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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.
Addis Ethiopian Restaurant · Shockoe Bottom
A Shockoe Bottom Ethiopian restaurant open since 2008, with most of its menu naturally vegan. Richmond Magazine named it the winner of its Best Global Cuisine Not Mentioned Above category for two consecutive years, cementing it as Richmond's longest-standing Ethiopian kitchen.
Buna Kurs Ethiopian Cafe · Jackson Ward
A Jackson Ward cafe from owner Lily Fasil, serving Ethiopian breakfast dishes and coffee sourced from Yirgacheffe. Style Weekly's June 2026 readers' poll placed it second in the African category, and Fasil built the cafe to remind Richmond of coffee's cultural roots.