Headed that way for the weekend in a couple of weeks and we’re at the Omni on 12th street so walking distance is good but I think they have a shuttle as well. Open to almost anything. Is corkage allowed?
Not much experience in Richmond of late but Buz & Ned’s Barbecue is worth a stop. Lots of tasty items but I find the beef ribs hard to resist.
for pizza you have to try stuzzi. it’s aoc certified neapolitan pizza and down right fantastic! in fact, my wife just went to pick some up - margarita with sausage. awesome!
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other local favorites:
julips - have to eat fried green tomatoes. it is the capital of the old south after all.
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lemaire at the jefferson hotel - a bit pricey for richmond, but it’s been totally re-conceptualized and worth a visit
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can can - nice french bistro
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belliceaux - haven’t been but wife goes nuts over it.
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all of these places are in the city, and if you’ve never been here, well the city isn’t very big. i hesitate to even call it one.
while you’re hear, carytown is a fun place to browse shops. there are a few wine bars, but i’ve not been to any of them. a stroll down monument avenue is always nice as well. great architecture.
oh and one more thing - it’s the war of northern aggression and NOT the civil war. indeed, there are some folks down here that are still fighting it!
enjoy!
thanks Kevin!
Ate at Juleps recently and would second that reco. Small but ok wine list with the typical names and a few unique QPR’s mixed in. Enjoyed the crab cakes.
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I went to college in Richmond, VA–it was a while ago so I think a lot of the restaurants have changed. Let’s see…there is actually a great BBQ hole-in-the-wall in Mechanicsville right outside of Richmond called Dunn’s. Good cheap pulled pork sandwiches with limeade.
Davis and Main was always a good date location. I remember the food being really good.
Kuba Kuba is a great casual place–great avocado salad and tostones.
Havana 59 had this pumpkin flan that wasn’t true flan but was delicious. Was Anthony Hopkins favorite restaurant when he visited.
There used to be this amazing ice cream shop across from the Byrd theatre in Carytown. Go to the Byrd if you have time–on the weekends they have an organ concert before the movie and the movies are super cheap. Uncomfortable seats but a fun experience overall. Carytown is a must-visit.
Ipanema cafe is good for vegetarians or people who prefer healthier fare (unless it’s changed).
I think a lot of the restaurants I remember are gone now.
Acacia was fabulous-one of my best meals in some time. Highly recommended. Wine list is well chosen and generally fairly priced. Service outstanding-we need to bring these servers to DC!
I was at MCV around 1970+/-. No restaurants to recommend of course, way too long ago – but I kind of got to watch down-town die. It was pretty vigorous when I arrived in 1968. Big department stores, lots of nice shopping, a couple of big churches. Then they started building shopping centers, and people started going to those, and one by one the department stores moved out to the periphery. It was rather sad.
I had an apartment in the Fan District and I would ride the bus in along with impeccably dressed little old ladies in hats and white gloves, heading downtown to visit a tea room and do some shopping. When I left you could kind of visualize tumbleweeds blowing down Broad Street.