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2017 Richmond Restaurant Openings and Closings

January 13, 2017 By Chad 35 Comments

2017 Restaurant Openings Closings

Updated: Dec 31

This is a list of Richmond Restaurants that opened, are coming soon or closed in 2017. If you hear of something that’s not listed leave it in the comments. Also if you’re interested in knowing who owns three or more restaurants in the Richmond area view this post.

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Openings (84)

  1. Branch & Vine (Rebranded from Olio – Fan)
  2. Champion Brewing Brewpub (Old Aurora)
  3. Beijing on Grove (Rebranded from The Blue Goat)
  4. Wood & Iron Gameday (Old Brew American Gastropub)
  5. Mijas (Old La Grotta)
  6. Gelati Celesti
  7. Cava Grill (Old Pie Five Pizza Co – VCU)
  8. Anchor Bar (Old Champps Americana) – CLOSED
  9. Saadia’s Juicebox
  10. Elsa Cafe & Market
  11. Ponies & Pints
  12. America’s Best Wings
  13. Kabob Place
  14. BB.Q Chicken (Old Shoryuken Ramen) – CLOSED
  15. Belmont Pizziara – Short Pump
  16. Hattie Mae’s Southern Cuisine (Old American Tap Room) – CLOSED
  17. Flora (Old Balliceaux)
  18. Red Cap Patisserie
  19. Freshii – Willow Lawn
  20. Jackson Beer Garden & Smokehouse (Old Croaker’s Spot)
  21. The Luncheonette Northside (Old Streetcar Café) – CLOSED
  22. Fighting Fish (Old Cultured Swine)
  23. The Tottering Teacup
  24. Greek Taverna (Old Crazy Greek)
  25. Urban Farmhouse – Linden Row
  26. The Hof Garden
  27. Mellow Mushroom – Short Pump
  28. b.good
  29. Grits and Grace
  30. iThaiz Restaurant
  31. The Stables (Old Zeus Gallery)
  32. Garnett’s at the Valentine
  33. Yaki (Old Boka Tavern) – CLOSED
  34. Breakfast, Burgers N More (Old Coppola’s)
  35. Eleven Months renamed to Best Friends Forever (Old Curry Craft)
  36. YaYa’s Cookbook
  37. Brenner Pass
  38. Szechuan
  39. Mean Bird (Old Sticky To Go-Go)
  40. Bottom Burger
  41. Smoke Pit Grill
  42. Mellow Mushroom – Towne Place Shopping Center
  43. The Good Leaf Salad Market
  44. Cava Grill – Short Pump (Old Applebee’s)
  45. Demi’s Mediterranean Restaurant (Old Omega Grecian Restaurant)
  46. The Pit and the Peel (Old Pomegranate)
  47. Minibar (Old Shockoe Steakhouse)
  48. Sparrow Pizza
  49. Super Rico
  50. Central Purrk
  51. Red Salt
  52. Pupatella (Old Rancho T)
  53. Väsen Brewing Company
  54. The Daily Kitchen and Bar – Short Pump
  55. Rise Biscuits Donuts
  56. Sedona Taphouse – Nuckols Place Shopping Center
  57. Idle Hands Bread Co. (Old Strawberry Wok and Sushi)
  58. Capitol Waffle Shop
  59. Pop’s Bar & Grill
  60. Toast – Winterfield
  61. Piedmont Smokehouse BBQ
  62. Kreggers Tap and Table
  63. Tap 20 Tavern (Old Ding’s Kitchen)
  64. Beauvine (Old Bellytimber)
  65. Little Saint (Old Deco Ristorante)
  66. Les Crepes (Old C Street)
  67. Olio
  68. Smohk
  69. The Shaved Duck
  70. Chopt Creative Salad Company
  71. Lower 48 (Old Shockoe Valley Pizza)
  72. Pik Nik (Old Fan Noodle Bar)
  73. The Circuit
  74. Galley Market
  75. Monchou Patesserie
  76. Blaze Pizza
  77. Pie Hole Pizza – Midlothian
  78. Early Bird Biscuit – Northside
  79. Broken Tulip Social Eatery (Old Amour Wine Bistro)
  80. Havana 59 – West End
  81. Mon Chou
  82. North End Juice Co. — Midlothian (Old Gogi Bibimbap)
  83. Casa del Barco – Short Pump (Old Tara Thai)
  84. HobNob (Old Hermatige Grill)

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Coming Soon (60)

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.

  1. Alewife (Old Blue Wheeler Market & Deli)
  2. b.good – Shoppes at Reynolds Crossing
  3. Bingo
  4. Biz Buzz
  5. Black Market Barbecue
  6. Cafe Clang
  7. Café Zata (Old Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting)
  8. Canon & Draw Brewing
  9. Casa del Barco – Chesterfield Town Center
  10. Cava Grill – Midlothian
  11. Cheeky Rotisserie Restaurant
  12. Chicano’s Cocina Bar & Grill
  13. Dim Sum
  14. Dixie Bell’s
  15. EAT Restaurants- Cary St.
  16. EAT Restaurants – Grace St.
  17. EAT Restaurants – Shockoe Bottom (Old River City Diner)
  18. Fest
  19. First Watch
  20. Ginger Juice – Union Hil
  21. Great American Ranch
  22. Habit Burger – West Broad Marketplace
  23. Halcyon Bar & Grill (Old Magpie)
  24. Hoke Poke (Old Q Barbecue – Short Pump)
  25. Hot Diggity Donuts
  26. Lamplighter Coffee Roasters – Brooklyn Park Blvd
  27. Little Nickel
  28. Longoven
  29. Luther Burger
  30. Mahogany Sweets (Old Nettie’s Naturally)
  31. Marco’s Pizza – Woodlake
  32. Montelew’s (Old Vision Ultra Lounge)
  33. Nate’s Bagels
  34. North End Juice Co. – Midlothian (Old Gogi Bibimbap)
  35. North End Market
  36. Perch (Old Joy Garden)
  37. Pie Hole Pizza – Swift Creek Shopping Center
  38. Piedmont Smokehouse BBQ
  39. Pies & Pints
  40. Pig And Brew
  41. Poke Sushi Bowl
  42. Ramen Spot (Old L’Apple Chinese Restaurant)
  43. River City Roll (2018)
  44. Roots Natural Kitchen
  45. SB’s Lakeside Love Shack
  46. Shrimp Shack
  47. Sports Page Bar & Grille
  48. Statement Brewing Company
  49. Stella’s – Scott’s Addition
  50. Tang & Biscuit Shuffleboard Club
  51. TBD Taco Restaurant – Union Hill
  52. The Butterbean
  53. The Hop Craft Pizza & Beer
  54. The Jasper
  55. The Liquid Cafe
  56. Tijuana Flats – West Broad Marketplace
  57. Tijuana Flats – Willow Lawn (Old Qdoba)
  58. Tulsi
  59. West Coast Provisions
  60. ZZQ

Closings (37)

  1. Mandarine Palace
  2. TGI Friday’s Short Pump
  3. Boka Tavern
  4. The Tara Thai
  5. Cafe Rio
  6. Dog & Pig Show
  7. American Tap Room (Rebranded to Hattie Mae’s Southern Cuisine)
  8. Union Table & Tap
  9. Spiral Noodle
  10. Bellytimer Tavern (Rebranded to Beauvine Burger Concept)
  11. Deco Ristorante
  12. Goji (Southside)
  13. Loft 17
  14. L’Apple Chinese Restaurant
  15. River City Diner – Shockoe Bottom
  16. Hattie Mae’s Southern Cuisine
  17. 250 Sports Grill
  18. Amour Wine Bistro
  19. Don’t Look Back
  20. BoDillaz
  21. The Betty on Davis
  22. Fan Noodle Bar (Rebranded to Pik Nik)
  23. Church’s Chicken
  24. Patina Bar & Grill
  25. The Jerk Pit
  26. Maya – Short Pump
  27. Coriander
  28. Q Barbecue – Short Pump
  29. Anchor Bar
  30. Halligan Bar & Grill
  31. The Black Sheep
  32. Pig & Pearl
  33. Talley’s Meat & Three
  34. Amici
  35. Yaki
  36. Hermatige Grill
  37. San Su

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Comments

  1. Michelle Wachtel says

    February 3, 2017 at 1:04 pm

    Wood & Iron Gameday is now open!

    Reply
    • Chad says

      March 10, 2017 at 9:28 am

      Thank you.

  2. john m says

    February 15, 2017 at 11:30 am

    Nile opened back in August https://chpn.net/2016/08/18/the-new-nile-has-softly-opened-on-29th-street/

    Reply
    • Chad says

      February 15, 2017 at 11:45 am

      Oops! Very softly. Thanks for letting me know.

  3. Angie says

    March 9, 2017 at 9:33 pm

    Pickle Barrel in Short Pump/Centerville open

    Reply
    • Chad says

      March 10, 2017 at 9:43 am

      What restaurant was there before?

    • Lindsay says

      March 23, 2017 at 8:12 am

      It was cheers and gears for about three months

  4. Anne-Marie Irani says

    March 9, 2017 at 11:07 pm

    Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon opened in December 2016

    Reply
    • Chad says

      March 10, 2017 at 9:29 am

      Added. Thanks.

  5. Evelyn says

    May 4, 2017 at 1:30 pm

    I believe the Urban Farmhouse on Linden Row has opened.

    Reply
    • Chad says

      May 4, 2017 at 2:26 pm

      I think you’re right. Thanks.

  6. Anne says

    May 12, 2017 at 11:25 am

    Mellow Mushroom in Short Pump has opened. B.Good restaurant in Short Pump also opened recently, near the Short Pump Wegmans.

    Reply
    • Chad says

      August 3, 2017 at 1:38 pm

      Thanks for the b.good info. I went to the MM soft opening.

  7. Brett says

    June 3, 2017 at 5:37 pm

    Breakfast, Burgers N More is open at 12th and Main downtown in the former Pierce’s and Coppola’s space

    Reply
  8. lindsay says

    June 26, 2017 at 2:26 pm

    smoke pit grill and bottom burger are open

    Reply
    • Chad says

      August 3, 2017 at 1:32 pm

      Thank you. I’ve added them.

  9. Ruth S. says

    July 26, 2017 at 11:15 am

    Any word on Pies and Pints? Their West Virginia location is ON POINT! Can’t wait for this to open here.

    Reply
    • Chad says

      August 3, 2017 at 1:32 pm

      I haven’t heard anything about it.

  10. Carter snipes says

    August 3, 2017 at 12:48 pm

    The Hof Garden. As much a restaurant as a brewery

    Reply
    • Chad says

      August 3, 2017 at 1:32 pm

      Didn’t mean to leave you off bud. I’ve added it.

  11. Jason says

    August 4, 2017 at 11:09 am

    This list is really helpful for program planning, thanks for this and I will refer to my clients. Chad thanks for all your work on this!

    Reply
    • Chad says

      August 4, 2017 at 11:52 am

      I’m glad you have use for it Jason. Hope you’re doing well.

  12. Adrienne says

    September 14, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    Kreggers Tap and Table is open

    Reply
    • Chad says

      October 4, 2017 at 9:10 am

      Added. Thank you.

  13. Mark Walsh says

    October 3, 2017 at 7:03 pm

    Smoke Pit Grill in the Staples Mill Marketplace opened in June and has some of the best hickory smoked meats as well as some other nice lunch and dinner dishes; don’t come on Mondays bc they’re closed then.

    Reply
    • Chad says

      October 4, 2017 at 9:10 am

      Added. Thank you.

  14. Melissa Krumbein says

    October 3, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    Coming soon: The Tasty Crab 7801 West Broad St, #1

    Closed: Patina Bar & Grill

    Reply
    • Chad says

      October 4, 2017 at 9:09 am

      Thanks for the reminder. I saw this while away, but couldn’t remember which one I was missing.

  15. Julia says

    October 5, 2017 at 10:15 am

    The Little Saint just opened (former Deco) unless I missed that on your list.

    Reply
    • Chad says

      October 5, 2017 at 6:04 pm

      Hey Julia! Yep, #66. Thanks for taking a look.

  16. Robert Cassil says

    November 1, 2017 at 9:25 pm

    Anchor bar is closed. World of Beer is not coming anymore. Pulled out of contract.
    Rise- Biscuits and Donuts opened in Short Pump and is amazing!

    Reply
    • Chad says

      November 1, 2017 at 10:56 pm

      Thanks for the World of Beer update. Anchor and Rise are on the list already.

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