Richmond Guide
We are so glad you’ve joined us here at Pride LitCon in Richmond, VA! Richmond is such a vibrant and historical city, and she has a lot to offer. We have provided a list of locations that may be of interest to you. Some of these we have been able to enjoy ourselves. Some are queer owned/operated/friendly. Some offer gluten free and/or other allergen friendly options, for those of you who need such things. The rest are highly recommended by those in the Richmond area. We hope you enjoy your stay!
Activities/Self-care:
Autonomy Salon and Wellness RVA- Queer Owned Hair Salon
414 W Broad St
https://www.instagram.com/autonomy_rva/
Heartfelt Tattoo- Queer owned and operated tattoo show
1229 Hull St
https://www.heartfelttattoo.com/
Richmond Triangle Players- Queer operated theater company
1300 Altamount Ave
June events not yet announced
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside Ave
Big Gay RVA- Second Sunday Every Month
See the instagram account for an address
https://www.instagram.com/biggayrva/
Shopping:
Shop Made In VA- A collection of hand made items from local artisans
3348 W Moore St
https://www.instagram.com/shopmadeva.rva/
Mongrel- Queer Owned, quirky gifts
2924 W Cary St
Maven Theory- Queer Owned, fragrance and candles
4028 MacArthur Ste A
Dinner Party- Wine, entertaining items
3402 W Cary St
https://www.dinnerpartyrva.com/
The Book People
10464 Ridgefield Pkwy
https://www.bookpeoplerichmond.com/
Fountain Bookstore
1307 E Cary St
https://www.fountainbookstore.com/
Resist Booksellers- Black owned bookstore
233 N Sycamore St Ste B
https://resistbooksellers.com/
Dining and cafes:
521 Biscuits and Waffles- Entirely gluten free breakfast restaurant
521 E Main St
Southern Serenity Tea- offers allergen friendly fair, if booked in advance
8517 Midlothian Tpke
http://www.southern-serenity.com/
Gold Lion- Queer Owned Vegetarian/Vegan cafe
1012 Hull St
Carytown Teas- Locally owned tea shop
2517 W Cary St
https://www.shopcarytownteas.com/
Shyndigz- Dessert spot with gluten free options available
1912 W Cary St
Bars and Nightlife:
Babe’s- Queer friendly bar with drag events
3166 West Cary St
https://www.instagram.com/babesrva/?hl=en
Godfreys- Queer friendly restaurant, drag brunches
308 E Grace St
Barcode RVA- Queer owned/queer friendly bar
6 E Grace St
https://www.barcodedowntown.com/menus
More resources to find interesting places in Richmond:
App-Everywhere Is Queer, on both Apple and Google Play
Gluten Free options around Richmond