Diners' Choice: Innovative restaurants in Richmond

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Updated January 05, 2025

Looking for the best restaurants that are fit for foodies in Richmond? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

L'Opossum

4.9

4.9 (3203)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Richmond

About the restaurant

L'Opossum offers dinner Tuesday-Saturday for parties of one to a maximum of six guests. Multiple reservations booked on the same night to form a group larger than six guests are not permitted and will be canceled. Reservations for parties of one to four guests are allotted 2 hours. Parties of five to six guests are allotted 2.5 hours. Please be courteous to your fellow diners by arriving and leaving on time. L'Opossum patrons paying with cash, enjoy a 4% savings off menu prices. To view a sample menu, visit www.lopossum.com - Thank you!

Top review

Norma

Dined 1 day ago

Food was fabulous. Service excellent. Music swell. Can't wit to go again!

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Popular dish

French Onion Dip Florentine

Popular dish

Lavender-limoncello

Amuse at The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

4.8

4.8 (1815)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Richmond

About the restaurant

Amuse is a seasonal, farm to table driven restaurant, located on the third floor of the museum. Whether you are dining in our main dining room, full-service bar, or our private dining room, you will be able to take in sweeping views of the Robins Sculpture Garden and the museum’s Cochrane Atrium. Our team works diligently to provide a menu that is directly inspired by the art-filled surroundings, current exhibitions, and seasonality while also carefully selecting only the finest ingredients from local vendors, artisans, and farmers. Just a friendly reminder that the museum does not allow balloons, confetti, glitter, plants potted with soil, and candles with open flames. If a date and time you seek for a reservation appears to be full, please give us a call so we can see what other times might be available.

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Elizabeth

Dined on Jan 3, 2025

Wonderful service and food. The appetizers and entrees were beautifully presented.

Metzger Bar and Butchery

4.8

4.8 (1103)

$31 to $50

Contemporary German

Richmond

About the restaurant

Nestled in historic Union Hill, we specialize in contemporary German and European food from award winning chef Brittanny Anderson. Expect to see inspirations from classic German, French, Italian, Austrian & European cuisine, using local products. We specialize in German and Austrian wine from small producers, organic, and natural wines. Our cocktails are unique and approachable, featuring house made ingredients. We have a large German beer selection mixed with some local drafts. Our atmosphere is cozy and relaxed, great for special occasions or weekday date nights. We offer a private dining room and full restaurant buyouts. Come see us for dinner Tue-Sat, and Sunday brunch, and for happy hour at the bar Tue-Fri 5pm-9pm.

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Bridget

Dined 4 days ago

Get the roasted cabbage! The whole meal was lovely and the service was relaxed yet on point.

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Popular dish

Pork Schnitzel

Popular dish

Chicken Schnitzel and Gravy

Popular dish

Chicory Salad

Midlothian Chef's Kitchen

4.8

4.8 (1372)

$30 and under

American

Midlothian

About the restaurant

Voted Best Restaurant in Chesterfield by Richmond Magazine, and Dine Like a Local Award by The Scout Guide for Best Restaurant for Dinner. Midlothian Chef's Kitchen is a New American Restaurant by Award-Winning Chef David Dunlap. Enjoy a friendly atmosphere with indoor & outdoor seating, & local, hyper-seasonal Virginia ingredients. This is a full service restaurant & bar with thoughtful dishes that evoke memories.

Chef Dunlap was previously the Executive Sous Chef at The Inn at Little Washington and the Corporate Executive Chef of Quirk Hotels (Quirk Hotel RVA & Quirk Hotel CVille). He was named as 1 of the 32 Restaurant Stars on the Rise in 2020 by FSRMagazine, Rising Star Chef of the Year by Two Roads Hospitality Worldwide, and has won Best Dishes at Broad Appetit 4 years in a row.

Enjoy special events such as Wine/Bourbon Pairing Dinners, Private Dining/Event Space, and a Chef's Table Experience. This is a local, family-owned business, owned by Chef Dunlap & his wife.

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Michael

Dined on Jan 7, 2025

You have to try the dumplings! Out of this world flavor.

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Popular dish

Butter Poached Filet Mignon

4.8

4.8 (79)

$31 to $50

Nordic

Richmond

About the restaurant

Stock Is a Nordic Bistro and bar inviting you to dine differently. Our restaurant is located in a lovingly restored railroad freight terminal that is also home to our stylish modern furniture gallery – Txtur. The indoor and outdoor space invites you to lounge and enjoy a meal like no other whether taking time with friends or celebrating a special event.

Whether you take your meal or cocktails in our beautiful “drafting room” dining space, the spacious main gallery, or our covered and shaded patio, Stock culinary craft and special hospitality experience is sure to please.

Craft food, drinks all in an unparalleled space – Stock is here to welcome you.

We have ample on-site parking too!

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BenitaVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Great atmosphere and food! Recommend highly. The noise level was none existent. If you want to have a quiet conversation, this is the place.

Brenner Pass

4.7

4.7 (1919)

$30 and under

Contemporary European

Richmond

About the restaurant

Contemporary Alpine inspired cuisine from award winning chef Brittanny Anderson. Modern twists on classic French, Italian, Swiss, Austrian & European cuisine. Alpine wine from small producers, old world regional specialties, sherry by the glass & natural wines. Unique craft cocktails hand made by our bartenders, house made infusions & molecular techniques, eclectic spirit list focusing on amaro and rhum agricole, gin, whiskey, scotch, cane & agave spirits. Happy hour weekdays at bar. Euro and American beer program featuring saisons, sour ales & hazy IPAs. Naturally leavened bread made from scratch & homemade desserts by pastry chef Olivia Wilson. Craft coffee & espresso. Local cultural hot spot with energetic, social atmosphere. Tasty cheeses on our cheese cart. Great for birthday or anniversary. Fresh, locally sourced produce. Dinner M-Sat. for luxury dining or expeditious business meal. Reservations recommended, not required. Elegan

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HeatherVIP

Dined on Jan 4, 2025

Absolutely wonderful meal. ❤️ Friend from out of town, wanted something eclectic foodie meets comfort. Serena our waitress was AMAZING. Great menu recommendations, subtle attentive service, highly recommend.

Lolita's

4.7

4.7 (423)

$31 to $50

Mexican

Richmond

About the restaurant

Lolita’s is a space where we can embody & celebrate the traditions passed down to us. We source our corn from Tamoa that works directly with small communities in Mexico for the freshest heirloom corn.We practice traditional methods of preparation, which increase nutritional value and create rich flavor. Such as nixtamalization, grain roasting, and whole grain milling.

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Jennifer

Dined 2 days ago

There’s currently a Dry January drinks menu and Monday Industry Night specials running - both of which were awesome. The guava NA margarita was delicious and we got guacamole, elquites, and carne asada fries to share for the table. Although not a main menu item, their Brussels sprouts are some of my favorite in Richmond with plenty of flavor and cooked to perfection. I’m sort of sensitive to loud spaces, so going for an early start around 530 gave me time to enjoy my experience before the noise level started to increase noticeably around 615. The service was great and I’ll be going back again.

Grandstaff and Stein Book Sellers

4.5

4.5 (977)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Richmond

About the restaurant

Speakeasy with Contemporary American Cuisine - Richmond, Virginia.

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Michelle

Dined on Dec 28, 2024

Fun environment, excellent food and service. For apps, we had crab dip, brie, and duck drummies. For dinner, our table had the pork shank, meatloaf, vegetarian pot pie, shrimp andouille, catfish and red snapper. The crab dip stood out as the best app and the pork shank and meatloaf were the best meals. Everything was good but those were the highlights.

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4.3

4.3 (132)

$30 and under

Dim Sum

Richmond

About the restaurant

And Dim Sum - a lively restaurant and bar that celebrates the art and delight of dim sum while adding our individuality and creativity to broader modern Chinese dishes. | What we're here for - good food, good people, good times! 🥟🍛💕 | Creative cocktail twists 🍹 | Sake & Soju 🍶 | Variety of Asian spirits & beers 🍻 | Hot teas 🍵 | Flavors and vibes to surprise and delight all guests! Join us for happy hour 4 - 6pm every Monday - Friday! ✨💗✨ Located in the Art's District / Jackson Ward neighborhood right beside the Maggie Lena Walker Memorial Plaza, near all of the galleries, Carpenter Theater, Convention Center, Altria Theater, the November Theater, Quirk Hotel, Marriott, and the Graduate Hotel - we're in the middle of the art and action downtown! ✨💗✨ Bar seating, dining rooms upstairs & downstairs, cozy covered patio with heaters ✨💗✨ Available for catering, private dining and large parties!

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EboniVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Diego was amazing and was able to accommodate my ever growing party. Diego is attention oriented and was able to take orders and separate tabs seamlessly. And Dim Sum was more than accommodating and hospitable. The food was amazing and still came out on time.

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Experience

Happy Hour Mon-Sat | 4-6pm

Experience

Monday Mood - Sake Special!

Experience

On Wednesdays, we drink whisk(e)y!

Casa del Barco - Canal Walk

3.8

3.8 (1321)

$30 and under

Mexican

Richmond

About the restaurant

Residing in the restored Reynolds Italianate Building on the Canal, Casa Del Barco is Richmond's singular destination for authentic Mexican cuisine.

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Alan

Dined 4 days ago

Casa Del Barco is good, but a little overpriced. You are paying for the location. Our service was excellent and the food was good, but it is more expensive than most Mexican restaurants in the area.

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Experience

Tequila Lovers' Happy Hour

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