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

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Updated: December 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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See 2012 Openings and Closings

Openings (100)

  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. Dixie Bell’s
  33. 8 1/2 — Church Hill (Old Stroops Heroic Dog)
  34. Autentico’s Kitchen
  35. Don’t Look Back Triple — Broad St. (Old Triple Triangle)
  36. Nate’s Bagels
  37. Ocean Blue
  38. Awful Arthur’s
  39. Corner Bakery
  40. Fire and Chicken
  41. Eat 66 (Old Paradise Diner)
  42. Pizza & Beer of Richmond
  43. Corner Bakery Cafe
  44. KuRu Ethiopian
  45. Soul n’ Vinegar
  46. Temple (Old The Jerk Pit)
  47. Swan Dive (Old Betty on Davis)
  48. Spoonbread Bistro Deux (Old Patina Grill)
  49. Scoop
  50. Hot Diggity Donuts
  51. Saigon Pho & Grill
  52. Cava Grill – Midlothian
  53. b.good – Shoppes at Reynolds Crossing
  54. Kilwins Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop
  55. Longoven
  56. Amici di Enzo (Old Enzo’s)
  57. NuVegan Cafe
  58. Little Chez Deli & Cafe
  59. Ironclad Coffee Roasters — Shockoe Bottom
  60. Poke Sushi Bowl
  61. Skrimp Shack — Midlothian
  62. Billy Pie 
  63. Pies & Pints
  64. Tiny Victory (Old Yaki / Boka Tavern / Antler & Fin)
  65. Aloi
  66. Roots Natural Kitchen
  67. Carriage House Cafe (Old Garnett’s)
  68. La Vera Pizza RVA (Old Papa’s Pizza)
  69. Hai Y’all (Old Best Friends Forever/Eleven Months)
  70. Tang & Biscuit Shuffleboard Club
  71. Alewife (Old Blue Wheeler Market & Deli)
  72. Perch (Old Joy Garden)
  73. Latitude Seafood
  74. Wooden Spoon (Old Lulabelle’s Café)
  75. Bar Solita (Old Graffiato)
  76. Cobra Cabana (Old Black Sheep)
  77. Westover Station (Old Cafe Zata)
  78. Gelati Celesti (Old Boyer’s Ice Cream and Coffee)
  79. Kreggers at Hand
  80. Soul Taco (Old The Pot)
  81. Bingo
  82. Taste
  83. SaltBox Oyster Co (Old Family Meal)
  84. Don’t Look Back — Forest Hill
  85. Abuelita’s
  86. Brasil Tropical (Old Cantina do Brasil)
  87. The Pit & the Peel — James Center
  88. Pupatella — Glen Allen (Old Pie Five Pizza)
  89. Pig And Brew 
  90. Shiplock Brewing (Old 7 Hills Brewing)
  91. Billy Jack’s Shack (Old Torerro)
  92. Shake Smart
  93. Tobacco Company (Reopened after fire)
  94. Ay Caramba (Old Ken Tico)
  95. La Hacienda Mexican (Old Chipotle Mexican Grill)
  96. The Pitts
  97. Tres Machos Mexican Grill & Bar (Old Delphi Greek Cuisine)
  98. Brunch (Old Starlite)
  99. The Big Kitchen
  100. El Tucan Mexican Restaurant (Old Su Casa)

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.

  1. Au Bon Pain
  2. Bateau
  3. Benny’s (Old Continental Divide)
  4. Biz Buzz
  5. Black Market Barbecue
  6. Brewer’s Waffles
  7. Cafe Clang
  8. Café Zata (Old Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting)
  9. Casa del Barco – Chesterfield Town Center
  10. Charlotte’s Southern Deli and Tapas (Old La Parisienne)
  11. Charm School — Forest Hill
  12. Chicago’s Pizza With A Twist (Old Big Al’s Sports Bar & Grill)
  13. Crafted
  14. Dogtown Brewing
  15. Fatty Smokes BBQ Joint
  16. Fest
  17. Fire & Hops (Old Stuzzi)
  18. First Watch (Old Bertucci’s)
  19. Ginger Juice – Union Hil
  20. Grisette
  21. Habit Burger – West Broad Marketplace
  22. Hot Chick (Old River City Diner Shockoe)
  23. Island Shrimp Co.
  24. La Bodega (Old Lunchonette)
  25. Mahogany Sweets (Old Nettie’s Naturally)
  26. Manastoh Brewing
  27. Marco’s Pizza – Woodlake
  28. Nama
  29. Oak & Apple (Old Castanea)
  30. Pupatella — West End (Old Pie Five Pizza)
  31. Piedmont Smokehouse BBQ
  32. Switch
  33. TBD Pizza Restaurant (Old Halligan Bar and Grill)
  34. TBD Taco Restaurant – Union Hill
  35. The Butterbean Market & Cafe
  36. The Pit & the Peel (Short Pump Town Center)
  37. Tijuana Flats – West Broad Marketplace
  38. Wong Gonzales — Greengate

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

Comments

  7. Love your list. Thanks. The Hoke Poke in Short Pump is not in the old Q Barbeque, but it is in the same shopping center. Next door to the old Café Rio (which is gone).

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  8. Here are a few new openings for your list

    -Temple (opening next to Sabai in late May)
    -Ocean Blue (in Westchester Commons in late May)
    -Awful Arthur’s (next to Crunch Fitness on Ridgfield Parkway)
    -Elliot’s (opened a few months ago in the Gold’s Gym plaza on Laburnum)
    -Fire and Chicken (by the Bass Pro Shops in Ashland)
    -Brasil Tropical (opening in June or July in the old Cantinha do Brasil space on
    Quioccasin)
    -Corner Bakery (on Broad near Innsbrook)
    -Tiny Victory (on Broad next to the RiteAid near Belvidere)
    -Autentico’s Kitchen (on John Rolfe Parkway)
    -Latitude Seafood (on Stony Point)

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