides to Richmond
Where to eat and drink around Richmond, and what to do: the markets, who has live music, which nights have trivia, and what is on for each season. Every guide is kept current. No place pays to be listed or ranked.
Eat and drink
Where to eat in Richmond
Where to eat in Richmond
- Zorch Pizza for pizza
- Blanchard's Coffee Co. for coffee shops
- Mexico Restaurant for Mexican
The best pizza
- Zorch Pizza
- Mary Angela's Pizzeria
- Pizza Bones
The best coffee shops
- Blanchard's Coffee Co.
- Perk Coffee and Lunchbox
- Ironclad Coffee Roasters
The best Mexican
- Mexico Restaurant
- Wong's Tacos
- En Su Boca
The best bakeries
- Sub Rosa Bakery
- Shyndigz
- Idle Hands Bread Company
The best Chinese
- Peter Chang
- Yen Ching
- Beijing On Grove
The best breakfast and brunch
- Moore Street Cafe
- Joe's Inn
- Millie's Diner
The best burgers
- Beauvine Burger Concept
- Cobra Burger
- Eazzy Burger
The best Italian
- Dinamo
- Ciao Capri
- Capriccios Italian Restaurant
The best seafood
- Beaucoup
- Lillian
- Shoreline Seafood Market
The best sushi
- Osaka Sushi & Steak
- Lucky AF
- Fighting Fish Scott’s Addition
The best BBQ
- ZZQ Texas Craft Barbeque
- Deep Run Roadhouse
- Buz and Ned's Real Barbecue
The best Thai
- Mom's Siam
- Sabai
- The Patio Thai Restaurant
The best breweries
- Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- Triple Crossing Beer
- Ardent Craft Ales
The best steakhouses
- Buckhead's
- Ruth's Chris Steak House
- Bookbinder's Grill
The best Indian
- Lehja
- Lemon Cuisine of India
- Tulsi Indian Cuisine
The best Vietnamese
- Mekong Restaurant
- Pho Thien Phat
- Pho Tay Do
Things to do
Full calendar
Fall festivalsThu Oct 15Harvest DinnerSat Oct 17Fall Festival at Wind FarmsSee all 28
Pumpkin patchesSat Oct 24Haunted Hay Ride and Field of Fright corn MazeSee all 2
HalloweenMon Oct 12Halloween Costume SwapMon Oct 12Cook & Book: Spooky Cupcake DecoratingSee all 91
Farmers marketsThu Oct 15"Third Thursday" with Live Music + Retail Vendors + Cocina Calle + 191 Smokery + King of PopsSat Oct 17RVA Big MarketSee all 35
Christmas and holidaysThu Nov 12VMFA Shop Holiday BazaarThu Nov 19Tredegar Tree LightingSee all 55
Live music venuesSun Oct 11Bayonne, ShormeySun Oct 11Dean Fields w/ Sarah SiskindSee all 258
Wineries with live musicMon Oct 12Live Music: Dave PollardFri Oct 16Live Music: Travis ColbySee all 18
Trivia nightsTue Oct 13Trivia Night with GBu Trivia-Scott's AdditionTue Oct 13Trivia Tuesday – in TaproomSee all 34
With kidsMon Oct 12Baby Story TimeMon Oct 12Pre-K Story TimeSee all 181
FreeMon Oct 12Halloween Costume SwapMon Oct 12Baby Story TimeSee all 454
The weekend, by Wednesday
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