16 editor picks in Richmond.
Food tour in Church Hill
Church Hill Food Tour with Discover Richmond Tours
3 of these places are in Church Hill
Soul food and Southern cooking are central to Richmond's table, rooted in the Black neighborhoods where the city's food culture took shape. Jackson Ward, historically the heart of Black Richmond, holds Mama J's Kitchen on North 1st Street, known for its fried chicken and sides. Croaker's Spot works the same tradition in Manchester across the river, and The Roosevelt brings a refined Southern menu to Church Hill.
16 soul food places in Richmond we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Richmond · Soul Food across every city.
Lemaire inside the Jefferson Hotel is named for Etienne Lemaire, Thomas Jefferson's maitre d'.
Velma Johnson's soul food kitchen on 1st Street in Jackson Ward, opened 2009 by her son.
The Roosevelt in Church Hill cooks Southern food under Leah Branch, a 2026 James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic.
Croaker's Spot on Hull Street runs Black-owned soul-food and seafood since the 1990s.
Sally Bell's Kitchen has sold box lunches since 1924, founded by Sarah Cabell Jones and Elizabeth Lee Milton.
Velma Johnson's soul food kitchen on 1st Street in Jackson Ward, opened 2009.
Croaker's Spot on Hull Street runs Black-owned soul-food and seafood since the 1990s.
Sally Bell's Kitchen has sold box lunches since 1924, founded by Sarah Cabell Jones and Elizabeth Lee Milton.
L'Opossum in Oregon Hill is David Shannon's quirky French-Southern fine-dining room.
Chef Leah Branch is a 2026 James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic at The Roosevelt.
Order Box lunch.
Sally Bell's Kitchen has sold box lunches since 1924, founded by Sarah Cabell Jones and Elizabeth Lee Milton.
Order Box lunch for under fifteen dollars.
Sally Bell's Kitchen has sold box lunches since 1924 for less than fifteen dollars.
Order Fried catfish lunch plate for under fifteen dollars.
Mama J's runs a lunch plate of fried catfish, collard greens and mac for under fifteen dollars.
Order Fried whiting plate under fifteen dollars.
Croaker's Spot on Hull runs a generous fried-fish plate at under fifteen dollars.
Order Country ham biscuit with gravy.
The Roosevelt in Church Hill opens for Sunday brunch under chef Leah Branch, 2026 James Beard semifinalist.
Order Fried chicken and waffle with sweet tea.
Mama J's Sunday brunch in Jackson Ward serves soul food at the family-table volume.
