Melinda Guevara found inspiration for her family’s latest local restaurant from memories from her childhood – particularly her days spending time in the kitchen with her mother and late grandmother.
Restaurants
Dover Hall operators bringing new venue to West Broad Village
The operators of a sprawling residential estate-turned-event venue – colloquially referred to as the “castle in Goochland” – are branching out into Short Pump with a new event space, restaurant and bar that will replace The Wine Loft.
Pita Pit redux: Cary Street project marks chain’s return to Richmond
A mixed-use development rising at the edge of Oregon Hill near VCU has hooked its first commercial tenant – a restaurant chain that’s making a comeback in the Richmond market.
Matchbox flames out in Short Pump
It’s lights out for a D.C.-based restaurant chain’s lone Richmond-area location, and the property’s owner says the hunt for a new tenant is already in the works.
Fan restaurateur cooks up second burger joint in Chesterfield
The owner behind a longtime bar and restaurant in the Fan is hitching his entrepreneurial to a new-to-the-market franchise doubling down on Chesterfield.
Bocata Latin Grill expands across river, adding Henrico location
A restaurant rooted in Venezuelan flavor is jumping into an Innsbrook-area storefront where a grilled cheese joint recently fizzled out.
Miniburger chain grabbing seconds in Southside
Already planning to roll into Henrico, a West Coast burger chain is preparing to add more heat to a Chesterfield retail center under development.
Nutty Buttery opens in Carver
After three years of planning, a former Bon Secours employee finally has realized her dream of owning her own café.
Eggleston Plaza in Jackson Ward lands first restaurant tenant
A Southern food concept is relocating from Shockoe Bottom to become the first commercial user in the 2-year-old mixed-use development.
Sheep Hill Bistro to open in former Magpie space in Carver
Siblings Leslie and Lindbergh Cox always had a simple arrangement growing up: Leslie cooks the food and Lindbergh eats it.