Lemaire

Lemaire is a New American restaurant in Richmond, VA. It serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and all-day bar and lounge dining, with menus built around locally grown ingredients in classic regional dishes and cocktails. Chesapeake Bay crab cakes are among the most popular items, and the Barnyard Burger has appeared on the dinner menu for more than 10 years. The wine list holds over 200 offerings drawn from both the New and Old World. Private dining is available for gatherings of 10 to 60 guests. Lemaire holds a rating of 4.70 from the customers who have reviewed it.

Executive Chef Patrick Willis has led the kitchen since 2009, creating dishes informed by his family's culinary traditions. The kitchen works with local suppliers, including Manakintowne Farms, for seasonal ingredients. Menus are seasonal and include family-style sides meant to be shared, and the salads include a Little Gem Caesar. The bar program offers hand-crafted cocktails. Breakfast is served Monday through Saturday from 7am to 11am and Sunday from 7am to 12pm; lunch Monday through Saturday from 11am to 2pm and Sunday from 12pm to 2pm; dinner daily from 5pm to 10pm. Bar, lounge, and all-day dining run Sunday from 12pm to 11pm, Monday through Thursday from 11am to 11pm, and Friday and Saturday from 11am to 12am. The lounge menu is available from 2pm to 10:30pm Sunday through Thursday and 2pm to 11:30pm Friday and Saturday.

Lemaire sits on W Franklin St, about 0.1 miles from The Jefferson Hotel, the YMCA, and the Monroe Ward neighborhood. The Site of J.E.B. Stuart's Death and Richmond Police Headquarters are also about 0.1 miles away, and West Main Street runs roughly 0.1 miles from the restaurant.

The restaurant's positive rating reflects the experience of the customers who have reviewed it, and its seasonal New American cooking keeps it a fixture of dining in Richmond.