Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Richmond lingers in over a cortado.

Food tour in Richmond

The Carytown Food Tour with Discover Richmond Tours

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Where to sit and slow down

8 places

Sub Rosa Bakery

Order Drip coffee with morning bun

Sub Rosa cafe in Church Hill pours drip coffee with the city's leading naturally-leavened breads. Multi-time James Beard semifinalist bakery.

Lamplighter Coffee Roasters

Order Espresso with house-roasted single origin

Lamplighter's Addison Street cafe pours espresso and single-origin pour-overs in the Fan. Plant-friendly menu of breakfast sandwiches and pastries, daily.

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Black Hand Coffee Co

Order Espresso and pour over

Black Hand Coffee on Patterson in Carytown pours house-roasted coffee in a corner room. Quiet seating, board games, and a strong subscription program.

Rostov's Coffee and Tea

Order House blends roasted on a 1930s Jabez Burns

Rostov's on West Main has roasted coffee since 1979 on a 1930s Jabez Burns. Tammy Rostov runs the family shop; one of Virginia's oldest roasters.

Sugar and Twine

Order Pour over with jam biscuit

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.

Garnett's Cafe

Order Drip coffee with house sandwich

Garnett's Cafe on Park Avenue is the Fan's long-running sandwich shop. Made-to-order sandwiches, salads and morning coffee, Tuesday to Sunday.

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