Tarrant's Downtown Cafe
- ★ 4.2
- American Diner
- $$
- Downtown
Order All-day breakfast.
Tarrant's Downtown at 1 West Broad has run all-day food in a former pharmacy since 1996. Diner-energy with pasta and pizza, breakfast through midnight.
The places in Richmond the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
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Galaxy Diner
- ★ 4.0
- American Diner
- $$
- Carytown
Order All-day breakfast and a milkshake.
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.
Joe's Inn
Order Spaghetti a la Joe.
Joe's Inn on Shields in the Fan has cooked Italian-Greek-American since 1952. Regulars-heavy bar one block off the main strip; daily until midnight.
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Edo's Squid
Order Grilled calamari.
Edo's Squid sits upstairs from a Fan corner store on Harrison Street. Ed Vasaio's Italian-seafood room runs grilled calamari; no reservations, cash.
Acacia Midtown
- ★ 4.4
- Seafood
- $$
- Westhampton
Order Tasting menu.
Acacia Midtown at Libbie Mill is Dale Reitzer's third Acacia location. Multi-time James Beard nominee; modern coastal Virginia cooking, off-radar.
Garnett's Cafe
- ★ 4.4
- Sandwich Shop
- $$
- The Fan
Order Made-to-order sandwich.
Garnett's Cafe on Park Avenue runs Richmond's neighborhood sandwich shop. Long-running breakfast and lunch counter on a quiet Fan residential block.
Sally Bell's Kitchen
- ★ 4.4
- Southern American
- $$
- Downtown
Order Box lunch.
Sally Bell's Kitchen has sold box lunches since 1924, founded by Sarah Cabell Jones and Elizabeth Lee Milton. Broad Street counter is easy to miss.
Riverbend Roastery
- ★ 4.2
- Coffee Shop
- $$
- Church Hill
Order Pour over and a pastry.
Riverbend Roastery on East Broad opened in the former Captain Buzzy's space in 2019. Roasting on-site, full pastry case, eastern Church Hill.
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