Lemaire ★ 4.7
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
What to order at Sally Bell's Kitchen
- Signature dishes
- Box lunch, Deviled eggs, Cupcakes
Signature dishes: Box lunch, Deviled eggs, Cupcakes
Location
Address: 2337 W Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Also in downtown
Perly's Restaurant and Delicatessen ★ 4.5
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
More restaurants in Richmond
L'Opossum ★ 4.8
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).
Signature: Snapper en croute, Foie gras, Tasting menu
Lemaire ★ 4.7
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
Mama J's Kitchen ★ 4.6
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 Restaurant and Delicatessen ★ 4.5
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 ★ 4.5
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 nights work through the by-the-glass Greek wine list.
Signature: Lamb shank, Spanakopita, Greek meze
Bar Buoy ★ 4.4
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