Coffee & cafés in Richmond
Richmond has 86 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (15), Tea (9), Bubble Tea (5). The coffee scene spans 40 Coffee Shops, 35 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 9 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (13), Vegan cafés (12). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés, Upscale coffee houses. 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
⭐ Top 10 coffee shops in RichmondThe Fan District (13)Carytown (6)Jackson Ward (5)Museum District (5)Scott's Addition Historic District (5)City Center (3)Monroe Ward (3)Shockoe Bottom (3)
By coffee:Matcha (5)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Richmond | United States median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 5.8% of 86 venues | 4.5% (median of 985 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 87% of 86 venues | 79% (median of 985 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 58 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 974 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 52% of 50 venues with a price level | 60% (median of 894 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 46% of 50 venues with a price level | 39% (median of 894 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 2% of 50 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 894 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 2.9% of 69 venues with listed hours | 19% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 81% of 69 venues with Sunday hours listed | 85% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 62% of 69 venues with listed hours | 76% (median of 984 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (5 venues), Cold Brew (4), Pour-Over (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Richmond on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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TeaDo RVA
1225 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 5.0 (344)
Griffin Coffee & Bakery
3027 West Cary Street, Richmond
★ 5.0 (166)£
Cafe Synai
416 N 1st St, Richmond, VA 23219
★ 5.0 (56)£
Luxe & You Floral Cafe
2100 A W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 5.0 (15)
9 Muses RVA
3310 W Clay St #100, Richmond, VA 23230
★ 5.0 (2)
T.K. Cafe
2320 W Main St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 5.0 (1)
Afterglow Coffee Cooperative
1719 Summit Avenue, Richmond
★ 4.9 (251)$1–20
Reviresco Coffee Company
710 Lafayette St, Richmond, VA 23221
★ 4.9 (191)moderate
Outdoor seating
T-Caf Salon de Thé
2943 West Marshall Street, Richmond
★ 4.9 (133)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Pi's Coffee
123 East Main Street, Richmond
★ 4.9 (51)$1–10
Rostov's Coffee & Tea
1618 West Main Street, Richmond
★ 4.8 (582)
Buna Kurs Ethiopian Cafe
402 1/2 N 2nd St Ste A, Richmond, VA 23219
★ 4.8 (348)££
Outdoor seating
Gigi Tea
1351 West Broad Street
★ 4.8 (304)
Paix Coffee
407 Cleveland Street, Richmond
★ 4.8 (297)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Parousia Coffee
2900 W Clay St Ste. B, Richmond, VA 23230
★ 4.8 (183)
Janet's Café & Bakery
4701 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond
★ 4.8 (177)$10–20
Calyx Cafe
215 W Clay St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 4.8 (40)£
Cafe Rustika
414 E Main St, Richmond, VA 23219
★ 4.7 (970)$20–30
Urban Hang Suite
304 East Broad Street, Richmond
★ 4.7 (432)$1–10
Cafe Zata
700 Bainbridge St, Richmond, VA 23224
★ 4.7 (375)£
Outdoor seating
Jamra Specialty Coffee
900 West Franklin Street, Richmond
★ 4.7 (359)
Abi's Books & Brews
1212 1/2 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 4.7 (188)$10–20
Boba Tea and Snow Ice House RVA
3431 West Cary Street, Richmond
★ 4.7 (170)
Outdoor seating
Le Cache Dulcet
109 East Broad Street, Richmond
★ 4.7 (72)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Meriwether's Cafe at the GAB
201 N 9th St, Richmond, VA 23219
★ 4.7 (9)£
Lamplighter Coffee Roasters - Addison St
116 S Addison St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 4.6 (1136)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream
3600 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond
★ 4.6 (1079)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Sugar & Twine
2930 West Cary Street
★ 4.6 (824)$10–20
Roastology
3015 W Clay St, Richmond, VA 23230
★ 4.6 (724)$1–10
Sefton Coffee Company
24 North 8th Street, Richmond
★ 4.6 (672)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Riverbend Roastery
2623 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23223
★ 4.6 (617)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Blanchard's Coffee
3121 West Broad Street, Richmond
★ 4.6 (566)$1–10
Outdoor seating
The Lab by Alchemy Coffee
814 West Broad Street, Richmond
★ 4.6 (421)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Harrison Street Cafe
402 North Harrison Street, Richmond
★ 4.6 (244)$10–20
Plant Zero Cafe
7 East 3rd Street, Richmond
★ 4.6 (240)
Outdoor seating
Mudhouse Richmond
418 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 4.6 (114)£
Outdoor seating
Grit Coffee, Scott's Addition
1621 Roseneath Rd, Richmond, VA 23230
★ 4.6 (110)$1–20
Sugar Shack Donuts
1001 North Lombardy Street, Richmond
★ 4.5 (1589)$1–10
Ironclad Coffee Roasters & Baking Co.
1805 E Grace St, Richmond, VA 23223
★ 4.5 (1555)$10–20
Outdoor seating
821 Cafe
825 West Cary Street, Richmond
★ 4.5 (1499)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Whisk
2100 East Main Street, Richmond
★ 4.5 (927)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Lift Coffee Shop
218 West Broad Street, Richmond
★ 4.5 (714)$10–20
Greenbriar Cafe and Coffeehouse
1211 West Main Street, Richmond
★ 4.5 (162)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Blanchard’s Coffee
26 North Morris Street, Richmond
★ 4.5 (131)$1–20
Outdoor seating
The Purrfect Bean
214 North Lombardy Street, Richmond
★ 4.5 (122)$1–10
Nate's Bagels
21 South Allen Avenue
★ 4.4 (1041)£
Black Hand Coffee Co
3103 Patterson Avenue, Richmond
★ 4.4 (684)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Kung Fu Tea
946 West Grace Street, Richmond
★ 4.4 (499)
Starbucks Coffee Company
400 N Robinson St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 4.4 (451)moderate
Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University
601 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 4.4 (378)
Kokee Tea
3152 West Cary Street, Richmond
★ 4.4 (364)
Brunchella Café
3445 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221
★ 4.4 (82)£
Outdoor seating
Quirk Cafe
201 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 4.4 (5)
Outdoor seating
Fuel Pump
3200 West Cary Street, Richmond
★ 4.3 (296)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Starbucks Coffee Company
3544 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221
★ 4.3 (285)moderate
Coalescence Coffee
23 West Broad Street, Richmond
★ 4.3 (102)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Starbucks Coffee Company
2309 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220
★ 4.2 (253)moderate
Best Café
200 North Boulevard, Richmond
★ 4.2 (66)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Capital One Café
2933 West Cary Street, Richmond
★ 4.1 (220)$10–20
Birdie's
305 West Broad Street, Richmond
★ 4.1 (202)$20–80
Outdoor seating
the urban Farmhouse Market & Cafe
2100 E Cary St, Richmond, VA 23223
★ 3.9 (7)inexpensive
Urban Farmhouse Market & Cafe
1217 East Cary Street, Richmond
★ 3.8 (906)$10–20
Bleecker St.
★ 3.8 (21)£
Starbucks
100 South 12th Street, Richmond
★ 3.6 (210)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Starbucks Coffee Company
3024 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA 23230
★ 3.5 (50)
The Plant Café
1201 Haxall Point, Richmond
★ 3.3 (7)
Outdoor seating
Buna Kurs
1 -1/2 North 2nd Street, Richmond
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-site
North End Juice Co.
718 North Cleveland Street, Richmond
Outdoor seating
Recluse Coffee Bar and Roastery
1310 Altamont Avenue, Richmond
Roasts on-site
The Beet Box
2400 Jefferson Avenue, Richmond, VA
300 N Sheppard St Cafe
300 N Sheppard St, Richmond, VA 23221
4100 W Grace St Cafe
4100 W Grace St, Richmond, VA 23230
Blanchard's
4930 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond
Outdoor seating
Cafe
Richmond, VA 23230
Giorno Market
2708 East Marshall Street, Richmond
Ironclad Coffee Roasters
2904 West Moore Street, Richmond
Roasts on-site
MOCHA SIP CAFE
253 N 2nd St, Richmond, VA 23219
Noor Cafe
2229 W Main St, Richmond, VA 23220
Shake Smart
810 Cathedral Place, Richmond
Shockoe Espresso & Roastery
104 Shockoe Slip, Richmond
Starbucks
1115 West Main Street, Richmond
Starbucks
901 Park Avenue, Richmond
Starbucks
1200 East Marshall Street, Richmond
Starbucks
641 North 8th Street, Richmond
Starbucks
500 East Broad Street, Richmond
The Queen’s Library
21 West Main Street
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Richmond coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Richmond?
There are 86 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Richmond on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Richmond?
Top-rated coffee shops in Richmond include Buna Kurs, North End Juice Co., Recluse Coffee Bar and Roastery. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Richmond.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Richmond?
31 venues in Richmond have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.