Updated: December 31
This is a list of Richmond Restaurants that opened, closed or are coming soon in 2019. 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 2020 Openings and Closings
See 2018 Openings and Closings
Openings (72)
- Hot Chick (Old River City Diner)
- Fire & Hops (Old Stuzzi)
- Tabol Brewing
- The Butterbean Market & Cafe
- Restaurant Adarra (Old Rogue/Rogue Gentleman)
- First Watch (Old Bertucci’s)
- Mix at Hutch Bar + Eatery
- Mind Your Belly Deli
- Chicago’s Pizza With A Twist (Old Big Al’s Sports Bar & Grill)
- Salty Pit Smokehouse Co
- The Pit and The Peel — Short Pump
- Mahogany Sweets (Old Nettie’s Naturally)
- Charlotte’s Southern Deli and Tapas (Old La Parisienne)
- Duck Donuts — Altria Theater
- Benny Ventano’s (Old Continental Divide)
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop — Scott’s Addition
- Fatty Smokes: A BBQ Joint
- Skrimp Shack
- Habit Burger – Midlothian
- Maple Bourbon
- Coco + Hazel
- Plant Baz Burrito Bar (Old Sofra Mediterranean Grill)
- Table Two Fifty (Old Shula’s Steak House)
- The Mantu (Old Burger Bach)
- The Annex
- Bateau
- Switch
- Poor Boys of RVA (Old Flora / Balliceaux)
- Cafe Clang
- Oak & Apple (Old Castanea)
- Scuffletown Garden (Old Strawberry Street Cafe) — Closed
- Sheep Hill Bistro (Old Magpie) — Closed
- Carmela’s (Old Halligan Bar and Grill)
- Stoplight Gelato
- Tipsy Cupcakes RVA
- Brewer’s Waffles
- Pulp Fiction RVA
- Dogtown Brewing
- Hotel Greene
- The Bombay Co.
- Riverbend Coffee Co. (Old Captain Buzzy’s Beanery)
- Bright Spot Coffee
- Grisette
- NAMA
- Fuzzy Cactus
- Donuts Company
- Park Lane Tavern
- Island Shrimp Co.
- Crafted
- Rusty Taco
- True’s Cultural Kitchen (Old KuRu Ethiopian)
- Stump’s Pig & Pint (Old Jackon’s Beer Garden & Smokehouse)
- Parterre (Old The Urban Farmhouse)
- Soul Taco (Shockoe Slip)
- Organic Krush Lifestyle Eatery — Short Pump
- Chicken Salad Chick — Glen Allen
- O’Toole’s Restaurant & Pub — Charter Colony
- Gersi (Old Swan Dive)
- Crazy Thai Fusion Restaurant (Old Elephant Thai — VCU)
- Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co.
- Soul N’ Vinegar — ICA Abby Moore Cafe (Old Ellwood Thompson’s Cafe)
- Frontier by Alamo
- Casa del Barco — Chesterfield Town Center
- Izzy’s Kitchen (Old Little Saint)
- Kirin Asian Cuisines (Old J Koji & Boka Tako Bar)
- Pink Flamingo (Old Pasture)
- Bartizan (Rebranded Wine Loft)
- Texas Roadhouse —Midlothian
- The Angry Mussels Italian Restaurant (Old Kitchen on Cary)
- Wong’s Tacos — Greengate
- Pho Luca (Old Hai Y’all)
Coming Soon (30)
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.
- Blanchard’s Coffee — Forest Hill
- Burgerim — Nuckols Place
- Burgerim — Swift Creek Place
- Burgerim — Winterfield Crossing
- Biz Buzz
- Black Market Barbecue
- Cabo (Old Pasture)
- Capital Burger and Dogs
- Captain Don Julio (Old Sino American Cafe)
- Charm School Study Hall — Forest Hill
- Charred — Shoppes at Rutland Place
- Charred — Swift Creek Place
- Charm School — Forest Hill
- Chicken Salad Chick #2
- Chopt Creative Salad Co. — James Center
- Chopt Creative Salad Co. — Short Pump Station
- Claudia’s Bake Shop
- Ginger Juice – Union Hil
- Hai Ky Mi Gia
- Honest Restaurant (Old The Green Leaf Vegetarian)
- Hot Chick — Winterfield Crossing
- Hot For Pizza — (Old Sheep Hill Cafe)
- Jay’s Sports Lounge (Old Fox & Hound Sports Tavern)
- Lolita’s (Old Don’t Look Back & Buon Giorno Pizzeria)
- Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant — Forest Hill
- PBR — Shoppes at Rutland Place
- Revel
- Tijuana Flats — West Broad Marketplace
- The Veil Brewing Co — Forest Hill
- Wood & Iron Game Day Restaurant (Old Infuzion)
Closings (37)
- Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
- The Cake Bar Cafe
- Ledo Pizza & Pasta
- Extreme Pizza — VCU
- Authentico’s Kitchen
- Urban Farmhouse — Linden Row
- Sofra Mediterranean Grill
- Pie Five Pizza — Willow Lawn
- Kona Grill
- Urban Farmhouse — Rocketts Landing
- Captain Buzzy’s Beanery
- Swan Dive
- Shula’s Steak House
- Havana ’59 — West End
- Matchbox — Short Pump
- Dickey’s BBQ Pit
- Pasture
- Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar
- Elephant Thai — VCU
- Kobe Japanese Steaks & Sushi
- Jackon’s Beer Garden & Smokehouse
- Alexander’s BBQ
- KuRu Ethiopian
- Champion Brewing Co
- Happy Empanada
- Little Saint
- Duck Donuts —Willow Lawn
- Pearl Raw Bar (Re-branding to new concept)
- Emilio’s (Re-branding to The Richmonder Public House)
- Mean Bird
- Baja Bean Co.
- Hai Y’all
- The Melt RVA
- Cha Cha’s Southwest Kitchen & Bar
- Scuffletown Garden
- Plant Baz Burrito Bar
- Greek Feast
Patrick Spalding says
What is the name of a new BBQ place opening the end of August replacing Jackson on East Leigh Street??
Chad says
Stump’s Pig & Pint
Erin McGrath says
Crafted opened in Libbie Mill Midtown last week!
Duncan says
Great list!
Tom says
Any word on Cheeky Rotisserie on Broad St? It was listed as coming soon in 2017 but nothing has happened since.
Chad says
It appears it opened at some point, but is closed now.
Ellen Valorose says
What do you know about Gersi?
Chad says
I’ve heard great things, but haven’t been yet.