Southern fried chicken is a signature dish of United States; we have verified places to eat it in Richmond. Richmond's fried chicken canon runs from Mama J's family-recipe drumsticks in Jackson Ward to Croaker's Spot fried plates across the river. Start with where to eat Southern fried chicken in Richmond.
Southern fried chicken · Richmond
Richmond's fried chicken canon runs from Mama J's family-recipe drumsticks in Jackson Ward to Croaker's Spot fried plates across the river. Buttermilk-brined, dredged and pan-fried.
Fried chicken is a foundational dish of African American Southern cooking, refined and codified across generations of Black women cooks. Edna Lewis (born in Freetown, west of Richmond) recorded the canonical Southern version in The Taste of Country Cooking (1976). Velma Johnson's Mama J's Kitchen in Jackson Ward has run the city's standard plate since 2009; Croaker's Spot on Hull Street in Manchester adds fried whiting alongside the chicken. Leah Branch at The Roosevelt frames her fried chicken in conversation with Virginia African American culinarians.
Where to eat in Richmond:
- Mama J's Kitchen
- Croaker's Spot
- The Roosevelt
Where to eat Southern fried chicken in Richmond: the editor picks