Updated: 4/10/2026
This is a list of Richmond Restaurants that opened, closed, or are coming soon in 2026. If you hear of something that’s not listed, leave it in the comments. Also, if you’re interested in knowing who owns two or more restaurants in the Richmond area, view this post.
See 2025 Openings and Closings
Openings (17)
- Lafayette Tavern
- Yummvees Vegan Food
- Bellini Italian Restaurant
- Mama J’s Market (Old Salt & Forge)
- Centro
- West Cary Sports Bar (Old Coop)
- Honoo Ramen Bar
- Fish Camp at Slack
- Capriccios Italian Restaurant: Downtown
- D’Annam Vietnamese Restaurant
- Lumpia RVA
- Griffin Lounge
- Lillie Pearl (moved to Old And Dim Sum location)
- Bon Temps
- Shawarma Bistro
- Sebastian & Co Bistro (Old Les Crepes)
- Wong’s Tacos: Hanover
Coming Soon (38)
If you see a restaurant in this section that has already opened, please let me know in the comments below or send a tweet to @echadwilliams.
- 7 Brew: Willow Lawn
- Antonelli’s Deli
- Brunchella Cafe (Old Garden and Grove Brewing)
- By Any Beans Necessary
- Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop
- Cheba Hut
- Civita Italian
- Culver’s
- Elevation Sports Bar RVA
- Fat Kid Sandwiches
- Gold Lion Visual Cafe
- Hank’s Friend Chicken
- Hog Haven
- Jake’s Bullpen
- Jane Dough RVA
- Kickshaws Gluten-free Bakery
- Layne’s Chicken Fingers (Old Wendy’s)
- Love’s Public Kitchen (Old Lillie Pearl)
- Lucky AF: Forst Hill
- Lucky AF: Short Pump
- Mocha Sip Cafe
- Oro
- Otto Eats & Catering (Old Hatch Local)
- Paris Baguette
- Parlor Bistro (Old Chef’s Kitchen)
- Peaberry Coffeehouse
- Pizzeria Delores
- Qin Dynasty Chicken at Lotte Market
- Rice Me Up
- Sarah & Co. Café
- Sassy’s (Old Butterbean Cafe)
- TBD (Old Cary Street Cafe)
- TBD (Old Smoke & Barrel)
- Tifa Chocolate & Gelato
- Virginia Transit Co. aka Vitco
- Wingstop (Old Umi Sushi Bistro)
- Yaki Syo Japanese BBQ & Sushi
- YaYa’s Cookbook: Shockoe Bottom
Closings (7)
- Anthony’s Pizza
- Smoke & Barrel
- Lillie Pearl (moving to Old And Dim Sum)
- Red Eye Cookie Co
- Burger Bros
- Padow’s Ham & Deli: Midlothian
- Polpetti: Grace St.
Fish camp just opened so did lumpia rva, capriccios downtown and d’annam
Thanks for the updates, Charles!
Pretty sure Lillie Pearl has reopened in their new location.
Yeah, it has. I’ve updated to Openings to reflect that move. Thanks!
Hey, small thing, but the Mama J’s Market isn’t in the old Salt and Forge. They still have that space as well, for prep/storage I believe, but the market is actually next door to the restaurant.
Updated. Thanks for the feedback.