Take a look at the following restaurants headed to the Richmond area.
The Granite Grill & Bar
Looking for a new spot to book in Bon Aire next year? The folks behind Tazza Kitchen and Conejo, are bringing The Granite Grill & Bar to Stony Point Shopping Center at Huguenot Road and Forest Hill Avenue.
The Granite Grill & Bar is expected to open in late spring. Read the story.
Ugly Dumpling
Ugly Dumpling, a dim sum chain on the East Coast, is headed to Willow Lawn inb 2025. After their initial estimate that they'd be open by Nov. 20, 2024, they faced unavoidable delays related to construction. Read the story.
Roots Natural Ktichen
Roots Natural Kitchen is celebrating the grand opening of its third Richmond-area location on Jan. 11. Read the story.
Whisk at the Library of Virginia
French pastry shop Whisk to open a café in the Library of Virginia on Jan. 6. The new cafe will replace the Can Can Cafe that was in the same location. Read the story.
Shake Shack Short Pump
For smash burger-lovers, a new Shake Shack is in the works for the Richmond area in 2025. Scheduled to open in Short Pump (12170 W. Broad St.) in the West Village mixed-use development. Read the story.
2 new restaurants from Eat Restaurant Partners
In the mood for inventive fusions cuisine? EAT Restaurant Partners is planning to open at least two new restaurants in Richmond in 2025. Look out for Wong’s Tacos in Hanover on Chamberlayne Avenue and for their currently unnamed Italian concept for Short Pump. Read the story.
Hog Haven
Goochland’s Hog Haven Farm is opening a Richmond location at 238 S. Pine St. by spring of 2025. The shop will sell retail pork products and house-made sandwiches. Read the story.
Centro
In 2025, Maria and Michael Oseguera, Richmond restaurateurs, are bringing a new restaurant called Centro to Midlothian's Westchester Commons. Another one of their restaurants is Oceano. Read the story.
Qdoba near VCU
Qdoba, the fast-casual fast food chain, will open a location near Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park campus in April of 2025 at 933 W. Grace St. Read the story.
Ballast
The folks behind the Ballast project in Scott's Addition will be bringing Slack Tide Fish Co., a global coastal restaurant and raw bar, to the space, as well as a Yellow Umbrella market. A Cirrus vodka tasting room is also planned for the space. The Yellow Umbrella and Cirrus tasting room are expected to open in February, with Slack Tide Fish Co. expected to open in March. Read the story.
Fat Kid Sandwiches
Fat Kid Sandwiches plans to open at 1110 E. Main St. in downtown Richmond in the early months of 2025. Read the story.
The Fishin' Pig
The Fishin' Pig, a BBQ and seafood joint from Farmville, is headed 4028-J Cox Road in Glen Allen in the former Hurley's Tavern spot. They anticipate they will open in the second week of January. Read the story.
Brick House Diner
Brick House Diner is planting itself in a new Westchester Commons location at 100 Schofield Road. The Midlothian Turnpike location (pictured here) will close when the new location opens. They aim to be open in early 2025. Read the story.
Lucky AF
A new location for Lucky AF is headed to 4701 Forest Hill Ave. this fall. Another Lucky AF will be headed to Short Pump next year. Read the story.
Wong's Tacos
A new Wong’s Tacos is headed for Hanover at 9206 Rutlandshire Drive. It aims to open late summer. Read the story.
Civita Italia
Civita Italia, a new Italian concept from the EAT Restaurant Group, will open in Short Pump this spring in the same shopping center as Red Salt Chophouse & Sushi with chef Kevin LaCivita as executive chef. Read the story.
Slack Tide Fish Co.
Slack Tide Fish Co., heading to the Ballast project in Scott’s Addition from The Yellow Umbrella, is aiming to open this spring. Read the story.
Lafayette Tavern
Lafayette Tavern from the Giavos family is headed to 1011 Lafayette St. in the former Lafayette Pharmacy building near Stella's. It is aiming to open in the fall. Read the story.
Sarah & Co. Café
Sarah & Co. Café is headed to Church Hill North at 2600 Nine Mile Road. It is planning to open early this summer. Read the story.
The Purrfect Bean
The Purrfect Bean cat cafe is set to open in April in The Fan at 214 N. Lombardy St. Read the story.
The Smoothie Spot
The Smoothie Spot is headed to Gayton Crossing at 9782 Gayton Road. Read the story.
As restaurants in the Richmond area reopened through the weekend and into this week, owners are tallying up what they lost last week due to the shutdown.
Lots of new restaurants to check out in the Richmond area. We're up to 75 new restaurants, coffee shops, gelato shops and more.
Take a look at the following restaurants and breweries that closed or announced they will be closing this year.
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