Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Richmond

OpenTable

Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Richmond? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

The Wine Whisperer

4.9

4.9 (252)

$31 to $50

Wine Bar

Henrico

About the restaurant

The Wine Whisperer is a wine shop and bistro located in Richmond's Short Pump neighborhood. We speak wine and are passionate about sharing your new favorite bottle or glass with you!

Our wine bar is designed to offer an immersive experience to our guests. Let our knowledgeable staff help you learn about your palate and curate a flight of wine just for you! Look for a rotating by the glass list, craft beers, more whiskey than you imagined, and an expansive food menu built for wine pairing. The intimate dining room is a perfect spot for a casual glass with friends or that special occasion date. Look for weekly wine tastings, monthly classes, and other special events that are uniquely Whisperer!

No reservations available? Give us a call or stop by; we save a number of tables each night for walk-in guests. For questions or to make a reservation for a larger party, please call or send a message.

Top review

EllenVIP

Dined on Jun 19, 2025

This is our 3rd trip to The Wine Whisperer, and it did not disappoint. We have the sommelier put together a lovely and unique selection of wines for a flight. They do a great job of matching wines to your particular taste. And the food can't be beat. We have never had entrees, but the nibbles and flatbreads are fabulous.

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Island Wine 2.0 - Dinner in Paradise

Experience

Aperitivo Hour

Buckheads - Richmond

4.9

4.9 (2082)

$50 and over

Steak

Richmond

About the restaurant

Buckhead’s has been a Richmond tradition since 1994. Featuring succulent Braveheart Beef and only the freshest seafood, you can taste our passion for culinary excellence. Consistently recognized with Wine Spectator’s “Best of Award of Excellence”, our list offers over 800 labels to complement your dining experience. Additionally, our bar proudly highlights one of the largest selections of single malt scotches and small batch bourbons in Richmond, Virginia.

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KyleVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Paul was a great waiter and made our visit extra nice.

Stock Bistro & Bar

5.0

5 (145)

$31 to $50

Nordic

Richmond

About the restaurant

Stock Is a Nordic Bistro and bar inviting you to dine differently. Our restaurant is located in a lovingly restored railroad freight terminal that is also home to our stylish modern furniture gallery – Txtur. The indoor and outdoor space invites you to lounge and enjoy a meal like no other whether taking time with friends or celebrating a special event.

Whether you take your meal or cocktails in our beautiful “drafting room” dining space, the spacious main gallery, or our covered and shaded patio, Stock culinary craft and special hospitality experience is sure to please.

Craft food, drinks all in an unparalleled space – Stock is here to welcome you.

We have ample on-site parking too!

Top review

Rebecca

Dined 4 days ago

Stock is a unique and lovely experience. The food is amazing and is different from the New American fine dining lane a lot of Richmond restaurants are in (no shade, just nice to have something novel). The service was attentive but relaxed, plus it was very lovely being in the beautiful TXTUR showroom. Highly recommend!

L'Opossum

4.9

4.9 (3353)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Richmond

About the restaurant

L'Opossum offers dinner Tuesday-Saturday for parties of one to a maximum of six guests. Multiple reservations booked on the same night to form a group larger than six guests are not permitted and will be canceled. Reservations for parties of one to four guests are allotted 2 hours. Parties of five to six guests are allotted 2.5 hours. Please be courteous to your fellow diners by arriving and leaving on time. L'Opossum patrons paying with cash, enjoy a 4% savings off menu prices. To view a sample menu, visit www.lopossum.com - Thank you!

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Mark

Dined on Jun 24, 2025

O’possum was wonderful! The wine and cocktails were great. The food was amazing. Desserts were delicious!

La Grotta - Richmond

4.9

4.9 (2235)

$30 and under

Italian

Richmond

About the restaurant

Seldom can you take a few steps in the South and find yourself completely transported to another continent. Yet, this is the experience of La Grotta. Take one step inside the door and you’re suddenly in Northern Italy. Smell the roasted garlic and savor the rich flavors of innovative Italian cuisine paired with one of the fine wines that earned La Grotta the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Whether it’s a quiet romantic anniversary or a business meeting, La Grotta isn’t just dinner. It’s a destination.

Exclusive private rentals can be arranged for up to 137 guests. We also offer 2 private rooms that can hold up to 37 people each or can be combined to hold a larger party. From Corporate meetings to Bridal Showers or Rehearsal Dinners, La Grotta will make your event special!

Please Note: La Grotta does not offer outdoor seating.

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garyVIP

Dined on Jun 23, 2025

We really enjoyed the service and food and my wife really loved the aperol spritzer-one of the best in Richmond. A great summer option

Stella's - Richmond

4.9

4.9 (3089)

$30 and under

Greek

Richmond

About the restaurant

Stella’s honors rustic & modern Greek cuisine, bringing the freshest ingredients & Mediterranean fare table side.

Top review

NancyVIP

Dined 2 days ago

We had company in from Italy. We all loved it. Two of us had the special which was wonderful - avocado stuffed with fresh lump crabmeat. Perfectly picked and topped with a lemon herb vinaigrette. It was so summery, cool and delicious. My husband and the wife had souvlaki and loved it. He also loved the bean salad. We had a 1:45 reservation and it was so nice and quiet.

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Bookbinder's Seafood and Steakhouse

4.8

4.8 (5960)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Richmond

About the restaurant

Bookbinder’s is a locally family owned Seafood & Steakhouse and is unique to Richmond. Bookbinder’s offers the perfect combination of rich history and atmosphere. Close to the James River in historic Tobacco Row, steak and seafood lovers will enjoy the ambiance of exposed beams and brick walls in this refurbished tobacco warehouse. From steak to lobster to seafood, each dish is intricately prepared and beautifully presented. We look forward to seeing you soon!! We are honored to have been selected as one of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America for 2018, as Voted by Open Table Diners, (based on an analysis of twelve-million reviews of more than 26,000 restaurants across the country)!

Top review

Harold

Dined 2 days ago

This restaurant is a huge class act! Service, food, ambience couldn’t be better. We’re made to feel very special by the staff. Please never leave us Bookbinders!

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Upper Shirley Vineyards

4.7

4.7 (253)

$30 and under

American

Richmond

About the restaurant

Upper Shirley Vineyards, perched above one of the most beautiful bends on the James River and surrounded by history, brings you the best of Virginia: culinary delights, award-winning wine, and events you’ll remember for a lifetime. Whether you’re looking for a day away or the best place to stage your dream wedding, Upper Shirley Vineyards will exceed your expectations.

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kathyVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Always a great experience at Upper Shirley. Food and service were first rate.

Lehja

4.9

4.9 (1110)

$31 to $50

Indian

Richmond

About the restaurant

Lehja is an award winning modern Indian restaurant located in Short Pump Town Center in Richmond. Our Executive Chef Sunny Baweja has been named Semifinalist for the prestigious James Beard Award for"Best Chef Mid Atlantic" category for 2019 and 2020. We have been proudly named as “Restaurant of the Year” by Richmond Magazine and “Best Richmond Restaurant” by EATER in 2023,2024. Esquire named Lehja “100 restaurants America can’t afford to lose during pandemic.”
Sunny always strives the freshest ingredients and seasonal menu. Our Wine List has been awarded "Best of Award of Excellence" by Wine Spectator. Sunny Baweja has been invited to Food Festivals across the country . Sunny has won many competitions around like Broad Appetit, Burger Blast, American Heart Association’s Heart ball 2018 “Chefs Challenge”to name a few. Sunny was also the Headliner Chef at 2018 “ Taste of Richmond”. Washingtonian magazine has also featured Lehja as one of the must visit Richmond Spots.

Top review

Lori

Dined 4 days ago

Went during lunch. Food was amazing. If you are a wine lover, their wine list is extensive!

Amuse at The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

4.8

4.8 (1941)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Richmond

About the restaurant

Amuse is a seasonal, farm to table driven restaurant, located on the third floor of the museum. Whether you are dining in our main dining room, full-service bar, or our private dining room, you will be able to take in sweeping views of the Robins Sculpture Garden and the museum’s Cochrane Atrium. Our team works diligently to provide a menu that is directly inspired by the art-filled surroundings, current exhibitions, and seasonality while also carefully selecting only the finest ingredients from local vendors, artisans, and farmers. Just a friendly reminder that the museum does not allow balloons, confetti, glitter, plants potted with soil, and candles with open flames. If a date and time you seek for a reservation appears to be full, please give us a call so we can see what other times might be available.

Top review

Michael

Dined 6 days ago

As always, the menu is original and intriguing, and the food is superb.

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