Hello everyone! Hope you are all doing well. 😊 I took two trips to Richmond recently for work in the past week, but did manage to check out a few places while I was there and wanted to share with you in case anyone is planning a visit sometime soon!
Since I live locally and not too far from Richmond, I took daily trips and did not have to stay at a hotel. However, if you are out-of-town and looking for hotel recommendations, I did stop by the Jefferson Hotel and the inside was just as gorgeous as the outside, especially with all the holiday decor! Their iconic Christmas tree was up and I was lucky enough to snag some pictures for my blog. Please keep in mind that due to COVID, they are not allowing just anyone to walk into their hotel this year, you must have a dining reservation or staying at the hotel.
The front of the hotel
The decorations
Decorations leading up to the entrance
The beautiful tree from a distance
The tree from a full angle
The beautiful Christmas tree
Me posing in front of the tree!
Since I was there, I made reservations at the Lemaire restaurant located inside of the hotel and tried a few dishes that were pretty good!
Creste De Gallo Pasta
Braised Chicken Salad
Crab Cake Sandwich
Enjoying my ice tea! 😊
Another place that I also highly recommend for lunch in Richmond is called
Perch, which is known for their Pacific-inspired flavored dishes. I ordered the following dishes and it was some of the best I ever had!
Mongolian Beef Udon
Chicken Banh Mi
If you want some breakfast-to-go foods or have a sweet tooth, I suggest
whiskrva! They have lattes, coffees, croissants, macarons, muffins, tartlets, gourmet sandwiches, cookies, and much much more! I went and ordered the Salted Caramel Blondie & Pecan Tartlets as well as the Chocolate Croissant. They were so delicious! Whisk does offer online ordering for pick up, which is so convenient and they are currently taking holiday orders as well.
The front of the bakery
The inside of the bakery
Pecan Seasonal Tartlets, Caramel Blondie, and Chocolate Croissant
Iced drinks are also available in these flavors
Other
spots I went to while there is the coffee bar and specialty milkshake shop called Coco + Hazel, located inside the Tuckahoe Shopping Center. I've always looked at their delicious, yummy looking drinks on Instagram and that was on my list to visit when I got to Richmond!
Located in middle of the Tuckahoe Shopping Center
The front of the shop
The Blended Peppermint Mocha
Now, if you are in the mood for bubble tea drinks, then I recommend
Kokee Tea in
Carytown. Carytown is one of my absolute favorite spots to go back to over and over whenever I am in Richmond because they have the coolest stores, restaurants, and businesses. I love finding unique finds while shopping there, and the food isn't bad either! 😋 More on those delicious restaurants whenever I go back next time!
The front of Kokee Tea
The inside of the shop
I love their adorable wall background to take a picture in front of!
Mango and Watermelon Slushies!
Now, for places to visit while there, I only got a chance to visit three spots. One is the ever so colorful LOVE sign, which also happens to be the front of the
Reservoir Distillery!
The Love Sign and front of Reservoir Distillery
Posing in front!
The second place that I got to visit was the Historic Shockoe Valley. I drove to the top of the hill and got to see the beautiful view of Richmond for a quick minute!
The top where I can see rows of buildings in Richmond!
The last place I got to go see was the Virginia War Memorial. This memorial is dedicated to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and when I got there, I was taken back with emotion.
Torch of Liberty
And there you have it folks! I hope my food and travel guide was helpful to you all and that you get a chance to visit Richmond and all the places I recommended while there. If you do visit, please tag me on my suefooditinerary instagram so I can see how your experiences were! Thanks so much for reading, until next time, please stay safe and well! 😊
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