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Richmond Map: Café GutenbergCafé Gutenberg Frommer's Recommended

Cuisine International
Hours Mon-Fri 11am-11pm; Sat-Sat 8am-11pm
Address
1700 E. Main St
Location At 17th St, Shockoe Bottom
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 804/497-5000
Prices Lunch plates $8-$10; main courses $10-$29
Credit Cards AE, MC, V

Frommer's Review

Next to Richmond's ancient Farmer's Market, this bookstore, wine shop, and cafe is the kind of place "where artsy people like to wallow in their misery," to quote a longtime local resident. The rest of us can enjoy some reasonably good food at very reasonable prices. Every day sees a lunch-plate special, while main courses range from miso-crusted rainbow trout to grilled bratwurst with German potato salad. Lunch or dinner, the filet mignon sandwich is my choice. You can watch the Bottom scene from sidewalk tables in warm weather.

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