Updated: December 31
This is a list of Richmond Restaurants that opened, are coming soon or closed in 2013. If you hear of something that’s not listed leave it in the comments.
See 2014 Openings and Closings
See 2012 Openings and Closings
Openings (92)
- A2 (Closed)
- Hurley’s Tavern (Old Finn McCool’s)
- Dutch & Company
- Boo’s Brown Bag (Closed)
- Casa Del Barco
- Pie – Manchester
- Johnson’s Southern Comfort (Closed)
- The Savory Grain Restaurant and Drafthouse (Old Empress)
- Le Crepe
- Naked Onion (Old Ingrid’s Bakery)
- Riad Morocan Grill
- Pearl (Old deLux)
- Veranda Ristorante
- The Rumble Seat Grill
- Sweet Kakes & Co.
- The Wild Greens & Pig
- Carena’s Jamacian Grille
- Pork Chops & Grits Cafe
- Jorge’s Cantina (Old Fan House)
- Lamplighter Scotts Addition
- Evo Fine Sichuan Cuisine
- Urban Farmhouse Midlothian
- Deep Run Roadhouse
- Chuy’s
- Popeye’s Pizza
- Dinamo (Old 821 Cafe)
- Curry Craft Indian Restaurant & Wine Bar (Old Bonvenu)
- Unleashed Gourmet Hot Dogs
- Portrait House (Old Blow Toad)
- Mamma Felicia’s Ristorante
- Green Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant
- The Well (Old Cous Cous)
- Mellow Mushroom (Old Plan 9)
- Neuvo Mexico – 4th Street (Closed)
- Waffle House VCU
- 304 Pizza Bar (Old Racine)
- Bonchon
- Croaker’s Spot Express
- Kitchen on Cary (Old Dora’s Brazilian Grill)
- Mona Lounge Cigar Bar
- Haiku Sushi and Lounge (Old Sensi)
- Sugar Shack Donuts
- Go Bananas Frozen Yogurt
- Boka Kantina
- Sarahfran’s Soulfood
- Strangeways Brewing
- Taziki’s
- Thirst and Fifth Gastropub
- Brookside Grill
- Luckie’s Bar and Grill (Closed)
- Viceroy (Old Cafe Diem)
- The Daily Kitchen & Bar (Old Glass & Powder)
- En Su Boca
- Flatheads
- Brew
- Comida Casera Brazillan & Hispanic Cuisine
- Cuban Tropical Cafe
- Estilo (Old Bocca Toscana)
- Sefton Coffee Co.
- Southern Railway Taphouse (Old Southern Railroad Deli)
- Divine
- Social52 Restaurant
- Pesce & Vino
- Tazza Kitchen (Old Cafe Caturra Short Pump)
- Society (Old Lucky Buddha)
- Sweet Teas Southern Cuisine
- Big’s BBQ
- Crustacean Boil and Grill
- F.W. Sullivan’s Canal Bar & Grille (Old Blackfin)
- Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery
- The Lair
- Postbellum (Old Mulligan’s Sports Grille)
- Beagle’s BBQ
- Burger Bach Short Pump
- Chow House (Old Boo’s Brown Bag)
- Max’s on Broad
- The Cask Cafe & Market
- Level Restaurant & Bar
- American Tap Room
- My Noodle & Bar (Old Cellar Door)
- Jimmy John’s – Shockoe Slip
- Cafe Verde
- Zoup!
- Pig and Pearl / Burn
- Oysters Pearl
- Lamplighter (Old Crossroads Fan)
- Lucy’s
- Suzanne’s at the John Marshall
- Curry House – Innsbrook
- Kobe Sushi – Stony Point
- Urban Farmhouse – Church Hill
- Estes Bar B’Que
Closings (32)
- Pho City
- Maximo’s Spanish & Italian Bistro
- Racine (Now 304 Pizza Bar)
- Federal Coffee & Tea
- Bonvenu Restaurant & Bar (Now Curry Craft)
- Cous Cous (Rebranded The Well, Now Closed)
- Padow’s Willow Lawn
- The Dixie Chicken
- Major Willy Mayo’s
- The Republic Restaurant & Bar (Now The Pig and Pearl)
- Cafe Cattura Short Pump (Rebranded as Tazza Kitchen)
- The Lucky Buddha (Rebranded as Society)
- A2
- Bocca Toscana (Now Estilo)
- Peacock’s Pantry
- Skilliegallee
- Mediterranean Bistro (Became Luckie’s Bar and Grill, Now Closed)
- Eat by Pescados
- Phoenician (Rebrand as Al Dente)
- Johnson’s Southern Comfort
- Boo’s Brown Bag (Now Chow House)
- Pearly’s Restaurant
- Neuvo Mexico
- Luckie’s Bar and Grill
- Les Crepes
- Athens Tavern (Merging with Greek Grill Cafe)
- Awful Arthur’s Seafood
- Osaka Sushi and Steak Short Pump
- Avalon (Now Social 52)
- Moshi Moshi
- The Well
- Crossroads Coffee Fan (Now Lamplighter)
Sugar Shack Donuts is opening next month I believe in Carver near Maggie Walker. They’ve been posting more and more stuff on facebook the past few weeks.
Thanks Chris. If you hear of anything else just let me know and I will add it.
Opening:
– replacement for Mulligan’s http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2013/01/11/mulligans-space-is-ready-for-its-do-over/
– 2nd location of Urban Farmhouse (Midlo)
– Pizza 111 http://www.richmond.com/food-drink/article_2bb8d632-59bc-11e2-9a97-001a4bcf6878.html
Closed:
-Emilio’s Woodlake http://www.richmond.com/food-drink/article_0cf41d00-42e3-11e2-b6fc-001a4bcf6878.html
Thanks Nathan. Maybe I should put Emilio’s Woodlake on last year’s closings since the article says probably Dec 12?
Let me know when you hear of more.
Yeah, not sure about the exact timing of Emilio’s. Another opening and closing that was a close call on timing: Finn McCool’s (closed) and the replacement pub that starts with an H (opened). I can’t remember the name, though.
A couple more that I just heard this morning:
Opening: Deep Run Roadhouse http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2013/01/15/remember-the-alamo-but-go-deep/
Closed: Pho City (8900 W Broad St)
Mamma Felicia’s is open @ 9681 W. Broad St…don’t know when it opened though.
Thanks Evelyn.
Cafe Caturra at Short Pump appears to be closed
have you been since it’s become Tazza Kitchen?
yu•mi cafe at Carytown Bicycle, 3112 W. Cary, Richmond, VA.
yu•mi is some kind of good.
Boka Burger in shortpump does not show up anywhere but their truck does . It needs to get around open for two months . Great burgers .
Where is it? Doing a Google search still doesn’t show any results.
Rumors are that a new restaurant will soon open where Shacklefords formerly operated in the Glen Eagles shopping center
Thanks Marshall. I was wondering when someone would do something there.
Also, the new list is here: https://30isthenew20.com/restaurants/2014-richmond-restaurant-openings-closings/
Shackleford location bought by Garland Taylor – Hometeam Grille…
Heard it’s going to be a Gastropub. Build out in the works now.
Magpie is open – just saw Groupon.