Guidebook for Richmond
Food Scene
Trendy restaurant with vacation style vibes. Great food and drinks. Check out the happy hour as well!
38 locals recommend
Little Nickel
4702 Forest Hill AveTrendy restaurant with vacation style vibes. Great food and drinks. Check out the happy hour as well!
Take out only home-style cooking. Features deli style offerings, desserts, and main dishes. Amazing quality of food and great if you feel like staying in and binging on Netflix!
Kitchenette
1405 Prince Arthur RdTake out only home-style cooking. Features deli style offerings, desserts, and main dishes. Amazing quality of food and great if you feel like staying in and binging on Netflix!
This place has tacos and other Mexican food offerings 24/7, 365 days a year. While we have never sampled the food at 2 AM, we assume it's still incredibly tasty!
La Milpa | 24/7 Mexican Restaurant & Market
6925 Hull Street RdThis place has tacos and other Mexican food offerings 24/7, 365 days a year. While we have never sampled the food at 2 AM, we assume it's still incredibly tasty!
We love Crossroads. The food is great, the coffee and tea are fantastic, and they have a great selection of wine and beer and delicious ice cream. The live music is awesome too! Sit out on the patio on warm evenings and you can still hear the music through the open air cafe.
53 locals recommend
Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream
3600 Forest Hill AveWe love Crossroads. The food is great, the coffee and tea are fantastic, and they have a great selection of wine and beer and delicious ice cream. The live music is awesome too! Sit out on the patio on warm evenings and you can still hear the music through the open air cafe.
Great food including brunch on the weekends, there is also a Galley Go To is also attached to the restaurant for meals to go and groceries.
33 locals recommend
Galley
2805 Hathaway RdGreat food including brunch on the weekends, there is also a Galley Go To is also attached to the restaurant for meals to go and groceries.
Great food, including brunch on the weekends. Also features lunch and dinner and a fantastic cocktail selection. Great for a nice night out without going into downtown Richmond.
36 locals recommend
Laura Lee's
3410 Semmes AveGreat food, including brunch on the weekends. Also features lunch and dinner and a fantastic cocktail selection. Great for a nice night out without going into downtown Richmond.
Thirsty's Bar & Grill
3516 Forest Hill AveGood Italian food and even features wine and beer for delivery!!!
10 locals recommend
Maldini's Ristorante Italiano
4811 Forest Hill AveGood Italian food and even features wine and beer for delivery!!!
Bottoms Up Pizza
1700 Dock StCool spot in Shockoe Slip with great pizza and drinks
Mama J's Kitchen
415 N 1st StSouthern cooking at it's finest.
Pho Thien Phat
6403 Rigsby RdThe best Vietnamese food in the area in our opinion.
The best thai food in the area in our opinion, they deliver via Grubhub or Uber eats!
The Patio Thai Restaurant
103 E Cary StThe best thai food in the area in our opinion, they deliver via Grubhub or Uber eats!
WPA Bakery
3414 Semmes AveGluten free, vegan style bakery
Fat Dragon Chinese Kitchen and Bar
1200 N Arthur Ashe BlvdDrinks & Nightlife
Great food, good drinks, awesome atmosphere and great live music. O'Toole's is a fixture in the community and has been serving up good food for 50 years.
17 locals recommend
O'Toole's Restaurant & Pub
4800 Forest Hill AveGreat food, good drinks, awesome atmosphere and great live music. O'Toole's is a fixture in the community and has been serving up good food for 50 years.
Beautiful rooftop bar with great cocktails and an awesome view of downtown Richmond.
62 locals recommend
Quirk Hotel
201 W Broad StBeautiful rooftop bar with great cocktails and an awesome view of downtown Richmond.
The Hof Garden
2818 West Broad StreetRooftop bar with good drinks and views
Tobacco Co Club
1201 E Cary StParks & Nature
We love Forest Hill Park. Check out the farmer's market every Saturday of the year. 8-12 during the summer, 9-12 during the winter. One of the best farmers markets we have ever been to and that is saying a lot. The park is also just beautiful to walk around with a ton of history. Was an amusement park in the early 1900's, then fell into disrepair and has since been revitalized with trails and a beautiful lake.
33 locals recommend
Forest Hill Park
We love Forest Hill Park. Check out the farmer's market every Saturday of the year. 8-12 during the summer, 9-12 during the winter. One of the best farmers markets we have ever been to and that is saying a lot. The park is also just beautiful to walk around with a ton of history. Was an amusement park in the early 1900's, then fell into disrepair and has since been revitalized with trails and a beautiful lake.
Great trails and history. Used to be a civil war POW camp. There are signs around the island telling about the history. Access either via buttermilk trail or the pedestrian footbridge by parking near Tredegar.
276 locals recommend
Belle Isle
1 Belle IsleGreat trails and history. Used to be a civil war POW camp. There are signs around the island telling about the history. Access either via buttermilk trail or the pedestrian footbridge by parking near Tredegar.
Our favorite trail. Named for the streams where milk delivery men would set their milk stores to stay cold. 2.75 miles long from start to finish. Reedy Creek parking lot, Forest Hill Park, and Belle Isle can all be accessed by this trail. The trail head is accessed via the south end of the Nickel (AKA Boulevard bridge).
11 locals recommend
Buttermilk Trail
Buttermilk TrailOur favorite trail. Named for the streams where milk delivery men would set their milk stores to stay cold. 2.75 miles long from start to finish. Reedy Creek parking lot, Forest Hill Park, and Belle Isle can all be accessed by this trail. The trail head is accessed via the south end of the Nickel (AKA Boulevard bridge).
Great trail with beach access! Can also access Belle isle. Start either by parking near Pumphouse Drive or at Texas Beach parking area
North Bank Trail
North Bank TrailGreat trail with beach access! Can also access Belle isle. Start either by parking near Pumphouse Drive or at Texas Beach parking area
Texas Beach
Great river beach. Can get crowded in the summer.
Great local park with gardens and local animals and walking trails!
56 locals recommend
Maymont Nature Center
2201 Shields Lake DrGreat local park with gardens and local animals and walking trails!
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside AveSightseeing
Tredegar Iron Works
470 Tredegar StWhite House of the Confederacy
1201 E Clay StVirginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N Arthur Ashe BlvdVirginia Museum of History & Culture
428 N Arthur Ashe BlvdEdgar Allan Poe Museum
1914 E Main StScience Museum of Virginia
2500 W Broad StDuring the summer and fall Brown's Island features concerts and festivals
129 locals recommend
Brown's Island
South 7th StreetDuring the summer and fall Brown's Island features concerts and festivals
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
600 N 2nd StSt. John's Episcopal Church
2401 E Broad StGive me liberty or give me death!
Arts & Culture
Shows on friday night during the summer and festivals throughout the years
8 locals recommend
Dogwood Dell Amphitheater
600 S Arthur Ashe BlvdShows on friday night during the summer and festivals throughout the years