Rappahannock
- ★ 4.5
- Chesapeake
- $$$
Rappahannock on Grace pours oysters from the Croxton family farm in Topping, Virginia. The Richmond outpost of the Virginia oyster-farming revival.
Cobblestoned blocks between downtown and the river. Rappahannock Oyster Bar on Grace, Mise en Place cooking school on Shockoe Slip, the 17th Street market at the bottom.

Rappahannock on Grace pours oysters from the Croxton family farm in Topping, Virginia. The Richmond outpost of the Virginia oyster-farming revival.


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Bottoms Up Pizza on Dock Street in Shockoe Bottom has been a Richmond delivery and dine-in standard since 1989. Canal-side patio is the draw.
Rappahannock's bar program on Grace pairs Virginia sparkling and East Coast whites with Olde Salt oysters from the Croxton family farm in Topping.
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The 17th Street Market traces back to 1737, one of the oldest farmers markets in America. Year-round Saturday-Sunday market in Shockoe Slip.
Christine Wansleben's Mise en Place in Shockoe Slip is Richmond's primary cooking school, hands-on classes with rotating Richmond chefs plus wine events.