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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Richmond Magazine and Style Weekly. Updated August 2026.
The Jasper · Carytown
Richmond Magazine's 2025 and 2024 Best Cocktail Bar winner. The Carytown room pouring classics from Jackson Cannon's team, also the magazine's 2024 Best Happy Hour.
The Emerald Lounge · Church Hill
Richmond Magazine 2025 and 2024 runner-up for Best Cocktail Bar. The Church Hill cocktail lounge from The Jasper's ownership team.
Fanboy · Scott's Addition
Richmond Magazine 2025 top-3 for Best Cocktail Bar and 2024 Best Late-night Spot. The West Broad cocktail bar and vinyl listening room near Scott's Addition.
Birdie's · Arts District
A ground-floor oyster bar and cafe on West Broad Street, open to the public and focused on the martini. Richmond Magazine named it the winner of its 2025 Best Martini category, and it stayed open even as the club above it rebranded in May 2026.
Cirrus Vodka · Scott's Addition
A Scott's Addition distillery tasting room inside the Ballast project, named third for cocktail bar and first for distillery in Style Weekly's June 2026 readers' poll. It gives the district a working-distillery counterpoint to its many breweries.