Metzger Bar and Butchery ★ 4.5
Brittanny Anderson's German-Austrian room in Church Hill. House charcuterie, schnitzel and a German beer list, Tuesday through Sunday for dinner.
Lemaire is a fine-dining restaurant in Downtown, Richmond.
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.
Address: 101 W Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
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.
Chef Leah Branch is a 2026 James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic at The Roosevelt. Southern cuisine honoring Virginia culinarians.
Adarra in Oregon Hill (relocated from Jackson Ward to the former Mamma Zu building in December 2024) cooks Basque and northern Spanish dishes from a wood-burning hearth. Txuleta, pintxos and a sherry and txakoli bar program.
Sunny Baweja's upscale Indian room at Short Pump. Two-time James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic; tandoor-driven menu.
Rappahannock on Grace pours oysters from the Croxton family farm in Topping, Virginia. Crab cake, raw bar, and a strong wine-with-seafood list.