From Midlothian to Richmond, these are my favorite, must visit locations in the 804 (Eastern Virginia!) From food, to shopping and activities, your day won't be empty. List is continually updated!
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Food
Hungry and looking for a good spot? Check out this list!
This is my absolute favorite place for both sushi and ramen. You can taste homemade quality with every bite. Perfect for those cold rainy days and bright sunny ones!
Bluefish Grill
Over 70+ teas, a rotating list of homemade scones, soups and gluten free quiches and one permanent, amazing owner! She brings the love you never knew you needed.
TeaBerries
German/American fusion from salads to schnitzel. Good selection of German beer and ciders if that's your thing! Live music is also around!
Fest Biergarten
Family fun italian restaurant with 30 beers on tap. They decorate for different seasons so it's fun seeing what they've got up!
Sergio's Pizza
Craving a sweet custardy treat? Klines has it! They have a weekly flavor rotation too with more unique flavors like "Pumpkin Cheesecake" and "Banana and Cookie Butter"
Kline’s Dairy Bar - Chesterfield
Yummy greek food and cute place to chill with friends! Bar included!
Greek on Cary - Richmond
Suggested to me by locals, they've got some good ice cream and more unique flavors than most shops!
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Highly recommend this place. The marinated, juicy, tender meats are the bomb. Kind owners and great great food. Large portions and flavorful!
Ariana Kabob
Not even joking, THE best pizza I've ever had. The under crust has a slight crisp to it that makes it all the more satisfying to bite into, along with the pizza and sauce being full of flavor!
Zorch Pizza
Meat lovers galore! Try out their signature hickory smoked wings, house smoked barbecue and their specialty pineapple coleslaw!
The Flyin' Pig
Yummy Turkish/Yemeni style coffeehouse with cool vibes and good coffee! They've got some fun pastries (I had a chocolate hazelnut croissant.) and teas if you aren't a coffee fan. You can choose between hot sand coffee or Yemen bean coffee!
Griffin Coffee & Bakery
Shopping
Shop til ya drop!
Never seen so many rocks and crystals in my life. Can easily spend 2 hours in here looking at everything
Packard's Stamp and Rock Shop
My go-to antique store. Kind and welcoming owners! The store is bigger than it looks with everything in nooks and crannies.
Buckingham Antiques, LLC
Full of spices, salts, teas and sugars! Even just walking in is a treat that fills your nose.
The Spice & Tea Exchange of Richmond
So many olive oils and infused vinegars to choose from. Samples are available to try. I personally got the peach one. Owner suggested mixing the Raspberry Vinegar with the Blood Orange Olive Oil, SO YUM!
Richmond Olive Oil Company
I was in awe visiting this place. Both antique/vintage and reproduction clothing available to purchase! Even if you don't purchase anything, it's still so so cool looking at the different designs from decades ago. There's even stuff from 1890 in ther...
Bygones Vintage Clothing
Fun
Looking for some fun? You've found it here!
Hundreds of card and board games to choose from and good food too!
Unplugged Games Cafe
Cool exhibits ranging from modern to ancient art free of charge. They have a rotating exhibition that is separate yet always cool to check out!
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Visit during Christmas, trust me. It's so magical!
The Jefferson Hotel
Want to sip on a coffee while painting? Pull up! Gift shop and local ice cream is here aswell! Karaoke night every Thursday at 7 pm!
Art & Coffee – artfactoryva
Loads of cool, hands on exhibits! Special exhibit every so often!
Science Museum of Virginia
Perfect place to learn more about Virginia and its history!
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Cool, historical park with plenty of walking trails! Wildlife out and about aswell!
