Lamplighter Coffee Roasters
- ★ 4.8
- Coffee roaster
- $$
- The Fan
Lamplighter on Addison Street is the long-running Fan cafe of the Lamplighter brand, founded 2009. The roastery operation was sold to Afterglow Coffee.
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Lamplighter on Addison Street is the long-running Fan cafe of the Lamplighter brand, founded 2009. The roastery operation was sold to Afterglow Coffee.
Hardywood was founded by Eric McKay and Patrick Murtaugh in 2011 in Scott's Addition. Belgian-leaning beers, Gingerbread Stout, with a pizza kitchen.
The Veil's flagship taproom on Belleville is the Scott's Addition IPA destination. Hop-forward releases, hazy IPAs and limited drops draw lines.


Order Country sourdough loaf with morning bun.
Sub Rosa Bakery in Church Hill opens at 8 am weekends with breads and pastries. Multi-year James Beard semifinalist; reopened December 2025 after fire.
Velma Johnson's soul food kitchen on 1st Street in Jackson Ward, opened 2009 by her son. Sunday-dinner Southern cooking in the Harlem of the South.
ZZQ in Scott's Addition runs central Texas brisket and ribs from a counter. Wednesday to Sunday until sold out, with mezcal cocktails alongside the meat.
Rostov's has roasted coffee in Richmond since 1979, originally as Carytown Coffee. Tammy Rostov runs the West Main shop on a 1930s Jabez Burns.
Ardent on West Leigh is a long-running Scott's Addition brewery, opened 2014 after starting as a Church Hill homebrewers' co-op in 2010. Saisons.
Order Bartender's choice cocktail.
The Jasper in Carytown is open until 2 am every day. Mattias Hagglund's cocktail bar carries Richmond's late-night drinking room; bartender's choice.
Order Country ham biscuit with gravy.
The Roosevelt in Church Hill opens for Sunday brunch under chef Leah Branch, 2026 James Beard semifinalist. Southern cuisine, biscuits, deep menu.
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Perly's on Grace Street is Richmond's daytime Jewish deli. House-cured pastrami and matzo ball soup; breakfast and lunch only, daily until 3 pm downtown.
Blanchard's started roasting in 2005 and anchors Richmond's third-wave coffee. The Broad Street flagship pours pour-overs and whole-bean retail.
Triple Crossing was founded April 2014 by Adam Worcester, Scott Jones and Jeremy Wirtes. Downtown taproom on Foushee opened first; Neapolitan pizzas.
Triple Crossing's Fulton taproom on Hatcher is the production brewery and the East End destination. Wood-fired pizza and barrel-aged stouts.
Three Notch'd Brewery and Craft Kitchen on West Broad is the Charlottesville-born brewery's Richmond outpost. Rotating beers and chef-driven food.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Order Croque madame with frites.
Can Can Brasserie in Carytown runs weekend brunch in the Left-Bank-style room. Croque madames, frites, mimosas and a wood-counter bar that fills Sundays.
Order Greek-style omelette with spanakopita.
Stella's runs Sunday brunch on Lafayette Street with Greek-leaning plates. The Dikos family Museum District room flips its meze format to brunch.
Croaker's Spot on Hull Street runs Black-owned soul-food and seafood since the 1990s. Generous Southern plates and fried-fish platters daily.
Demi's on MacArthur Avenue in north Richmond runs Greek and Lebanese plates. Falafel and hummus are the entry points; the lamb gyro is the stay-late order.
Black Hand Coffee Co on Patterson roasts and pours in a corner cafe in Carytown. Strong subscription program with a roastery behind the counter.
Strangeways Brewing's Scott's Addition taproom on West Leigh runs an outdoor patio. The Dabney Road original closed November 2025; Leigh is now home.
Order Tiki cocktail with vegan tacos.
Cobra Cabana on West Marshall is the late-night cocktail dive with strong vegan plates. Open until 2 am every night except Monday; loud and welcoming.
Order Fish and chips with a pint.
Penny Lane Pub on East Franklin keeps the kitchen running through last call. Boddingtons on tap, fish-and-chips, downtown football crowd weekends.
Order Crab cake benedict.
The Continental in Westhampton runs weekend brunch alongside dinner. Crab cake Benedict, Bloody Marys and a Grove Avenue neighborhood crowd.
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.
Sticky Rice on Main has run Asian-fusion sushi and a bucket-of-tots tradition since 1999. Open until 2 am daily, the late-night sit-down in the Fan.
Bottoms Up Pizza on Dock Street in Shockoe Bottom has been a Richmond delivery and dine-in standard since 1989. Canal-side patio is the draw.
Don't Look Back is the Scott's Addition taqueria in the former Triple billiards hall on West Broad. Made-to-order tacos, frito pie and a large bar program.
Lift roasts locally and pours in the Arts District on West Broad. Coffee shop and cafe with a sit-down counter and Friday-morning foot traffic.
Center of the Universe is the Ashland production brewery, a fifteen-minute drive north of Richmond. Full restaurant, beer garden, tasting room.
Order Late night menu with vegan or meat snacks.
GWAR Bar on Clay in Scott's Addition runs until 2 am every night. Heavy-metal-themed cocktails, late-night menu, official bar of the band GWAR.
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.
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.
Mary Angela's on West Cary in Carytown has been Richmond's pizza-and-subs counter for decades. Family-owned, takeout-first, dine-in welcome.
Buskey Cider on West Leigh is Scott's Addition's urban cidery. Dry, fruit-forward Virginia ciders made from regional apples; year-round indoor taproom.
Riverbend Coffee on East Broad in Church Hill opened in 2019 by Tasha Bobrosky and Brian Colegrove, in the former Captain Buzzy's space. House-roasted daily.
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