Restaurants

A pizza franchise fired up its ovens at VCU last week, and its owners have already planned their next move into Willow Lawn.

The longtime executive chef at The Jefferson Hotel dining spot is striking out on his own in the West End and giving an upcoming mixed-use development its first restaurant tenant.

A breakfast and sandwich shop has moved up out of its basement storefront and into a much bigger and more visible spot on Main.

An upcoming restaurant is opening itself up to public input in search of the perfect name while also gaining some more publicity for the venture.

The three owners behind a Bellevue restaurant are expanding into Church Hill, where they plan to open a new eatery in a recently renovated theater building.

As the timer ticks on its VCU-owned kitchen, a local cookie delivery company is planning to take over a new Grace Street storefront, and the arrangement will cut out one of its competitors.

After about a year in business, a Henrico restaurant has closed down, putting its large space in the Gold’s Gym Plaza up for grabs.

A family-owned sports bar and restaurant chain is launching a fourth outpost near Randolph-Macon, filling in the former home of a steak and seafood spot.

Buying a friend a drink – or even a lobster dinner – can now be done over a recently launched gift-giving app, and a string of Richmond restaurants have added their names and menus to the present options.

The donut scene is heating up again as a recent arrival from the Outer Banks plans its second shop in a new Short Pump space.