16 restaurants in Richmond, editor-picked for sunday dinner. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Richmond.
Lemaire ★ 4.7
downtown · 101 W Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Hours: Mon-Sat 07:00-23:00; Sun 07:00-23:00; Fri-Sat bar until 00:00
Lemaire inside the Jefferson Hotel is named for Etienne Lemaire, Thomas Jefferson's maitre d'. Chef Patrick Willis since 2009; grande dame of RVA.
Mama J's Kitchen ★ 4.6
jackson-ward · 415 N 1st Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 11:00-21:00
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.
The Roosevelt ★ 4.6
church-hill · 623 N 25th Street, Richmond, VA 23223
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:00-22:00; Sun 17:00-21:00
The Roosevelt in Church Hill cooks Southern food under Leah Branch, a 2026 James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic. Country ham biscuits, gravy.
ZZQ Texas Craft Barbeque ★ 4.6
scotts-addition · 3201 W Moore Street, Richmond, VA 23230
Hours: Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 or until sold out; closed Mon-Tue
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.
Perly's Restaurant and Delicatessen ★ 4.5
downtown · 111 E Grace Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Hours: Daily 09:00-15:00
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.
Metzger Bar and Butchery ★ 4.5
church-hill · 801 N 23rd Street, Richmond, VA 23223
Hours: Tue-Sat 17:00-21:00; Sun 11:00-14:00; closed Mon
Brittanny Anderson's German-Austrian sister to Bar Buoy in Church Hill. House charcuterie, schnitzel and a German beer list, Tuesday to Sunday.
Rappahannock ★ 4.5
shockoe-slip · 320 E Grace Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Hours: Mon-Thu 16:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-23:00; Sun 16:00-22:00
Rappahannock on Grace pours oysters from the Croxton family farm in Topping, Virginia. The Richmond outpost of the Virginia oyster-farming revival.
Lehja ★ 4.5
westhampton · 11800 W Broad Street, Suite 910, Richmond, VA 23233
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30-14:30, 16:30-22:00; Fri 11:30-14:30, 16:30-22:30; Sat 11:30-22:30; Sun 12:00-21:00
Sunny Baweja's Lehja runs upscale modern Indian at Short Pump. Two-time James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic; tandoor-driven menu.
Adarra ★ 4.5
oregon-hill · 501 S Pine Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Hours: Thu-Mon 17:00-22:00; closed Tue-Wed
Adarra moved to the former Mamma Zu building on South Pine in Oregon Hill in December 2024. Randall and Lyne Doetzer's Basque and northern Spanish room with wood-fired txuleta and a natural-wine bar.
Bar Buoy ★ 4.4
scotts-addition · 3200 Rockbridge Street, Richmond, VA 23230
Hours: Tue-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-20:00; closed Mon
Brittanny Anderson's Scott's Addition seafood room, opened September 2025 in the former Brenner Pass space. Casual Chesapeake fish-shack menu.
Edo's Squid ★ 4.4
the-fan · 411 N Harrison Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-23:00; Sun 17:00-22:00
Edo's Squid runs Italian-seafood plates above a Fan corner store on Harrison. Ed Vasaio of the long-gone Mamma Zu opened it in 2013; no reservations, cash.
Can Can Brasserie ★ 4.3
carytown · 3120 W Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23221
Hours: Mon-Thu 07:00-21:30; Fri-Sat 07:00-22:30; Sun 09:00-20:30
Can Can in Carytown is the Left-Bank-style brasserie Richmond crosses town for. Mussels, frites, marble bar, with a deep Sunday brunch service.
The Continental Westhampton ★ 4.3
westhampton · 5704 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226
Hours: Mon-Tue 11:30-22:00; Wed-Thu 11:30-23:00; Fri 11:30-00:00; Sat 10:00-00:00; Sun 10:00-21:00
The Continental on Grove Avenue is a Westhampton neighborhood spot for American food re-imagined. Sunday brunch is a fixture; the bar runs late.
Tarrant's Downtown Cafe ★ 4.2
downtown · 1 W Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:00-22:00; Sat 10:00-22:00; Sun 10:00-21:00
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.
Joe's Inn ★ 4.2
the-fan · 205 N Shields Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
Hours: Daily 09:00-00:00, kitchen until 23:00
Joe's Inn on Shields has been a Fan standard since 1952. Italian-Greek-American plates, oversized spaghetti and a regulars-heavy bar, daily until midnight.
Sticky Rice ★ 4.2
the-fan · 2232 W Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Hours: Mon-Fri 16:00-02:00; Sat-Sun 12:00-02:00, kitchen until 23:00
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.