Can Can Brasserie ★ 4.3
Can Can in Carytown is the Left-Bank-style brasserie Richmond crosses town for. Mussels, frites, marble bar, with a deep Sunday brunch service.
Signature: Steak frites, Mussels, Sunday brunch
Restaurants in Carytown
Casual Dining in Carytown
Can Can Brasserie ★ 4.3
Can Can in Carytown is the Left-Bank-style brasserie Richmond crosses town for. Mussels, frites, marble bar, with Sunday brunch service deep in the room.
Signature: Mussels, Steak frites
Mary Angela's Pizzeria ★ 4.1
Mary Angela's on West Cary in Carytown has been Richmond's pizza-and-subs counter for decades. Family-owned, takeout-first, dine-in welcome.
Signature: Pizza, Subs
Galaxy Diner ★ 4.0
Galaxy Diner on West Cary in Carytown is the late-night diner with a chrome-and-vinyl room. Breakfast all day, burgers and milkshakes through midnight.
Signature: Breakfast all day, Burgers, Milkshakes
Cafés in Carytown
Black Hand Coffee Co ★ 4.4
Black Hand Coffee on Patterson in Carytown pours house-roasted coffee in a corner room. Quiet seating, board games, and a strong subscription program.
Signature drink: Espresso and pour over
Sugar and Twine ★ 4.3
Sugar and Twine in Carytown opened 2015 as a bakery cafe. Jam biscuits, hand pies, croissants and Danishes daily; indoor seating returned in late 2024.
Signature drink: Pour over with jam biscuit
Bakeries in Carytown
Sugar and Twine ★ 4.3
Sugar and Twine in Carytown opened 2015 as a sit-down bakery cafe. Jam biscuits, croissants and Danishes daily; the indoor seating returned in October 2024.
Worth the queue: Jam biscuit
Can Can Brasserie Bakery ★ 4.3
Can Can's bakery side runs French pastry through the Carytown brasserie. Almond croissants, baguettes and morning bun pastries served at the bar and to-go.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Coffee Roasters in Carytown
Black Hand Coffee Co ★ 4.4
Black Hand Coffee Co on Patterson roasts and pours in a corner cafe in Carytown. Strong subscription program with a roastery behind the counter.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Bars in Carytown
The Jasper ★ 4.6
The Jasper on West Cary in Carytown is Richmond's no-pretense cocktail bar. Mattias Hagglund, Thomas Leggett, Brandon Peck and Kevin Liu opened it January 2018.
Signature drink: Bartender's choice cocktails
Food: Bar snacks
Galaxy Diner ★ 4.0
Galaxy Diner in Carytown runs a small bar program alongside diner food. Open through midnight; the back booth fills with post-Byrd Theatre crowds.
Signature drink: Cocktails and beer with diner food
Food: Burgers, milkshakes, all-day breakfast
Brunch in Carytown
Can Can Brasserie ★ 4.4
Can Can Brasserie in Carytown runs weekend brunch in the Left-Bank-style room. Croque madames, frites, mimosas and a wood-counter bar that fills Sundays.
Order: Croque madame with frites.
Tip: Reserve Sunday 11 am; bar seating walks up faster than tables.
Galaxy Diner ★ 4.0
Galaxy Diner runs weekend brunch in the chrome-and-vinyl Carytown room. Belgian waffles, all-day breakfast, milkshakes and a no-reservation walk-up door.
Order: Belgian waffle and a milkshake.
Tip: Weekend mornings see the locals; midweek runs faster.
Late-Night Eats in Carytown
The Jasper ★ 4.6
The Jasper in Carytown is open until 2 am every day. Mattias Hagglund's cocktail bar carries Richmond's late-night drinking room; bartender's choice.
Order: Bartender's choice cocktail.
Tip: The bar is the seat; the snack menu runs late.
Nightlife in Carytown
Babe's of Carytown ★ 4.5
Babe's of Carytown on West Cary has been Richmond's lesbian and LGBTQ bar since 1979. The oldest lesbian bar on the East Coast and the second-oldest in the country.
Tip: Saturday night drag is the headline; the patio is the underrated weeknight seat.