Richmond, VA · market #46
Win more orders in Richmond.
2,350 restaurants compete for the same guests in the Richmond area. We take care of your marketing and sales, so guests find you, order from you and come back, and you take care of the kitchen and good food.
- 2,350restaurants in the Richmond area
- 11restaurants per sq mi in Colonial Heights city
- 47%are sit-down (full-service)
- 17restaurants per 10,000 people
Most restaurants: Henrico County (641) · Richmond city (582) · Chesterfield County (556) · Hanover County (190) · Colonial Heights city (83). Busiest ZIP: 23220 (Richmond), 144 restaurants.
Your Richmond playbook
What wins in Richmond, from its own numbers.
- 1
Win the office lunch
About 53% of Richmond's restaurants are counter-service, cafés or snack bars. One shared link lets a whole office add to one pickup order.
- 2
Move regulars off the delivery apps
Every app order pays a commission and the guest belongs to the app. Orders on your own site, with Apple Pay, keep the margin and the guest.
- 3
Be the name people find nearby
In the Richmond area guests drive to dinner, and they choose from what shows up when they search. We set you up to show up, with your menu and an order button.
- 4
Fill the quiet hours
Smart offers spot your slow hours and draft a deal; you approve it and it goes out by email, WhatsApp or text.
Virginia right now
Wages rise to $15 by 2028. Prepare now.
Virginia's new law lifts pay to $13.75 in 2027; all-in pricing rules started July 2025. AI host and direct orders protect margin.
$15 minimum by 2028
HB 1/SB 1, signed April 2026, raises Virginia's minimum from $12.77 to $13.75 in 2027 and $15.00 in 2028, then indexes it.
Source · 2026-04
Total price must be shown
Since July 1, 2025 Virginia requires the total price, including mandatory fees, whenever a price is advertised (Va. Code 59.1-607 et seq.).
Source · 2025-07
Delivery apps take 15-30%
DoorDash's US plans charge 15%, 25% or 30% per delivered order. Orders on your own site keep that margin in the restaurant.
Source · 2026-11
How do restaurants in Richmond get more online orders?
Be the restaurant people find first when they search nearby, let them order on your own site with Apple Pay, and bring them back with offers and rewards. WhatsTable does all three for Richmond restaurants on Clover, and nothing is added to the guest's bill.
How many restaurants are there in Richmond?
About 2,350 restaurants, about 47% of them sit-down, based on US Census County Business Patterns for the Richmond area.
What does WhatsTable cost?
$0 a month, no setup fee, no contract. WhatsTable takes 5–10% of the sales that come through it. Walk-in sales cost you nothing.
Do I need Clover?
Yes, today WhatsTable works with Clover. Tell us what you use on the demo form and we will let you know when it works with yours.
Nearby markets
- #21 Virginia Beach, VA 3,693 restaurants · up to 10/sq mi
- #1 New York, NY 45,519 restaurants · up to 357/sq mi
- #2 San Francisco, CA 11,199 restaurants · up to 69/sq mi
- #3 Miami, FL 11,927 restaurants · up to 3/sq mi
- #4 Boston, MA 10,567 restaurants · up to 36/sq mi
- #5 Seattle, WA 8,443 restaurants · up to 3/sq mi
Restaurant counts: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 7225), Richmond, VA metro area. Population: Census estimates for 2023. Density uses land area from the Census Gazetteer.
You cook. We’ll bring the orders, in Richmond.
We take care of marketing and sales, so you can take care of the kitchen and good food. 20 minutes on a call.
$0 a month · No setup fee · No contract · Nothing added to your guests' bill