Richmond: Food Tour of Southern Flavors in Shockoe Bottom
Taste your way through 6+ dishes in Shockoe Bottom, from Southern she-crab soup to Thai-style duck bao and artisan cookies. Discover Richmond’s modern Southern soul an...
Sally Bell's Kitchen is a southern american restaurant in Downtown, Richmond.
Editorially verified June 4, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Box lunch, Deviled eggs, Cupcakes
Taste your way through 6+ dishes in Shockoe Bottom, from Southern she-crab soup to Thai-style duck bao and artisan cookies. Discover Richmond’s modern Southern soul an...
Taste the best of Richmond’s oldest neighborhood with a walking food tour, visiting 5 local tasty establishments.
Taste the best of Richmond’s most diverse neighborhood with the city’s top-rated, most delicious walking food tour! Sample food from 5-6 restaurants and explore the hi...
Address: 2337 W Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Lemaire inside the Jefferson Hotel is named for Etienne Lemaire, Thomas Jefferson's maitre d'. Chef Patrick Willis since 2009; grande dame of RVA.
Signature: Virginia ham, She-crab soup, Tasting menu
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.
Signature: Pastrami sandwich, Matzo ball soup, Latkes
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.
Signature: Snapper en croute, Foie gras, Tasting menu
Lemaire inside the Jefferson Hotel is named for Etienne Lemaire, Thomas Jefferson's maitre d'. Chef Patrick Willis since 2009; grande dame of RVA.
Signature: Virginia ham, She-crab soup, Tasting menu
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.
Signature: Fried catfish, Collard greens, Mac and cheese
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.
Signature: Pastrami sandwich, Matzo ball soup, Latkes
Stella's on Lafayette has cooked the Dikos family Greek menu since the Lafayette opening in 2011 (the original Stella's debuted in 1983). Mid-week meze.
Signature: Lamb shank, Spanakopita, Greek meze
Brittanny Anderson's Scott's Addition seafood room, opened September 2025 in the former Brenner Pass space. Casual Chesapeake fish-shack menu.
Signature: Crab cakes, Oyster stew, Fried fish plate