New Richmond Restaurants in 2020 — Openings, Closings, Coming Soon

Updated: 7/10/2020

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.

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Openings (17)

1. First Watch — Regency Square
2. Zaxby’s — Midlothian
3. Chopt Creative Salad Co. — James Center
4. Roastology Coffee
5. Barrio Taqueria + Tequila
6. People’s Pies
7. Jadean’s Smokin’ Six O
8. Charred — Swift Creek Place
9. Hai Ky Mi Gia
10. Bistro 804 (Old The Backyard Grill)
11. Burgerim — Nuckols Place
12. The Daily Menu (Old Central Purrk)
13. Hot For Pizza — (Old Sheep Hill Cafe)
14. Chicken Salad Chick — Mechanicsville
15. The Cocky Rooster
16. Pizza Bones
17. Garden Party

Coming Soon (39)

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. &pizza (Old Dairy Queen) —Willow Lawn
2. Blanchard’s Coffee — Forest Hill
3. Bocata Arepa Bar (Old Cheezilla)
4. Burgerim — Swift Creek Place
5. Burgerim — Winterfield Crossing
6. Biz Buzz
7. Black Market Barbecue
8. Blue Atlas
9. Canastas Chicken
10. Capital Burger and Dogs
11. Captain Don Julio (Old Sino American Cafe)
12. Charm School Study Hall — Forest Hill
13. Charred — Shoppes at Rutland Place
14. Chopt Creative Salad Co. — Short Pump Station
15. Claudia’s Bake Shop
16. Ginger Juice – Union Hil
17. Honest Restaurant (Old The Green Leaf Vegetarian)
18. Hot Chick — Winterfield Crossing
19. Jay’s Sports Lounge (Old Fox & Hound Sports Tavern)
20. Kahlos Taqueria & Bar
21. Lolita’s (Old Don’t Look Back & Buon Giorno Pizzeria)
22. Lucky AF (Old Aloi)
23. M&F Jamaican Restaurant & Bar
24. North End Juice Company — Church Hill
25. Paisano’s Pizza
26. PBR — Shoppes at Rutland Place
27. Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant — Forest Hill
28. Pita Pit
29. Smith & Foundry
30. Stella’s Grocery — Manchester
31. Sub-Conscious Cafe (Old Olio)
32. Revel
33. Roots Natural Kitchen (West End)
34. The Burger Bar (Old Emilio’s)
35. The Continental — Manchester
36. Tijuana Flats — West Broad Marketplace
37. The Veil Brewing Co — Forest Hill
38. Two Compadre’s Taqueria Bar & Grill (Old Cafe Caturra — Midlothian)
39. Wood & Iron Game Day Restaurant (Old Infuzion)

Closings (27)

1. Shiplock Brewing
2. Tiny Victory
3. Sugar Shack — Hanover
4. Aloi
5. Bar Louie
6. Comfort
7. Acacia
8. Planz Baz Burrito Bar
9. The Good Leaf Salad Market
10. Big Kitchen
11. Olio — The Fan
12. Carytown Burgers & Fries — Short Pump
13. Citizen
14. Greenleaf Pool Room
15. Saladworks — Short Pump
16. Billy Jacks Shack
17. Brio Tuscan Grille — Stony Point 
18. O’Charley’s — Shops at Stratford Hills
19. Onigirl (moving locations?)
20. Grit Coffee (moving locations)
21. Starbuck’s — Libbie Grove
22. Morton’s Steak House
23. Panera Bread — Stony Point
24. Panera Bread — Carytown
25. Pink Flamingo 
26. The Richmond on Broad Café 
27. Metro Diner — Short Pump