“There’s been a lot of versions of Sincero, but this is the first time we’ll actually get to open a door,” Karen Negvesky said of the business, which started as a pop-up in 2019.
Restaurants
‘Neighborhood watering hole’ Franklin Inn changes hands
The restaurant at 800 Cleveland St. in the Museum District was sold last week to a first-time restaurant owner who’s trying out a career change after years in the transportation industry.
Wingstop serving up new spot in former pet supply shop near Chester
The new location will open in an old Pet Valu and would be the wing joint’s fifth location in the region, adding to two others in Chesterfield County and two in Henrico.
New taco shop to open in long-dormant Asado space on Broad
The space has sat vacant and been boarded up since Asado’s closure in 2020, but local entrepreneur Jon Lillyman recently leased it for his new concept, El Taco Guapo.
New oyster bar from Longoven team finds its space in Scott’s Addition
As a multibuilding project in Scott’s Addition approaches the finish line, particulars about one of its restaurant tenants have been revealed.
Powhatan County to get its first Starbucks
The new from-scratch coffee shop shows the chain’s continued appetite for sites in the western areas of the Richmond region. Its first free-standing store in Goochland is also in the works.
Two new taquerias to open across from each other in the Fan
Juan More Taco is preparing to open at 304 N. Robinson St., while Nuevo Mexico Restaurante #2 is heading to 301 N. Robinson St.
New owners scoop up frozen treats shop Coco + Hazel
“A $15.99 shake that you can’t finish is fun for a novelty, but nobody is going to come every week to get that,” one of the new owners said of their plans for new offerings.
Korean fried chicken chain Bonchon returns to the city with new ghost kitchen spot
The owners of the chain’s Midlothian location have signed on to operate at Richmond Eats, a ghost kitchen in Scott’s Addition.
The HofGarden restaurant becomes Harry’s at Hofheimer
The owners of the Hofheimer building in Scott’s Addition are reinventing the property’s namesake restaurant.