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The Rest of the Best
Best Patios
Acacia
Acappella
Amici Ristorante
Azzurro
Bottom's Up
Legend Brewing Co.
Old Original Bookbinders
Sundays in the Park
The Thai Room
Restaurants We Need
A good Ethiopian place
Just a bar
Local bagel shop
Middle Eastern meze
Wine/champagne lounge
Authentic Ethnic
Elephant Joe (Thai)
Grapeleaf Restaurant (Lebanese)
Ipanema Grill (Brazilian)
Jerk Pit (Jamaican)
Manila! Manila! (Philipino)
Vin Phat (Vietnamese)
Free Food
Maggiano's, Free appetizers in bar area during Wednesday martini nights, 5-7 p.m.
Morton's, Free Filet Mignon sandwiches Monday-Friday, 5-7 p.m.
Tobacco Company, Free buffet during happy hours Wednesday-Thursday (tacos) and Friday (roast beef), 5-7 p.m.
Best Subs
Coppola's
Chiocca's (on Belmont)
High's
Sidewalk Café
Meal Deals
Acacia, Three-course meal from select menu for $19.95, Monday-Saturday from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Avenue 805, "Cheap Date Night" on Mondays and Tuesdays, 5:30-10 p.m.; $35 gets you dinner for two. Choice of salad for two (house or Caesar salad), choice of pasta for two, dessert of the day for two, plus a bottle of wine and bread.
Café Mandolin, Wine and dine Wednesday, 5:30-9 p.m.; dinner for two for $45 includes a bottle of wine, Caesar salad or soup of the day, choice of three entrées (pasta, fish or chicken) and a chef's choice dessert.
Europa, Three courses for $25 per person, Monday-Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m., a selection of soup or salads, entrée (chicken, pork, fish, vegetarian) and dessert.
Patina, Five tapas courses and five flights of wine for $20; menus and wines concentrate on different regions, every other Friday 5-7 p.m.
Rivah Bistro, Three-course meal from select menu for $19.95, Sunday-Thursday, 4:30-7 p.m.
Notable Openings and Closings
Hello
Bella Arte
Bookbinder's Grill
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill + Bar
Brio Tuscan Grille
Caliente
Cafe Gutenberg
Café Lafayette
Cedars
Champps
Chipotle Mexican Grill (three locations)
Chez Max
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro
Copper Grill Lobster and Steak House
Desmond and Molly's Under the Stage Café
El Caporal
Elephant Joe Restaurant
Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill
Honey Whyte's
Hyperlink Café
The Kitchen Table
Kobe Japanese Steak and Seafood
Lou's
Maggiano's Little Italy
Manhattans
Morton's
Nile
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Plant Zero Café
Rio Grande Café
Saigon Bistro
Six Burner Restaurant and Bar
Star of India
Sumo San
Tara Thai
Upper East Side
Vitello's
Goodbye
1421 Ristorante Italiano Bar
Binigi's Café and Deli
Chugger's
City Bar and Chophouse
Foundry Grill
Gray Swamp Inn
Hennings Crab House
Jimmie's Gallery and Grill
Lighthouse
Main Street Beer Co.
Medley's
Saito's
Silverado
Simmer Down Cafe
Tropix
Vintage Restaurant
William Henry Café
Great Deserts
Cafe de Pagliacci (homemade canoli, tiramusi)
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro (Banana's Foster cheesecake)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (Bananas Foster and cherries jubilee prepared tableside)
La Petite France (Grand Marnier souffle)
Pomegranate Euro Bistro (pomegranate sorbet)
Strawberry Street Café (strawberry shortcake and ice cream sandwich)
The Spirit World
Avalon (beer list)
Buckhead's (extensive aged Scotch and small batch bourbon selection)
Capital Ale House (40 beers on draft, 200 bottled)
Europa Mediterranean Café (pitchers of sangria)
Havana '59 (mojitos)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (mint juleps served in pewter cups)
John Marshall's Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar (champagne cocktails)
Patina (creative dessert drinks and martinis)
The Melting Pot (extensive wine list)
Flemings (choose your own wine flights)
Rio Grande Café (margaritas)
Juke Boxes
The Forest Restaurant (Patsy Cline to pop)
Liberty Valance (old country tunes)
Mama 'Zu (Italian opera to David Bowie)
Millie's (small tabletop boxes)
River City Diner ('50s, '60s hits)
Village Café (alternative rock)
Galaxy Diner (from country and rap to metal and pop)
3rd Street (the classics from all eras)
Richmond's Best Restaurants...
A good Ethiopian place
Just a bar
Local bagel shop
Middle Eastern meze
Wine/champagne lounge
Authentic Ethnic
Elephant Joe (Thai)
Grapeleaf Restaurant (Lebanese)
Ipanema Grill (Brazilian)
Jerk Pit (Jamaican)
Manila! Manila! (Philipino)
Vin Phat (Vietnamese)
Free Food
Maggiano's, Free appetizers in bar area during Wednesday martini nights, 5-7 p.m.
Morton's, Free Filet Mignon sandwiches Monday-Friday, 5-7 p.m.
Tobacco Company, Free buffet during happy hours Wednesday-Thursday (tacos) and Friday (roast beef), 5-7 p.m.
Best Subs
Coppola's
Chiocca's (on Belmont)
High's
Sidewalk Café
Meal Deals
Acacia, Three-course meal from select menu for $19.95, Monday-Saturday from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Avenue 805, "Cheap Date Night" on Mondays and Tuesdays, 5:30-10 p.m.; $35 gets you dinner for two. Choice of salad for two (house or Caesar salad), choice of pasta for two, dessert of the day for two, plus a bottle of wine and bread.
Café Mandolin, Wine and dine Wednesday, 5:30-9 p.m.; dinner for two for $45 includes a bottle of wine, Caesar salad or soup of the day, choice of three entrées (pasta, fish or chicken) and a chef's choice dessert.
Europa, Three courses for $25 per person, Monday-Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m., a selection of soup or salads, entrée (chicken, pork, fish, vegetarian) and dessert.
Patina, Five tapas courses and five flights of wine for $20; menus and wines concentrate on different regions, every other Friday 5-7 p.m.
Rivah Bistro, Three-course meal from select menu for $19.95, Sunday-Thursday, 4:30-7 p.m.
Notable Openings and Closings
Hello
Bella Arte
Bookbinder's Grill
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill + Bar
Brio Tuscan Grille
Caliente
Cafe Gutenberg
Café Lafayette
Cedars
Champps
Chipotle Mexican Grill (three locations)
Chez Max
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro
Copper Grill Lobster and Steak House
Desmond and Molly's Under the Stage Café
El Caporal
Elephant Joe Restaurant
Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill
Honey Whyte's
Hyperlink Café
The Kitchen Table
Kobe Japanese Steak and Seafood
Lou's
Maggiano's Little Italy
Manhattans
Morton's
Nile
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Plant Zero Café
Rio Grande Café
Saigon Bistro
Six Burner Restaurant and Bar
Star of India
Sumo San
Tara Thai
Upper East Side
Vitello's
Goodbye
1421 Ristorante Italiano Bar
Binigi's Café and Deli
Chugger's
City Bar and Chophouse
Foundry Grill
Gray Swamp Inn
Hennings Crab House
Jimmie's Gallery and Grill
Lighthouse
Main Street Beer Co.
Medley's
Saito's
Silverado
Simmer Down Cafe
Tropix
Vintage Restaurant
William Henry Café
Great Deserts
Cafe de Pagliacci (homemade canoli, tiramusi)
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro (Banana's Foster cheesecake)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (Bananas Foster and cherries jubilee prepared tableside)
La Petite France (Grand Marnier souffle)
Pomegranate Euro Bistro (pomegranate sorbet)
Strawberry Street Café (strawberry shortcake and ice cream sandwich)
The Spirit World
Avalon (beer list)
Buckhead's (extensive aged Scotch and small batch bourbon selection)
Capital Ale House (40 beers on draft, 200 bottled)
Europa Mediterranean Café (pitchers of sangria)
Havana '59 (mojitos)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (mint juleps served in pewter cups)
John Marshall's Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar (champagne cocktails)
Patina (creative dessert drinks and martinis)
The Melting Pot (extensive wine list)
Flemings (choose your own wine flights)
Rio Grande Café (margaritas)
Juke Boxes
The Forest Restaurant (Patsy Cline to pop)
Liberty Valance (old country tunes)
Mama 'Zu (Italian opera to David Bowie)
Millie's (small tabletop boxes)
River City Diner ('50s, '60s hits)
Village Café (alternative rock)
Galaxy Diner (from country and rap to metal and pop)
3rd Street (the classics from all eras)
Richmond's Best Restaurants...
Maggiano's, Free appetizers in bar area during Wednesday martini nights, 5-7 p.m.
Morton's, Free Filet Mignon sandwiches Monday-Friday, 5-7 p.m.
Tobacco Company, Free buffet during happy hours Wednesday-Thursday (tacos) and Friday (roast beef), 5-7 p.m.
Best Subs
Coppola's
Chiocca's (on Belmont)
High's
Sidewalk Café
Meal Deals
Acacia, Three-course meal from select menu for $19.95, Monday-Saturday from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Avenue 805, "Cheap Date Night" on Mondays and Tuesdays, 5:30-10 p.m.; $35 gets you dinner for two. Choice of salad for two (house or Caesar salad), choice of pasta for two, dessert of the day for two, plus a bottle of wine and bread.
Café Mandolin, Wine and dine Wednesday, 5:30-9 p.m.; dinner for two for $45 includes a bottle of wine, Caesar salad or soup of the day, choice of three entrées (pasta, fish or chicken) and a chef's choice dessert.
Europa, Three courses for $25 per person, Monday-Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m., a selection of soup or salads, entrée (chicken, pork, fish, vegetarian) and dessert.
Patina, Five tapas courses and five flights of wine for $20; menus and wines concentrate on different regions, every other Friday 5-7 p.m.
Rivah Bistro, Three-course meal from select menu for $19.95, Sunday-Thursday, 4:30-7 p.m.
Notable Openings and Closings
Hello
Bella Arte
Bookbinder's Grill
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill + Bar
Brio Tuscan Grille
Caliente
Cafe Gutenberg
Café Lafayette
Cedars
Champps
Chipotle Mexican Grill (three locations)
Chez Max
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro
Copper Grill Lobster and Steak House
Desmond and Molly's Under the Stage Café
El Caporal
Elephant Joe Restaurant
Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill
Honey Whyte's
Hyperlink Café
The Kitchen Table
Kobe Japanese Steak and Seafood
Lou's
Maggiano's Little Italy
Manhattans
Morton's
Nile
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Plant Zero Café
Rio Grande Café
Saigon Bistro
Six Burner Restaurant and Bar
Star of India
Sumo San
Tara Thai
Upper East Side
Vitello's
Goodbye
1421 Ristorante Italiano Bar
Binigi's Café and Deli
Chugger's
City Bar and Chophouse
Foundry Grill
Gray Swamp Inn
Hennings Crab House
Jimmie's Gallery and Grill
Lighthouse
Main Street Beer Co.
Medley's
Saito's
Silverado
Simmer Down Cafe
Tropix
Vintage Restaurant
William Henry Café
Great Deserts
Cafe de Pagliacci (homemade canoli, tiramusi)
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro (Banana's Foster cheesecake)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (Bananas Foster and cherries jubilee prepared tableside)
La Petite France (Grand Marnier souffle)
Pomegranate Euro Bistro (pomegranate sorbet)
Strawberry Street Café (strawberry shortcake and ice cream sandwich)
The Spirit World
Avalon (beer list)
Buckhead's (extensive aged Scotch and small batch bourbon selection)
Capital Ale House (40 beers on draft, 200 bottled)
Europa Mediterranean Café (pitchers of sangria)
Havana '59 (mojitos)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (mint juleps served in pewter cups)
John Marshall's Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar (champagne cocktails)
Patina (creative dessert drinks and martinis)
The Melting Pot (extensive wine list)
Flemings (choose your own wine flights)
Rio Grande Café (margaritas)
Juke Boxes
The Forest Restaurant (Patsy Cline to pop)
Liberty Valance (old country tunes)
Mama 'Zu (Italian opera to David Bowie)
Millie's (small tabletop boxes)
River City Diner ('50s, '60s hits)
Village Café (alternative rock)
Galaxy Diner (from country and rap to metal and pop)
3rd Street (the classics from all eras)
Richmond's Best Restaurants...
Acacia, Three-course meal from select menu for $19.95, Monday-Saturday from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Avenue 805, "Cheap Date Night" on Mondays and Tuesdays, 5:30-10 p.m.; $35 gets you dinner for two. Choice of salad for two (house or Caesar salad), choice of pasta for two, dessert of the day for two, plus a bottle of wine and bread.
Café Mandolin, Wine and dine Wednesday, 5:30-9 p.m.; dinner for two for $45 includes a bottle of wine, Caesar salad or soup of the day, choice of three entrées (pasta, fish or chicken) and a chef's choice dessert.
Europa, Three courses for $25 per person, Monday-Thursday, 5:30-7 p.m., a selection of soup or salads, entrée (chicken, pork, fish, vegetarian) and dessert.
Patina, Five tapas courses and five flights of wine for $20; menus and wines concentrate on different regions, every other Friday 5-7 p.m.
Rivah Bistro, Three-course meal from select menu for $19.95, Sunday-Thursday, 4:30-7 p.m.
Notable Openings and Closings
Hello
Bella Arte
Bookbinder's Grill
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill + Bar
Brio Tuscan Grille
Caliente
Cafe Gutenberg
Café Lafayette
Cedars
Champps
Chipotle Mexican Grill (three locations)
Chez Max
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro
Copper Grill Lobster and Steak House
Desmond and Molly's Under the Stage Café
El Caporal
Elephant Joe Restaurant
Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill
Honey Whyte's
Hyperlink Café
The Kitchen Table
Kobe Japanese Steak and Seafood
Lou's
Maggiano's Little Italy
Manhattans
Morton's
Nile
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Plant Zero Café
Rio Grande Café
Saigon Bistro
Six Burner Restaurant and Bar
Star of India
Sumo San
Tara Thai
Upper East Side
Vitello's
Goodbye
1421 Ristorante Italiano Bar
Binigi's Café and Deli
Chugger's
City Bar and Chophouse
Foundry Grill
Gray Swamp Inn
Hennings Crab House
Jimmie's Gallery and Grill
Lighthouse
Main Street Beer Co.
Medley's
Saito's
Silverado
Simmer Down Cafe
Tropix
Vintage Restaurant
William Henry Café
Great Deserts
Cafe de Pagliacci (homemade canoli, tiramusi)
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro (Banana's Foster cheesecake)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (Bananas Foster and cherries jubilee prepared tableside)
La Petite France (Grand Marnier souffle)
Pomegranate Euro Bistro (pomegranate sorbet)
Strawberry Street Café (strawberry shortcake and ice cream sandwich)
The Spirit World
Avalon (beer list)
Buckhead's (extensive aged Scotch and small batch bourbon selection)
Capital Ale House (40 beers on draft, 200 bottled)
Europa Mediterranean Café (pitchers of sangria)
Havana '59 (mojitos)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (mint juleps served in pewter cups)
John Marshall's Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar (champagne cocktails)
Patina (creative dessert drinks and martinis)
The Melting Pot (extensive wine list)
Flemings (choose your own wine flights)
Rio Grande Café (margaritas)
Juke Boxes
The Forest Restaurant (Patsy Cline to pop)
Liberty Valance (old country tunes)
Mama 'Zu (Italian opera to David Bowie)
Millie's (small tabletop boxes)
River City Diner ('50s, '60s hits)
Village Café (alternative rock)
Galaxy Diner (from country and rap to metal and pop)
3rd Street (the classics from all eras)
Richmond's Best Restaurants...
Cafe de Pagliacci (homemade canoli, tiramusi)
Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro (Banana's Foster cheesecake)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (Bananas Foster and cherries jubilee prepared tableside)
La Petite France (Grand Marnier souffle)
Pomegranate Euro Bistro (pomegranate sorbet)
Strawberry Street Café (strawberry shortcake and ice cream sandwich)
The Spirit World
Avalon (beer list)
Buckhead's (extensive aged Scotch and small batch bourbon selection)
Capital Ale House (40 beers on draft, 200 bottled)
Europa Mediterranean Café (pitchers of sangria)
Havana '59 (mojitos)
Julep's New Southern Cuisine (mint juleps served in pewter cups)
John Marshall's Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar (champagne cocktails)
Patina (creative dessert drinks and martinis)
The Melting Pot (extensive wine list)
Flemings (choose your own wine flights)
Rio Grande Café (margaritas)
Juke Boxes
The Forest Restaurant (Patsy Cline to pop)
Liberty Valance (old country tunes)
Mama 'Zu (Italian opera to David Bowie)
Millie's (small tabletop boxes)
River City Diner ('50s, '60s hits)
Village Café (alternative rock)
Galaxy Diner (from country and rap to metal and pop)
3rd Street (the classics from all eras)
Richmond's Best Restaurants...
The Forest Restaurant (Patsy Cline to pop)
Liberty Valance (old country tunes)
Mama 'Zu (Italian opera to David Bowie)
Millie's (small tabletop boxes)
River City Diner ('50s, '60s hits)
Village Café (alternative rock)
Galaxy Diner (from country and rap to metal and pop)
3rd Street (the classics from all eras)
Richmond's Best Restaurants...
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