Gayle’s guidebook
Food scene
Great Chef owned restaurant just a few of blocks away - great food - the Prix-Fixe at $30 is a great deal. Also, bring your own wine on Mondays!
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Dutch & Company
Great Chef owned restaurant just a few of blocks away - great food - the Prix-Fixe at $30 is a great deal. Also, bring your own wine on Mondays!
The Roosevelt
623 N 25th StAnother chef owned gem just 2 blocks away!
Wonderful local wood fired bakery - bread is out of this world, pastries are great - just 2 blocks away!
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Sub Rosa Bakery
620 N 25th StWonderful local wood fired bakery - bread is out of this world, pastries are great - just 2 blocks away!
Just a 7 min walk. The menu is diverse but German styled. One of the owners, Chef Brittanny Anderson was born in Richmond, trained in New York at Blue Hill Stone Barns and Northern Spy Food Co.
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Metzger Bar and Butchery
801 N 23rd StJust a 7 min walk. The menu is diverse but German styled. One of the owners, Chef Brittanny Anderson was born in Richmond, trained in New York at Blue Hill Stone Barns and Northern Spy Food Co.
A half mile drive or walk. Chef/owner Lee Gregory’s seafood-driven menu has deservedly great reviews.
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Alewife
3120 E Marshall StA half mile drive or walk. Chef/owner Lee Gregory’s seafood-driven menu has deservedly great reviews.
A half mile drive or walk. Offers a small French style menu. Good wine and charcuterie.
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Grisette
3119 E Marshall StA half mile drive or walk. Offers a small French style menu. Good wine and charcuterie.
4 Blocks away. Very laid back Ethiopian restaurant. Good Vegan/Vegetarian options. Small eat in space, with good take out menu.
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Nile
2601 N 29th St4 Blocks away. Very laid back Ethiopian restaurant. Good Vegan/Vegetarian options. Small eat in space, with good take out menu.
4 Blocks away, a small corner café with a cozy bar. Offers comfort food with veggie option.
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The Hill Cafe
2800 E Broad St4 Blocks away, a small corner café with a cozy bar. Offers comfort food with veggie option.
5 blocks away. Proper Pie is a New Zealand inspired neighborhood restaurant serving up freshly baked and made from scratch savory and sweet pies. Eat in or take out.
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Proper Pie Co.
2505 E Broad St5 blocks away. Proper Pie is a New Zealand inspired neighborhood restaurant serving up freshly baked and made from scratch savory and sweet pies. Eat in or take out.
Great brunch spot - popular with locals so often a line at weekends. Try the Bloody Mary's while you wait.
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Millie's Diner
2603 E Main StGreat brunch spot - popular with locals so often a line at weekends. Try the Bloody Mary's while you wait.
10 min walk. Cozy pub in the historic Inn at Patrick Henry's offering American grub, draft beer & a garden patio. Upstairs is a small bar with a secluded patio, downstairs a late night hip dive bar.
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Patrick Henry's Pub & Grille
2300 E Broad St10 min walk. Cozy pub in the historic Inn at Patrick Henry's offering American grub, draft beer & a garden patio. Upstairs is a small bar with a secluded patio, downstairs a late night hip dive bar.
Great take out Italian!
2 Blocks south on 27th Street. Excellent take-out Italian, the very thin crust pizza's are wonderful and the Calzones huge with generous prosciutto filling. Suggest calling orders in ahead (804-778-0812) as the wait can be long during popular times.
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8 1/2 Church Hill
2709 E Marshall StGreat take out Italian!
2 Blocks south on 27th Street. Excellent take-out Italian, the very thin crust pizza's are wonderful and the Calzones huge with generous prosciutto filling. Suggest calling orders in ahead (804-778-0812) as the wait can be long during popular times.
2 blocks away located in the old East End Movie Theater. Tap room with American style menu - good daily happy hour.
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Liberty Public House
418a N 25th St2 blocks away located in the old East End Movie Theater. Tap room with American style menu - good daily happy hour.
15 minute walk. Irish pub with Southern hospitality. A variety of food, drinks and live entertainment. Fun, friendly atmosphere!
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Poe's Pub
2706 E Main St15 minute walk. Irish pub with Southern hospitality. A variety of food, drinks and live entertainment. Fun, friendly atmosphere!
5 min walk south on 27th Street. Good house roasted coffee, and MTO sandwiches.
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Riverbend Coffee Co.
2623 E Broad St5 min walk south on 27th Street. Good house roasted coffee, and MTO sandwiches.
Excellent eat in BBQ restaurant with bar. Owned by the same folks that operate the Alamo BBQ take out
Frontier by Alamo
412 N 25th StExcellent eat in BBQ restaurant with bar. Owned by the same folks that operate the Alamo BBQ take out
3 blocks, 5 minute walk. Small neighborhood grocery (good wine/beer selection) and Café. Cozy bar, inside and outside seating area. Great sandwich and soup specials.
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Union Market
2306 Jefferson Ave3 blocks, 5 minute walk. Small neighborhood grocery (good wine/beer selection) and Café. Cozy bar, inside and outside seating area. Great sandwich and soup specials.
2 blocks south on 27th street. Small corner shop serving pastries, cakes & coffee, plus gluten-free & vegan options
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WPA Bakery
3414 Semmes Ave2 blocks south on 27th street. Small corner shop serving pastries, cakes & coffee, plus gluten-free & vegan options
Neighborhoods
Located in Church Hill, the oldest neighborhood in Richmond. Church Hill overlooks the city from its lofty perch (one of the highest in the city) in the East End. The district draws its name from St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was built in 1742, by the founder of the city, William Byrd II. There are four parks in close proximity: Patrick Henry, Libby Hill, Jefferson, and Chimborazo.
Also close to the starting point of the Virginia Capital Trail.
The geography allows for spectacular sunsets, some say the best is viewed from Libby Hill, which also affords a view of the James River.
This is a great walking neighborhood the best way to view the many historic homes and buildings, and sample the offerings at the local chef owned restaurants.
Getting around
Very close to the downtown public transit.
Also within walking distance to downtown and historic Shockoe Slip and Richmond's Main Street Station (1.1 miles, a 25 minute walk).
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Church Hill
Located in Church Hill, the oldest neighborhood in Richmond. Church Hill overlooks the city from its lofty perch (one of the highest in the city) in the East End. The district draws its name from St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was built in 1742, by the founder of the city, William Byrd II. There are four parks in close proximity: Patrick Henry, Libby Hill, Jefferson, and Chimborazo.
Also close to the starting point of the Virginia Capital Trail.
The geography allows for spectacular sunsets, some say the best is viewed from Libby Hill, which also affords a view of the James River.
This is a great walking neighborhood the best way to view the many historic homes and buildings, and sample the offerings at the local chef owned restaurants.
Getting around
Very close to the downtown public transit.
Also within walking distance to downtown and historic Shockoe Slip and Richmond's Main Street Station (1.1 miles, a 25 minute walk).
Sightseeing
15 min walk. Great view of the river. The view that named the city. Poe's pub is located at the bottom of the hill!
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Libby Hill Park
2801 E Franklin St15 min walk. Great view of the river. The view that named the city. Poe's pub is located at the bottom of the hill!
15 minute walk. Large Park with a visitor center for the Richmond National Battlefield & Medical Museum. Also a miniature Statue of Liberty. Site of a confederate civil war hospital, at the time the largest hospital in the world with an amazing 10.3% mortality rate - well worth a visit.
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IChimborazo Park
3215 E Broad St15 minute walk. Large Park with a visitor center for the Richmond National Battlefield & Medical Museum. Also a miniature Statue of Liberty. Site of a confederate civil war hospital, at the time the largest hospital in the world with an amazing 10.3% mortality rate - well worth a visit.
Famous for Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech - which was the spark that ignited the USA!
Great tours and re-enactments. The small cemetery is a great place for a small stroll.
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St. John's Church
2401 E Broad StFamous for Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech - which was the spark that ignited the USA!
Great tours and re-enactments. The small cemetery is a great place for a small stroll.