Restaurants

The ever-evolving 2nd Street strip of restaurants will open with two new concepts in the coming weeks: a Korean takeout place and a barbecue and tamale spot.

A local cafe and restaurant concept has expanded to Main Street in Charlottesville. And its owners aren’t done growing the concept here in Richmond.

The coffee chain, along with a new beer concept, are both up and running in a newly developed retail strip on North Boulevard.

The owner of two bars in Shockoe Bottom is moving into the Fan and will take over a large space on Main Street that has sat vacant since November.

A former bank building downtown was scheduled for auction on Thursday but was saved by a last-minute bankruptcy filing. The space’s owner and local restaurateur took similar action last year to avoid the auction of a property in the Fan.

Three friends – including a Rappahannock manager and a Fan noodle shop owner – are getting closer to opening their Thai concept near the Broadberry.

A coffee shop and community space that opened in Shockoe Bottom in 2008 is set to shut down later this month.

A Carytown burger concept has opened the doors to its second location in Lakeside and has another Short Pump spot in the works.

A restaurant with an emphasis on beer that opened in 2011 in Westchester Commons is quickly expanding with $2 million plans in Fredericksburg and several franchises cropping up in other states.

A West End music venue is setting the stage for its first show.