Initially founded as a pop-up in 2021, Sprezza opened in the former Morton’s The Steakhouse space late last year. It’s headed to a Lombardy Street building that was most recently home to Brun cigar lounge.
Restaurants
New restaurant Lyra’s Natural Kitchen opening at Stony Point Fashion Park
The restaurant started as a catering business about a year and a half ago, when owner Ida Hite left her job in healthcare.
Gramophone winery ready to be uncorked in Forest Hill
Longtime friends Arthur Grant, Justin Laughter and Chris Mayo are behind the new venture. The trio once played music together in middle- and high-school bands.
Goatocado owner plants new venture in Varina
Earlier this summer Ian Newell debuted Celeste Farms, a 4-acre farm at 7001 Osborne Turnpike in Varina that hosts multi-course dinners, private events and more.
New coffee shop and roastery Reviresco ready to open near Museum District
A year in the making, a local coffee company’s new cafe and roastery is ready for its debut. Reviresco Coffee Co. this week began roasting operations at 710 Lafayette St., where it also plans to open a cafe on Monday. Co-owner Steven Dalton said the project, which was first announced last summer when the company… Read more »
Noodles & Co. closes VCU location, files plans for new spot in Chesterfield
After checking out of Grace Street in the city, a fast-casual restaurant chain is heading to Chesterfield’s Hull Street Road corridor.
Yellow Umbrella planning restaurant, market at former Blue Bee Cider site in Scott’s Addition
Owners Thomas and Tucker Brown confirmed they’re behind the entity that bought the Scott’s Addition property in December and said they’re planning to open a restaurant and a market in the cobblestone buildings.
Appetite for growth: Short Pump bake shop, downtown event space on menu for Lindsey Food Group
Restaurateur couple Mike Lindsey and Kim Love-Lindsey are continuing to grow their portfolio, with deals to purchase Frostings Bake Shop and a lease for an event space in the Hotel John Marshall building.
And Dim Sum planned for former Max’s on Broad space in Arts District
The restaurant is a concept that RVA Hospitality owner Liz Kincaid has held onto for nearly a decade, having previously planned an initial iteration in Union Hill that never materialized.
Charleys cheesesteak chain to open new Henrico franchise near Innsbrook
The new location, which would be the chain’s third in the region, is owned by the same franchise owner as the Charleys near VCU.