Best Brunch Spots in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia — updated August 21, 2026
Seven Richmond brunch rooms, ranked by how convincingly they handle the 9-to-3 window, with hours, closed days and what the menus actually list.
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Richmond brunch runs on a short clock: several of the city's best-known kitchens open at 9 or 10 in the morning and shut the doors at 3, with no dinner service on the same day. Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom and the Broad Street corridor hold most of the options, and the split between weekend-only rooms and Tuesday-through-Sunday rooms matters more here than in most cities. Below, the places are ordered by how well they answer the brunch question, with review counts noted so you can tell a settled reputation from a promising one.
1. Millie's Diner
Millie's has been serving the Church Hill end of East Main since 1989 and holds a 4.6 across more than 1,300 reviews, which is the most convincing rating-to-volume combination on this list. Brunch runs 9 am to 3 pm, Wednesday through Sunday, so Monday and Tuesday are out. The dining room is small; indoor seating, patio seating and take-out are all available, and the kitchen takes phone orders. Private parties are booked on weekday evenings, which tells you the daytime service is the main event. Arrive early on a Sunday if you would rather not wait on the sidewalk.
2. Lulu's
Lulu's is the highest-volume brunch room in the group, with a 4.4 across 1,899 reviews, and its own Instagram bio claims a #1 Brunch in RVA vote. The Shockoe Bottom address on North 17th is open 9 am to 3 pm, though the website lists that window Tuesday through Sunday while the Instagram page lists brunch Saturday and Sunday only, so call ahead midweek. The menu leans sweet at the top end: a red velvet waffle strawberry shortcake and an apple bread pudding both appear on it. Dinner runs Wednesday through Saturday evenings. Private parties are accepted any time except weekend brunch service, which is a fair signal of how full those two mornings get.
3. The Jefferson Hotel
The Jefferson runs a Champagne Sunday Brunch, the most formal option in the city and the one to book for an occasion rather than a walk-in. Its 4.8 rating across 3,377 reviews is the highest here, but read it with care: those reviews cover the entire West Franklin Street hotel, not the brunch alone. Afternoon Tea is offered Friday and Saturday, and TJ's Bar & Lounge opens at 4 pm on those two days, so the Sunday brunch and the tea service do not overlap. Reserve well ahead and dress for the room.
4. Bar Solita
Bar Solita on West Broad is the late-riser's option: Sunday brunch runs 10 am to 3 pm, and Saturday service starts at 11 am and continues straight through to 11 pm with a late-night menu from 10. That makes it the only place on this list where brunch rolls into a full evening without a closing gap. The rating is a 4.3 from 852 reviews, a solid figure across enough visits to be reliable rather than provisional. Monday through Friday the kitchen opens at 5 pm, so weekend mornings are the only daytime window.
5. 521 Biscuits & Waffles
A breakfast specialist on East Main built around gluten-free biscuits and waffles, with dairy-free waffles also on the board, which makes it the clearest answer in Richmond for anyone brunching around a restriction. It holds a 4.3 from 544 reviews. Hours are the catch: the restaurant announced a move to weekends only, 8 am to 1 pm, while preparing a second location in Fredericksburg, and listings still show a Wednesday-to-Friday morning window in places. Treat Saturday and Sunday from 8 am as the reliable service and confirm anything midweek. The 1 pm close is early by Richmond standards.
6. Birdie's
Birdie's is a cafe, oyster bar and wine cellar on West Broad, known for East Coast oysters, homemade pastries, craft cocktails and shareable plates, which is a different brunch proposition from waffles and eggs. Brunch runs 10 am to 3 pm Monday through Saturday, an unusually long stretch of days, and the room is closed Sunday, so it will not work as a Sunday plan. Happy hour runs weekday afternoons and the kitchen switches to dinner at 3. The 4.1 rating rests on 202 reviews, a thinner record than the places above it, so consider it promising rather than proven.
7. The Lobby Bar
Brunch service at the Lobby Bar, inside the Quirk on West Broad, runs Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am to 2 pm, the narrowest window here and the reason it sits last despite a convenient central address. The bar itself is open daily from 3 pm with happy hour from 4 to 6, and the room is open every day of the year. The rating is 4.1 from 184 reviews, the smallest sample on this list, so the score is not yet settled. Best treated as a weekend option when the Broad Street rooms nearby are full.