Take a look at the following restaurants that closed this year.
Ipanema Cafe
Ipanema Cafe, a long-running vegetarian restaurant in the Fan, has closed. Read the story.
Wishbone Food Shop
Wishbone Food Shop, a breakfast and lunch spot, at 2 N. 6th St. announced that it will be closing. Its last day will be Feb. 21. Read the story.
Awful Arthur’s
Awful Arthur's Seafood Co. at 10498 Ridgefield Pkwy in Henrico has closed. Read the story.
Hook & Reel
Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar located in the Shops at Stratford Hills at 7131 Forest Hill Ave. has closed. Read the story.
Verseau Bistro
Verseau Bistro at Stony Point Fashion Park announced that it is closing. Its last day of business will be Feb. 15. Read the story.
KavaClub
Richmond’s first kava bar, KavaClub, announced that it will be closing at the end of June. Read the story.
Garden Grove Brewery
Carytown's first craft brewery, Garden Grove Brewing & Urban Winery, announced it will be closing on June 28. Read the story.
River City Wood Fire Pizza
River City Wood Fire Pizza announced that it would be closing its location at 300 Genito Road in Powhatan on June 14. The mobile food truck will continue to operate. Read the story.
BigWife’s Mac n’ Cheese
BigWife’s Mac n’ Cheese at 1017A N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. in Scott’s Addition has closed up shop. Read the story.
Cabo Fish Taco
Baja-style restaurant Cabo Fish Taco, located in Scott’s Addition, announced that it will be closing. Read the story.
ChefSuite
ChefSuite, the ghost kitchen and virtual food hall at 4711 W. Broad St., will be closing at the end of July. Read the story.
Sugar & Salt Bakery
Sugar & Salt Bakery in Jackson Ward at 416 N. 2nd St. has closed after five years. Read the story.
Mike's Jazz Cafe
Mike’s Jazz Café, located at 2526 Floyd Ave., has closed and filed for bankruptcy. Read the story.
Slurp! Ramen bar
Slurp! Ramen bar has closed. Its last day was March 30. Read the story.
Carytown Sushi
Carytown Sushi has closed at 2925 W. Cary St. According to a sign on the door, Nomu Ramen is headed for the story. Read the story.
Baker's Crust
Baker’s Crust in the Short Pump Town Center (11800 W. Broad St., #1102, Henrico) has closed. It will be replaced by EAT Restaurant Partners' Lucky AF. Read the story.
Main Steet Steakhouse
Main Street Steakhouse at 1112 E. Main St. has closed after being open for three years. Read the story.
Sam Miller's
After 53 years in Shockoe Slip, Sam Miller’s, one of Richmond’s longest-running restaurants, has closed. Read the story.
Brenner Pass
Brenner Pass from Top Chef alum Brittanny Anderson announced it will be closing Aug. 30. It will reopen at a later date as a new concept. Read the story.
T Caf Salon de Thé
T Caf Salon de Thé, a tea room and wine bar in Scott’s Addition, has closed due to increased rent, according to the owners. Read the social media post.
Elegant Cuizines
Elegant Cuizines at 415 W. Grace St. announced it will be closing on Aug. 8. Read the story.
TGI Fridays
The TGI Fridays at 7023 W. Broad St. has closed. Read the story.
Which Wich
Both locations of Which Wich in the Richmond area have closed. They were at Willow Lawn at 1601 Willow Lawn Drive and Westchester Commons at 15608 WC Commons Way in Midlothian.
Firehouse Subs
Firehouse Subs has recently closed its location at 11553 Busy St., North Chesterfield. Read the story.
Nokoribi
Nokoribi, the Japanese yakitori restaurant located in The Veil Brewing Company’s Scott’s Addition taproom (1509B Belleville St.), will be closing permanently on Aug. 19. Read the story.
Park Lane Tavern
Park Lane Tavern in Short Pump has closed. Read the story.
Zaxby's
The Zaxby's at 5816 W. Broad St. has closed. Read the story.Â
OMG OCPs
OMG OCPs, an oatmeal cream pie only bakery in Shockoe Bottom, has closed. Read the story.
Torchy's Tacos
Torchy’s Tacos closed the 1315 Huguenot Road location and the 3510 W. Cary St., stores. The 11120 W. Broad St., Ste. A in Short Pump is still open. Read the story.
Wong Gonzalez
Wong Gonzalez at 412 E. Grace St. has closed. The owner said, “It was a great location, but it never recovered from the pandemic. The area never came back." Read the story.
JewFro
JewFro will be closing Oct. 4. Read the story.
Bocata Arepa Bar
Bocata Arepa Bar in Glen Allen has closed. Read the story.
ML Steak Chesterfield
ML Steak at Chesterfield Towne Center has been temporarily closed since June. Owners the Lindsey Food Group say that they are trying to work out a new lease. Sister restaurant Kali Love at Chesterfield Towne Center also temporarily closed at the end of 2024. The Lindseys say they are also trying to come to an agreement on a new lease with that property as well. Read the story.
Amigo's Authentic Mexican
Amigo's Authentic Mexican restaurant has closed. Read the story.
Starbucks
The Starbucks at 1017 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd and 4320 Commerce Road have closed as part of Starbucks' massive "turnaround plan." Read the story.Â
Heritage
Heritage, consistently ranked as one of the top restaurants in Richmond, has closed after 13 years. Read the story.Â
Strangeways
Strangeways Brewing has closed its Dabney Road location in Richmond at 2277A Dabney Road. The Scott's Addition location of Strangeways at 3110 W. Leigh St. remains open. Read the story.
La Doña Cocina Mexicana
La Doña Cocina Mexicana has closed its brick-and-mortar location Horsepen Road. La Doña will launch a mobile tamaleria called La Doña mobile where guests can still get its tamales. Read the story.
And Dim Sum
And Dim Sum at 305 Brook Road in downtown Richmond has closed after two years in business. Read the story.
