Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Short Pump

"Ipanema Cafe has been Richmond’s premiere vegan spot since 1998, and has recently come under new ownership. This local, black-owned sandwich shop and bar is located in the basement of a small building in the heart of the VCU school district on West Grace Street. It’s a nice, quiet place to grab dinner and drinks with your friends."

"Highlights: this is one of the easiest places to eat-- the whole menu is veg, and so much of it is gf too!. It has a fun diner-ish vibe, and there are tables outside too. Noms I recommend: I'm loyal to the vegan chicken salad wrap on a gf tortilla with the potato salad side."

"This cute eatery has a totally vegan menu of traditional cafe fare. In the early Fall, they tend to have a seasonal flatbread pizza featuring chanterelles and red onion that is divine. Must-tries: Curried Butternut Squash Soup & Vegan Chicken Salad Sandwich."

"22 S Addison St, Richmond, VA 23220Website | Facebook | Twitter | Photo: FB. Fresca serves up food that is local, organic, healthy, and damn tasty!. Their entire menu is vegetarian and all items can be altered to be made vegan."

"Breakfast: Let's go to the center of Richmond's business district, East Canal Street, downtown. Inside the Williams Mullen Center, past views of the James River, waits a Parisienne breakfast. You'll find savory buckwheat crêpes stuffed with ham and Gruyère, or sweet ones with roasted apples and Chantilly cream — and less than $10 each."

"This is a laidback Vietnamese restaurant that exclusively serves vegan cuisine. It’s in Northside Richmond, closer to Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. Their marinated vegan drumsticks are absolutely delectable and their pho is healingly delicious."

"You’ll need a few friends to help you finish off The Sushi Roll Deluxe!. For about $30, you’ll find 7 enormous rolls at your table. Aside from their ample portions and fresh ingredients, Carytown Sushi features a friendly waitstaff and a laid-back environment!"

"Food was great no complaints here except for the water that I was served, it had a strong fish smell to it.Well I think it was the water, could have been..."

"Highlights: dark, intimate, slightly-grungy vibes, right in the heart of the Fan, great drinks, awesome Asian food but also buckets of tots, super hipster (if you get their logo tattooed, you get $1 PBRs for life, if that tells you anything), great sushi menu. Noms I recommend: tofu bites; tofu lettuce wraps; Asian sesame noodles with tofu"

"2232 West Main Street, RVA 23220Website | Facebook | Twitter | Photo: FB. Hailed as the best sushi in Richmond, the popularity of Sticky Rice is no secret!. Some of the most badass rolls include the Godzirra, Drawn ‘n’ Buttered, and The Sargasso Sea Roll."

"A post shared by Come Get Yall Juice (@trentypotpie) on Dec 3, 2018 at 1:04pm PST. Over the years, Sumo San has created an exhaustive menu, which is fresh, bursting with flavor, and the chefs here very adeptly give a unique twist to the conventional preparations. Equally remarkable is the food presentation, which enhances your dining experience."

"Start your brew tour at The Circuit Arcade Bar, a throwback gaming destination complete with classic console games like Mortal Kombat and PacMan, multi-player sports games such as skeeball and air hockey, and elaborate vintage pinball machines. Circuit Arcade also boasts an impressive array of craft beers, ciders, and wines on tap, with around 50 different selections available at any given time. Ask their in-house “draft master” for recommendations or sample as many as you like with your beer card, which charges for each drink by the ounce."

"The self-serve taps are unnecessarily complicated here, but the selection of arcade games is great. You’ll find classics like Pac-Man and pinball as well as more modern favorites."

"Focused on balance, passion, and sustainability, Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery goes against the grain by crafting “genre-blending styles, like a beer-wine hybrid and a sparkling honey wine with fruits and flowers that mimics rose wine,” according to VinePair. They strive to “blur, erase, and rewrite the lines that define style, beer, wine, and…expectations.” With a three barrel system, they explore in fermentation to get unique outcomes. Nestled in Carytown, this is the perfect spot to swing by after enjoying an evening walk."

"CarytownEschewing the open-warehouse feel of many of its contemporaries, Garden Grove achieves a neighborhood bar vibe in the cozy Carytown district. There are three staples on tap: a lager, a pilsner, and a farmhouse saison. The rest is rotation and experimentation, including some intriguing hybrids."

"Mon-Wed 4:00 PM-10:00 PM, Thu 4:00 PM-11:00 PM, Fri 4:00 PM-2:00 AM, Sat 12:00 PM-2:00 AM, Sun 12:00 PM-10:00 PM"

"During the Civil War, as the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond was a prime target for capture by Union forces, and they mounted several attacks before succeeding in April of 1865, only a few days before Lee's surrender at Appomattox ended the war. Richmond National Battlefield Park examines not only the two major campaigns to take Richmond — the 1862 Peninsula Campaign and the Overland Campaign of 1864 — but also the Confederacy's largest hospital and a naval battle. Walking trails take you along miles of original fortifications and to the places where opposing soldiers fought only a few feet apart."

"Richmonds National Battlefield Park embodies the complex involvement Richmond had in the Civil War. The park is home to a number of different battlefields, miles of elaborate original fortifications, a critical industrial complex, and the Confederacy's largest hospital. The vast park covers more than 80 square miles with 13 separate battle sites and four modern visitor’s centers in the City of Richmond, Henrico, Hanover, and Chesterfield counties."

"The dozen Civil War sites and four visitor centers that comprise this park can be visited on an 80-mile driving tour around Richmond. The best place to begin the tour is at the Civil War Visitor Center housed in..."

"Head over to Carytown, a nine-block stretch of Cary Street packed with boutique shops, local restaurants, and historic sites. Chop Suey Books, your first shopping stop, is a mainstay in the Carytown community, buying and selling used and new books and hosting special events and meetups in the upstairs section of the shop. If you don’t have a specific title in mind and are feeling daring, check out the front of the shop, where you can have a “Blind Date with a Book”. The shop wraps up books in solid parchment paper and twine, adding a tag on the front that gives a short description of the book, leaving your next read up to chance (or fate, if you prefer)."