Acacia Midtown ★ 4.5
Dale Reitzer's third Acacia location, at Libbie Mill. Multi-time James Beard nominee and a 1999 Food and Wine Best New Chef; modern coastal Virginia cooking.
Lehja is a fine-dining restaurant in Westhampton, Richmond.
Sunny Baweja's upscale Indian room at Short Pump. Two-time James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic; tandoor-driven menu.
Address: 11800 W Broad Street, Suite 910, Richmond, VA 23233
Dale Reitzer's third Acacia location, at Libbie Mill. Multi-time James Beard nominee and a 1999 Food and Wine Best New Chef; modern coastal Virginia cooking.
Rappahannock on Grace pours oysters from the Croxton family farm in Topping, Virginia. Crab cake, raw bar, and a strong wine-with-seafood list.
Edo's Squid runs Italian-seafood plates above a Fan corner store on Harrison. Ed Vasaio of Mamma Zu opened it in 2013; no-reservations, cash-leaning.
L'Opossum in Oregon Hill is David Shannon's quirky French-Southern fine-dining room. James Beard Best Chef Mid-Atlantic semifinalist (2016) and Southern Living's South's Best Restaurant (2018).
Lemaire inside the Jefferson Hotel is named for Etienne Lemaire, Thomas Jefferson's maitre d'. Patrick Willis runs the kitchen, the city's grande dame.
Brittanny Anderson's German-Austrian room in Church Hill. House charcuterie, schnitzel and a German beer list, Tuesday through Sunday for dinner.
Dale Reitzer's third Acacia location, at Libbie Mill. Multi-time James Beard nominee and a 1999 Food and Wine Best New Chef; modern coastal Virginia cooking.