7 american diner places in Richmond we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Richmond | American Diner across every city.
The Richmond diner is a neighborhood institution: big breakfasts, vinyl booths and coffee that keeps coming. The form spreads across the city center and the western neighborhoods. Tarrant's Downtown Cafe holds down Downtown in a former pharmacy, Galaxy Diner brings a retro room to Carytown, and Joe's Inn has anchored The Fan for decades.
Tarrant's Downtown Cafe ★ 4.2
downtown · 1 W Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Tarrant's at 1 West Broad has run all-day food in a former pharmacy since 1996. Pizza-and-pasta menu is the Richmond downtown standard, kitchen open late.
Galaxy Diner ★ 4.0
carytown · 3109 W Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23221
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.
Tarrant's Downtown Cafe ★ 4.2
downtown · 1 W Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Tarrant's Downtown at 1 West Broad keeps the kitchen running through 10 pm and the bar later. Pizza, pasta and burgers in a former-pharmacy room downtown.
Tarrant's Downtown Cafe ★ 4.2
downtown · 1 W Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Tarrant's Downtown at 1 West Broad has run all-day food in a former pharmacy since 1996. Diner-energy with pasta and pizza, breakfast through midnight.
Galaxy Diner ★ 4.0
carytown · 3109 W Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23221
Galaxy Diner on Cary in Carytown is the post-Byrd Theatre diner with all-day breakfast and milkshakes. Open until midnight; back booth is the spot.
Galaxy Diner ★ 4.0
carytown · 3109 W Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23221
Galaxy Diner runs weekend brunch in the chrome-and-vinyl Carytown room. Belgian waffles, all-day breakfast, milkshakes and a no-reservation walk-up door.
Joe's Inn ★ 4.1
the-fan · 205 N Shields Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
Joe's Inn runs all-day breakfast and weekend brunch from 9 am. Spaghetti a la Joe runs alongside Eggs Benedict in the Fan; daily until midnight.