Eating good in the hood

An Eater DC listicle of “20 Essential Richmond Restaurants” has props for Metzger Bar & Butchery, Sub Rosa, Proper Pie, and Nota Bene:

No way to sugarcoat it: the drive down chronically congested I-95 South to Richmond, Va., is probably going to be a nerve-wracking experience. But suck it up, because a weekend spent in this charming capital city is well worth enduring some stop-and-go traffic. […] It feels like a friendly small town, but Richmond residents take tremendous pride in the bustling food scene, which has grown by leaps and bounds over the years.