Guidebook for Richmond

Shawn & Melissa
Shawn & Melissa
Guidebook for Richmond

Food Scene

Great neighborhood coffee shop with a killer beer list. Live music on the weekends too.
53 locals raden deze aan
Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream
3600 Forest Hill Ave
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Great neighborhood coffee shop with a killer beer list. Live music on the weekends too.
Our favorite spot for BBQ in Church Hill
60 locals raden deze aan
Alamo BBQ
2202 Jefferson Ave
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Our favorite spot for BBQ in Church Hill
Best dogs in RVA
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City Dogs
1309 W Main St
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Best dogs in RVA
Richmond staple for good french eats.
77 locals raden deze aan
Can Can Brasserie
3120 W Cary St
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Richmond staple for good french eats.
$3 craft beers happy hour...great food, great brunch, very good vibes. big fans.
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Galley
2805 Hathaway Rd
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$3 craft beers happy hour...great food, great brunch, very good vibes. big fans.
Greek food...one of the best restaurants in RVA
95 locals raden deze aan
Stella's
1012 Lafayette St
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Greek food...one of the best restaurants in RVA
Cozy and dark, good Italian food.
72 locals raden deze aan
Edo's Squid
411 N Harrison St
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Cozy and dark, good Italian food.
Seafood, Soulfood
38 locals raden deze aan
Croaker's Spot | Richmond
1020 Hull St
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Seafood, Soulfood
When you gotta have it...
9 locals raden deze aan
Chick-fil-A
7125 Forest Hill Ave
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When you gotta have it...
Said to be top 10 donut shops in US. No big deal
45 locals raden deze aan
Sugar Shack Donuts & Coffee
1001 N Lombardy St
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Said to be top 10 donut shops in US. No big deal
A must-go restaurant/diner for tasty Southern cuisine
80 locals raden deze aan
Millie's Diner
2603 E Main St
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A must-go restaurant/diner for tasty Southern cuisine
It's great!
36 locals raden deze aan
Laura Lee's
3410 Semmes Ave
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It's great!
GO HERE!!! hands down best bread/pastries in the country. They use local heritage grains, grind their own wheat, naturally leaven the dough, bake everything in a wood-fired oven and place it in your hands with a smile!
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Sub Rosa Bakery
620 N 25th St
130 locals raden deze aan
GO HERE!!! hands down best bread/pastries in the country. They use local heritage grains, grind their own wheat, naturally leaven the dough, bake everything in a wood-fired oven and place it in your hands with a smile!
62 locals raden deze aan
Metzger Bar and Butchery
801 N 23rd St
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Little Nickel
4702 Forest Hill Ave
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Alewife
3120 E Marshall St
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Nota Bene | Restaurant & Bar
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Brenner Pass
3200 Rockbridge St
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Everything Else

Best Farmer's Market in Richmond. Easily walk to it from our house.
33 locals raden deze aan
South of the James Market
4021 Forest Hill Avenue
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Best Farmer's Market in Richmond. Easily walk to it from our house.
Whether you like swimming, kayaking, or hiking. This is where you want to go. Easily walkable from our house.
Reedy Creek Trailhead
4001 N Riverside Dr
Whether you like swimming, kayaking, or hiking. This is where you want to go. Easily walkable from our house.
Awesome!
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Forest Hill Park
33 locals raden deze aan
Awesome!
Appropriately located here in the capital of the Confederacy.
34 locals raden deze aan
Witte Huis van de Confederatie
1201 E Clay St
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Appropriately located here in the capital of the Confederacy.
Go here for unique, gorgeous views
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Brown's Island
South 7th Street
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Go here for unique, gorgeous views
See the view that named Richmond
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Libby Hill Park
2801 E Franklin St
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See the view that named Richmond
Pretty decent dog park.
Church Hill Dog Park
3600 E Grace St
Pretty decent dog park.
Great bike shop down the street.
6 locals raden deze aan
Coqui Cyclery
3416 Semmes Ave
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Great bike shop down the street.

Arts & Culture

$2 movies? Don't mind if I do!
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Byrd Theater
2908 W Cary St
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$2 movies? Don't mind if I do!
Fascinating
158 locals raden deze aan
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
1914 E Main St
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Fascinating
Pretty neat library with a lot of resources and a quiet place to do work.
9 locals raden deze aan
Library of Virginia
800 E Broad St
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Pretty neat library with a lot of resources and a quiet place to do work.
Outdoor opera!
8 locals raden deze aan
Dogwood Dell Amphitheater
600 S Arthur Ashe Blvd
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Outdoor opera!
Awesome place to go for the movies!!!
83 locals raden deze aan
Movieland at Boulevard Square
1301 N Arthur Ashe Blvd
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Awesome place to go for the movies!!!
This is a free museum with some really neat exhibits.
494 locals raden deze aan
Virginia Güzel Sanatlar Müzesi
200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd
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This is a free museum with some really neat exhibits.

Sightseeing

One-of-a-kind place, historic prison (turned park) used during the civil war. Go here if you like hiking, swimming, water sports.
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Belle Isle
1 Belle Isle
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One-of-a-kind place, historic prison (turned park) used during the civil war. Go here if you like hiking, swimming, water sports.
Huge network of hiking/mountain biking trails through the woods which can be accessed directly across the street from our house. There is also a beautiful lake and creek at the bottom of the hill.
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Forest Hill Park
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Huge network of hiking/mountain biking trails through the woods which can be accessed directly across the street from our house. There is also a beautiful lake and creek at the bottom of the hill.
Beautiful historic mansion and gardens, just across the nickel bridge about 8 minutes from our house. Lots for children to do there: petting zoo, nature center, wildlife exhibits (think bald eagles, bears, bob cat, etc.), japanese gardens.
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Maymont Children's Farm
1001 Spottswood Rd
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Beautiful historic mansion and gardens, just across the nickel bridge about 8 minutes from our house. Lots for children to do there: petting zoo, nature center, wildlife exhibits (think bald eagles, bears, bob cat, etc.), japanese gardens.
A tudor manor house built in the late 15th century (yes, you read that correctly), and shipped here from England! Incredible house and beautiful grounds right on the river. Host to the shakespeare festival!
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Agecroft Hall & Gardens
4305 Sulgrave Rd
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A tudor manor house built in the late 15th century (yes, you read that correctly), and shipped here from England! Incredible house and beautiful grounds right on the river. Host to the shakespeare festival!
Really cool cat-walk type path that runs along a pipeline right at the water's edge of the james river. Directly overhead is a railroad bridge. Picnic on one of the sandy beaches, watch kayakers do tricks in the class III rapids, go for a swim, observe the wildlife on the little island across the water that houses the Great Blue Heron Rookery. To access: "One entrance is on the river side of the floodwall, just west of 14th Street. The other entrance takes a little bit of exploring on the eastern edge of the park on Brown's Island. Look for the trail to duck down to the edge of the river behind the old ice cooler that's kept there for summer concert performance. A dirt path runs through the woods along the water's edge before leading you to the pipeline."
36 locals raden deze aan
James River Park Pipeline Walkway
310 S 14th St
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Really cool cat-walk type path that runs along a pipeline right at the water's edge of the james river. Directly overhead is a railroad bridge. Picnic on one of the sandy beaches, watch kayakers do tricks in the class III rapids, go for a swim, observe the wildlife on the little island across the water that houses the Great Blue Heron Rookery. To access: "One entrance is on the river side of the floodwall, just west of 14th Street. The other entrance takes a little bit of exploring on the eastern edge of the park on Brown's Island. Look for the trail to duck down to the edge of the river behind the old ice cooler that's kept there for summer concert performance. A dirt path runs through the woods along the water's edge before leading you to the pipeline."

Drinks & Nightlife

Their happy hour is the best kept secret in Richmond. Shhhhh!!! Don't tell anyone! $3 craft beers in fancy hotel...you can thank us later/invite us to join you!
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The Jefferson Hotel
101 W Franklin St
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Their happy hour is the best kept secret in Richmond. Shhhhh!!! Don't tell anyone! $3 craft beers in fancy hotel...you can thank us later/invite us to join you!
Closest brewery to us and the oldest in Richmond. Nice pub with good views of the river and downtown Richmond out their patio. Try the Legend Brown Ale.
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Legend Brewing Co
321 W 7th St
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Closest brewery to us and the oldest in Richmond. Nice pub with good views of the river and downtown Richmond out their patio. Try the Legend Brown Ale.
Fun Place to Check out on a weekend. Local cidery!
39 locals raden deze aan
Blue Bee Cider
4811 Summit Ave
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Fun Place to Check out on a weekend. Local cidery!
One of our favorite breweries in Richmond.
123 locals raden deze aan
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
2410 Ownby Ln
123 locals raden deze aan
One of our favorite breweries in Richmond.
Another Richmond brewery
26 locals raden deze aan
Strangeways Brewing
2277A Dabney Rd
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Another Richmond brewery
When you need your Guinness fix.
17 locals raden deze aan
O'Toole's Restaurant & Pub
4800 Forest Hill Ave
17 locals raden deze aan
When you need your Guinness fix.
Richmond brewery!
83 locals raden deze aan
Ardent Craft Ales
3200 W Leigh St
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Richmond brewery!
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Veil Brewing Co.
1509B Roseneath Rd
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Shopping

For your convenience...
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CVS
2400 E Main St
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For your convenience...
Shop 'til you drop
52 locals raden deze aan
Stony Point Fashion Park
9200 Stony Point Pkwy
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Shop 'til you drop
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Short Pump Mall
11800 W Broad St
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Essentials

Good farmer's market if you're here on a Tuesday!
Byrd House Market
980 Idlewood Ave
Good farmer's market if you're here on a Tuesday!
Good grocery store focusing on organic and local...awesome wine selection!
72 locals raden deze aan
Ellwood Thompson's
4 N Thompson St
72 locals raden deze aan
Good grocery store focusing on organic and local...awesome wine selection!
Pretty good Kroger.
140 locals raden deze aan
Kroger
1601 Willow Lawn Dr
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Pretty good Kroger.
8 locals raden deze aan
Outpost Richmond
4813 Forest Hill Ave
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