Richmond: Church Hill Food Tour
Taste the best of Richmond’s oldest neighborhood with a walking food tour, visiting 5 local tasty establishments.
Riverbend Coffee Co is a coffee roaster in Church Hill, Richmond.
Editorially verified June 4, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 2623 E Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23223
Blanchard's started roasting in 2005 and anchors Richmond's third-wave coffee. The Broad Street flagship pours pour-overs and whole-bean retail.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Lamplighter on Addison Street is the long-running Fan cafe of the Lamplighter brand, founded 2009. The roastery operation was sold to Afterglow Coffee.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Black Hand Coffee Co on Patterson roasts and pours in a corner cafe in Carytown. Strong subscription program with a roastery behind the counter.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail, Subscription
Rostov's has roasted coffee in Richmond since 1979, originally as Carytown Coffee. Tammy Rostov runs the West Main shop on a 1930s Jabez Burns.
Sources from: Colombia, Ethiopia, Sumatra, Costa Rica
How they serve: Whole bean retail, Drip, Subscription
Lift roasts locally and pours in the Arts District on West Broad. Coffee shop and cafe with a sit-down counter and Friday-morning foot traffic.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail