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The Tobacco Company RestaurantvsLemaire Restaurant
Tobacco Company Restaurant and Lemaire Restaurant are both praised by professional travelers. On balance, Lemaire Restaurant ranks marginally better than Tobacco Company Restaurant. Lemaire Restaurant ranks #5 in Richmond with praise from 4 sources such as Forbes Travel Guide, Fodor's and Condé Nast Traveler.
The Tobacco Company Restaurant
Frommer's
Gayot
1201 E Cary St, Richmond, VA 23219-4115
From $21/night
Frommer's "Appropriately, this dining-entertainment complex is in a former tobacco warehouse converted to a sunny, plant-filled three-story atrium." Full review
Gayot13.0
"With its sparkling brass and glass, this restaurant that served as a nineteenth-century tobacco warehouse surely bespeaks Southern elegance today while the menu itself is almost as compelling as the setting." Full review
Lemaire Restaurant
Fodor's
Forbes Travel Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Tasting Table
101 West Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23220-5009
From $15/night
Fodor's "Named after Etienne Lemaire, Maître d'Hôtel to Thomas Jefferson from 1794 until the end of his presidency, this is no ordinary hotel eatery." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide 4 Stars
"New American cuisine comes to life at Lemaire, located in Richmond’s historic Jefferson Hotel." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The historic marble-and-stained-glass foyer of the majestic Jefferson Hotel is stunning enough to wow any visitor, even before they enter this storied dining room." Full review
Tasting Table "The cooking at Richmond's swankiest restaurant, inside the equally opulent Jefferson Hotel, is elegant and smart, elevating the bounty of Virginia's farmlands with the precision of French technique." Full review
