Great restaurants in Richmond VA?
My SIL is going to visit my niece for parents' weekend at U Richmond; anyone know of a great place to eat they can go?
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A similar question was posted the other day, you might want to do a search for "Richmond".
gingercookiewithlime at 9:28PM on 09/29/09
Mamma zu and edo squid. Thai Diner, Ginger Thai Taste, DD 33, Sheba (ethiopian). Sumo San Sushi, Can Can (french). I'm sure there are more that are closer to U of R. Any food in particular?
essay at 11:19PM on 09/29/09
Millie's for laid back, eclectic Sunday brunch--if you show up at noon there will be a line, but order a drink and wait--someone must get the hash and someone must get the cajun mess.
Can Can for plateau de fruits de mer, the best french onion soup in town, delicious moules frites, entrees are delicious, and the pastry chef is very talented--must have dessert. Do make a reservation--have the feeling this is the sort of place that will be overrun during U of R parent's weekend. Do not come here for brunch...not worth the wait.
Edo's and Mamma Zu are good choices especially if the people in your party appreciate good food, loud atmosphere, and care little for matching silverware and dishes--the emphasis is on food here. No hoitey toitey presentations, just the purest Italian dishes. Larger parties will HAVE to order family style...this has been a policy of theirs for years. Ed Vasaio might have relaxed that policy over the years, but if it's slamming busy, large parties will have to order family style. I love both of these restaurants, but I know some people who have had issues with the service, the locations, the owner, etc. Recommend: veal chop with marsala, penne gorgonzola, arugula salad or squid white beans and arugula, carbonara, spaghetti with sausage (the menu just says sausage--but you get sausage with peppers and onions in a red sauce), their bolognese/meat sauce usually sells out, brocolini is sauteed with garlic and crushed red pepper and served with lemon wedge--listed as antipasti but I order it as a side with the entrees, braised cabbage, all of the fried apps (oysters or calamari, served only with lemon wedges, if you like marinara with your fried calamari you must order a side of red sauce--do).
For southern fine dining--Julep's downtown.
Oh back to Carytown, The Water Grill just opened and I've heard great things about the food (esp the butter poached lobster). It's another Michelle Williams & Jared Golden venture (The Hard Shell, Cafe Europa, The Hill Cafe, DeLux).
For steaks, wine, single malt scotch, etc, go to Buckhead's at the corner of Patterson and Parham. The only serious non-chain chophouse in Richmond. U of R parents love this place.
wookie at 12:59PM on 09/30/09
A friend took me to Crab Louie's--a 250-year-old tavern in Midlothian (just outside of Richmond)--when I was in town a few weeks ago. Great seafood and, if you like this sort of thing, nautical ambiance to spare. :) (The quick breads are also far from run-of-the-mill.
Expatslat at 11:23PM on 09/30/09
Right across from Crab Louies is my favorite seafood place, Milepost 5. Excellent seafood but a lot more casual then Crab Louies so it depends what kind of atmosphere you're looking for.
Lfoodie at 7:31PM on 10/03/09