Sally Bell's Kitchen ★ 4.4
Sally Bell's Kitchen has sold box lunches since 1924, founded by Sarah Cabell Jones and Elizabeth Lee Milton. House-made cupcakes daily on Broad Street.
Signature: Box lunch, Deviled eggs
Croaker's Spot is a soul food seafood restaurant in Manchester, Richmond.
Croaker's Spot on Hull Street runs Black-owned soul-food and seafood since the 1990s. Generous Southern plates and fried-fish platters across the river.
Signature dishes: Fried whiting, Catfish
Address: 1020 Hull Street, Richmond, VA 23224
Sally Bell's Kitchen has sold box lunches since 1924, founded by Sarah Cabell Jones and Elizabeth Lee Milton. House-made cupcakes daily on Broad Street.
Signature: Box lunch, Deviled eggs
The Continental on Grove Avenue is a long-running Westhampton neighborhood spot for American food re-imagined. Sunday brunch is a fixture; the bar runs late.
Signature: Burger, Brunch plates
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
Edo's Squid runs Italian-seafood plates above a Fan corner store on Harrison. Ed Vasaio of the long-gone Mamma Zu opened it in 2013; no reservations.
Signature: Grilled calamari, Hand-cut pasta
Dinamo on West Cary is Ed Vasaio's casual Italian room near the Altria Theatre. Pasta-driven menu, Tuesday to Saturday for dinner, reservations recommended.
Signature: Pasta, Seafood plates
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