This is a list of Richmond Restaurants that opened or closed in 2012. I’ve pulled from multiple sources since I didn’t find one consolidated list. We lost a lot, but gained more and I would say overall the quality we gained is greater than that of which we lost.
See 2013 Openings and Closings
Openings (53)
- 2113
- 525 at The Berry Burk
- Accanto
- Anthony’s on the Hill
- Belmont Food Shop
- Big’s BBQ
- Big Herm’s Kitchen
- BlowToad (CLOSED)
- Burger Bach
- Buz and Ned’s (West End)
- C Street
- Camden’s Dogtown Market
- The Continental Westhampton
- Deco
- Dickey’s Barbeque Pit
- Dixie Donuts
- The Dixie Chicken
- Don’t Look Back
- Dutch and Co.
- EAT (CLOSED)
- Fat Dragon Chinese Kitchen and Bar
- Federal Coffee & Tea
- Flames 231
- Flyin’ Pig
- Galley
- Heritage
- Ingrid’s Bakery (CLOSED)
- Johnson’s Southern Comfort
- Lemon Cuisine of India
- Lunch
- Margarita’s Cantina
- Maximo’s
- Maya Mexican Grill
- Mediterranean Bistro (CLOSED)
- Metro Grill (REOPENED)
- Mint New Casual Cuisine
- Miso Asian Grill
- Peter Chang
- Proper Pie
- Q Barbeque Short Pump
- Q Barbeque VCC Location
- Rappahannock
- Richmond on Broad
- Saison
- S@mple (CLOSED)
- Selosa
- Sub Rosa Bakery
- Times Square (CLOSED)
- Tio Pablo
- Toast
- Tower Fish House (CLOSED)
- Uptown Market and Deli
- WPA Bakery
Closings (45)
- A Moveable Feast
- Asian Galaxy (Sold. Now Evo – Fine Sichuan Cuisine)
- Bank (Reopened as Bliss)
- Barrel Thief (Short Pump)
- The Belvidere at Broad
- Bill’s Barbecue 1
- Bill’s Barbecue 2
- Bill’s Barbecue 3
- Bill’s Barbecue 4
- Bill’s Barbecue 5
- Bill’s Barbecue 6
- Bill’s Barbecue 7
- Bill’s Barbecue 8
- Blackfinn
- BlowToad (Sold. Reopening at Portrait House)
- Bogart’s (West End)
- Cafe Diem (Sold. Reopening as Viceroy)
- Cellar Door
- Chicken Mania
- City Limit (Sold. Now Toast)
- Da Lat (Sold. Reopened – New Owners)
- deLux (Same owners reopening at Pearl Raw Bar)
- Emilio’s Hull Street
- Emilio’s Short Pump
- Ettamae’s Café
- The Empress (Sold. Reopening as The Savory Grain Restaurant and Drafthouse)
- FanHouse
- Finn McCool’s (Now Hurley’s Tavern)
- House of Homemade
- Ingrid’s Bakery
- Jaks Bagels and Deli
- L’Italia Restaurant
- Metro (Sold. Reopened – New Owners)
- Mulligan’s (Fan)
- Pescados China Street (Re-branded as EAT Oregon Hill – Same Owners)
- Posh
- Ruchee (Sold. Now A Taste of India)
- S@mple
- Sensi
- Shackelford’s
- Side Pocket Pool Hall
- Six Burner (New Owners + Orig Owner. Now Heritage)
- Stronghill Dining Co. (Sold. Now Fat Dragon Chinese Kitchen and Bar)
- Times Square Restaurant (Relocating to Short Pump)
- Tower Fish House (Byram’s)
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