Restaurants

For Richmond’s dining scene, 2017 was a year of continued expansion across the region at the hands of local and out-of-town players.

Another new-to-market pizza and panini maker is rising in metro Richmond.

The interior designer purchased the Grace Street establishment from Andrew Hardie and Dennis Spurgeon, who started it in 1989 initially as a deli and carry-out concept.

After stints in the kitchens of several area restaurants, a local chef is striking out on his own with a new Cary Street spot.

A short-lived restaurant at the Southside mall has left behind some debt in the wake of its abrupt closure.

The family behind a longtime local food truck is cooking up its first brick-and-mortar location in Forest View.

It’s bye-bye Black Sheep as a local restaurateur has packed up after a decade and prepares to take a new venture to the former Betty on Davis space.

A central Fan storefront is trading DVDs for dairy treats as a local bakery owner takes the reins.

The project will convert Zzaam’s building to allow it to share the property with a barbecue joint, bubble tea concept, self-serve bar and itinerant oyster bar.