New Richmond Restaurants in 2018 — Openings, Closings, Coming Soon

Openings (92)

1. Little Nickel
2. Cornerstone Cigar Bar & Restaurant (Old Pig & Pearl)
3. The Jasper
4. Great American Ranch
5. First Watch
6. Legends Grille (Old Hattie Mae’s Southern Cuisine)
7. SB’s Lakeside Love Shack
8. Canon & Draw Brewing
9. ZZQ
10. The Hungry Turtle
11. Rogue (Rebranded from The Rogue Gentleman)
12. Root Stock Provisions
13. Luther Burger
14. Cool Burgs (Old Dairy Queen – Willow Lawn)
15. Hoke Poke
16. Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza — Mechanicsville
17. Peddler on Pine Street
18. Chicano’s Cocina Bar & Grill
19. Sofra Mediterranean Grill (Old Bb.q Premium Chicken)
20. Ramen Spot (Old L’Apple Chinese Restaurant)
21. Elliot’s Soulfood Spot
22. The Hop Craft Pizza & Beer
23. Salt & Forge
24. Lulabelle’s Café
25. Stella’s Grocery: Scotts Addition
26. Byrd House at The Graduate
27. Tijuana Flats — Willow Lawn (Old Qdoba)
28. River City Roll
29. The Abby Moore Cafe
30. 521 Biscuits & Waffles
31. West Coast Provisions
32. 8 1/2 — Church Hill (Old Stroops Heroic Dog)
33. Autentico’s Kitchen
34. Don’t Look Back Triple — Broad St. (Old Triple Triangle)
35. Nate’s Bagels
36. Ocean Blue
37. Awful Arthur’s
38. Corner Bakery
39. Fire and Chicken
40. Eat 66 (Old Paradise Diner)
41. Pizza & Beer of Richmond
42. Corner Bakery Cafe
43. KuRu Ethiopian
44. Soul n’ Vinegar
45. Temple (Old The Jerk Pit)
46. Swan Dive (Old Betty on Davis)
47. Spoonbread Bistro Deux (Old Patina Grill)
48. Scoop
49. Hot Diggity Donuts
50. Saigon Pho & Grill
51. Cava Grill – Midlothian
52. b.good – Shoppes at Reynolds Crossing
53. Kilwins Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop
54. Longoven
55. Amici di Enzo (Old Enzo’s)
56. NuVegan Cafe
57. Little Chez Deli & Cafe
58. Ironclad Coffee Roasters — Shockoe Bottom
59. Poke Sushi Bowl
60. Skrimp Shack — Midlothian
61. Billy Pie 
62. Pies & Pints
63. Tiny Victory (Old Yaki / Boka Tavern / Antler & Fin)
64. Aloi
65. Roots Natural Kitchen
66. Carriage House Cafe (Old Garnett’s)
67. La Vera Pizza RVA (Old Papa’s Pizza)
68. Hai Y’all (Old Best Friends Forever/Eleven Months)
69. Tang & Biscuit Shuffleboard Club
70. Alewife (Old Blue Wheeler Market & Deli)
71. Perch (Old Joy Garden)
72. Latitude Seafood
73. Bar Solita (Old Graffiato)
74. Cobra Cabana (Old Black Sheep)
75. Westover Station (Old Cafe Zata)
76. Gelati Celesti (Old Boyer’s Ice Cream and Coffee)
77. Kreggers at Hand
78. Soul Taco (Old The Pot)
79. Bingo
80. Taste
81. SaltBox Oyster Co (Old Family Meal)
82. Don’t Look Back — Forest Hill
83. Abuelita’s
84. The Pit & the Peel — James Center
85. Pupatella — Glen Allen (Old Pie Five Pizza)
86. Pig And Brew 
87. Shiplock Brewing (Old 7 Hills Brewing)
88. Billy Jack’s Shack (Old Torerro)
89. Tobacco Company (Reopened after fire)
90. Ay Caramba (Old Ken Tico)
91. Brunch (Old Starlite)
92. The Big Kitchen

Coming Soon (54)

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. Au Bon Pain
2. Bateau
3. Benny’s (Old Continental Divide)
4. Biz Buzz
5. Black Market Barbecue
6. Brasil Tropical (Old Cantinha do Brasil)
7. Brewer’s Waffles
8. Cafe Clang
9. Café Zata (Old Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting)
10. Casa del Barco – Chesterfield Town Center
11. Charlotte’s Southern Deli and Tapas (Old La Parisienne)
12. Charm School — Forest Hill
13. Chicago’s Pizza With A Twist (Old Big Al’s Sports Bar & Grill)
14. Crafted
15. Dim Sum
16. Dixie Bell’s
17. Dogtown Brewing
18. El Tucan Mexican Restaurant (Old Su Casa)
19. Fatty Smokes BBQ Joint
20. Fest
21. Fire & Hops (Old Stuzzi)
22. First Watch (Old Bertucci’s)
23. Ginger Juice – Union Hil
24. Grisette
25. Habit Burger – West Broad Marketplace
26. Hot Chick (Old River City Diner Shockoe)
27. Island Shrimp Co.
28. La Bodega (Old Lunchonette)
29. La Hacienda Mexican (Old Chipotle Mexican Grill)
30. Lamplighter Coffee Roasters – Brooklyn Park Blvd
31. Mahogany Sweets (Old Nettie’s Naturally)
32. Manastoh Brewing
33. Marco’s Pizza – Woodlake
34. Meso
35. Monchau
36. Montelew’s (Old Vision Ultra Lounge)
37. Nama
38. North End Juice Co. – Midlothian (Old Gogi Bibimbap)
39. Oak & Apple (Old Castanea)
40. Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza — Ashland
41. Pupatella — West End (Old Pie Five Pizza)
42. Piedmont Smokehouse BBQ
43. Sansu (Old Original Caribbean Pot)
44. Shake Smart
45. Switch
46. TBD Pizza Restaurant (Old Halligan Bar and Grill)
47. TBD Taco Restaurant – Union Hill
48. The Butterbean Market & Cafe
49. The Pit & the Peel (Short Pump Town Center)
50. The Pitts
51. Tijuana Flats – West Broad Marketplace
52. Tres Machos Mexican Grill & Bar (Old Delphi Greek Cuisine)
53. Wong Gonzales — Greengate
54. Wooden Spoon (Old Lulabelle’s Café)

Closings (28)

1. Enzo’s Italian Chophouse
2. The Luncheonette – Shockoe Bottom
3. The Luncheonette – Brookland Park
4. 7 Hills Seafood & Brewing Co.
5. The Rogue Gentleman (Rebranded to Rogue)
6. Kitchen on Cary
7. Bertucci’s
8. Lower 48 by Malcolm Mitchell
9. Extra Billy’s
10. Society Social Club (ChaCha’s expanding)
11. Best Friends Forever
12. Graffiato
13. Stuzzi
14. Su Casa
15. Starlite 
16. Continental Divide
17. Garnett’s
18. Delphi Greek Cuisine
19. Papa’s Pizza
20. The Pot
21. Pelon’s Baja Grill
22. Strange Matter
23. Flora
24. Carolina Ale House
25. Boka Tako Bar
26. Pie Five Pizza — Insbrook
27. Big Al’s Sports Bar & Grill
28. Keagan’s Irish Pub