shoot first. eat later.

Oh, Sally Bell’s. The literal Secret Garden of lunch spots in Downtown Richmond. 

You’ve taken a favorite scrap of our childhood, wrapped it in checkerboard wax paper, delicately enclosed it in a tiny box as if to say, “Do not open until lunchtime!”

We, the nine-to-five patron, looking for a temporary respite from the rat race via a quick hit of nostalgia, hurriedly carry our tummy-present back to our place of work, as if it were a portent.

Sally Bell’s has served the same classic lunch since 1924, giving Richmonders a true taste of perfection through simplicity.

The only thing it’s missing is a napkin-penned note from our mom, telling us she loves us, and she just knows we’ll ace that science quiz. 

Sally Bell’s
(Downtown, VCU, or Byrd Park)
708 W. Grace St
Richmond, VA