Richmond: Church Hill Food Tour
Taste the best of Richmond’s oldest neighborhood with a walking food tour, visiting 5 local tasty establishments.
Garnett's Cafe is a sandwich shop restaurant in The Fan, Richmond.
Editorially verified June 4, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Sandwiches, Salads
Taste the best of Richmond’s oldest neighborhood with a walking food tour, visiting 5 local tasty establishments.
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Joe's Inn on Shields has been a Fan standard since 1952. Italian-Greek-American plates, oversized spaghetti and a regulars-heavy bar, daily until midnight.
Signature: Spaghetti a la Joe, Greek salad, Souvlaki
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
Velma Johnson's soul food kitchen on 1st Street in Jackson Ward, opened 2009. Sunday-dinner Southern cooking in the heart of Richmond's Harlem of the South.
Signature: Fried catfish, Collard greens
Perly's on Grace Street is Richmond's Jewish deli, with house-cured pastrami and matzo ball soup. Breakfast and lunch only, daily until 3 pm.
Signature: Pastrami sandwich, Matzo ball soup
Stella's on Lafayette in the Museum District has cooked Stella Dikos's family Greek menu since 2011. Meze nights, lamb shank and house wine.
Signature: Lamb shank, Spanakopita
Tarrant's at 1 West Broad has run all-day food in a former pharmacy since 1996. The pizza-and-pasta menu is the Richmond downtown standard, open late.
Signature: Pizza, Pasta
Joe's Inn on Shields has been a Fan standard since 1952. Italian-Greek-American plates, oversized spaghetti and a regulars-heavy bar, daily until midnight.
Signature: Spaghetti a la Joe, Greek salad, Souvlaki