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Dine Out for Pride in RVA

The week of June 1-8, over two dozen restaurants in Richmond will make donations to support local LGBTQ+ organizations.

May 28, 2025 • 
Elise Steele, Robin Schwartzkopf
A sanwich with bacon, guacamole, tomato and lettuce is shown on the left. Two outstretched hands holding orange drinks with orange wedges are shown on the right.

Pair your sandwich with a cocktail or mocktail to double the donation. | Photo by New York Deli

Here’s your excuse to go out to eat — it’s for a good cause. Virginia Pride and OutRVA are hosting Dine Out for Pride from Sunday, June 1 to Sunday, June 8, and nearly 30 restaurants are already on board.

Participating restaurants will offer limited-edition menu items — for each signature meal, dessert, or drink sold, $1 will go toward partnering LGBTQ+ organizations. See the list of all participating restaurants to properly plan your week.

Here are a few specials that are already on the table:

Bar Solita, Arts District

Drinks

  • Mocktail moment: Fever Dream made with banana, coconut cream, anise, maple, vanilla, pomegranate + hibiscus
  • Little Star made with vodka, hibiscus, orange blossom, sour cherry + pink peppercorn
One taller cream-colored drink sits to the left with a purple flower on the top. A shorter light orange drink with white foam is beside is to the right, both sitting on a dark-wood table with a green plant behind.

Taste-test new flavor combinations. | Photo by Bar Solita and @itssabbey

Food

  • Paella (for two?)
  • Dessert moment: Limoncello tiramisu
The left photo shows a skillet with Paella -- mussels and shrimp. The left photo shows a blue and white dish with limoncello tiramisu and powdered sugar.

Bring a date or tag along with a bestie — these plates are worth sharing. | Photo by Bar Solita and @itssabbey

Tarrant’s West, Short Pump

Drinks

  • Raspberry Passionfruit Sour made with vodka, lemon juice, raspberry syrup, passionfruit juice + soda water
  • Creamy Strawberry Pineapple Martini made with vodka, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, strawberry + lime
  • Mocktail moment: Summer Sunrise Mocktail made with watermelon juice, orange juice, lime + soda water
Three drinks, all orange + red sit on a light wood table with wedged fruit on the rum, blurred in the background is a "Pride Week" menu.

Reign in the summer with these refreshers. | Photo by Tarrant’s West and @annareynolds

New York Deli, Carytown

Drinks

  • Hardywood Tropic Like It’s Hot Sour Ale
  • Love in Full Bloom made with vodka, peach juice, lemon elderflower liqueur + champagne
  • Mocktail moment: No Proof, All Pride made with N/A Figlia, agave, orange juice + soda

Food

  • LGBT Sandwich (lettuce, guacamole, bacon + tomato)
  • Pride Waffle
  • Dessert moment: Rainbow Cheesecake
Rainbow waffles with sprinkes are shown on the left + a slice of cheesecake with whipped topping and rainbow sprinked is shown to the right.

Go full-send and test your sweet tooth. | Photo by New York Deli

And Dim Sum, Arts District

Drinks

  • Mocktail moment: Pop Off Palmer made with jasmine green tea, passionfruit, lemon + strawberry popping boba
  • Raspberry Rush made with vodka, St-Germain, raspberry, lime, yuzu + soda
  • Mocktail moment: Summer Squeeze made with cucumber, Thai basil, lemon + soda
Three drinks sit side by side. The left-most drink is orange with red infusion and a sliced strawberry on the rim. The middle drink is in a cocktail glass and features a red tint with an orange rind and raspberries speared across the rim. The right-most drink is light green in a stout cocktail glass with basil and a lemon slice around the rim. All feature hot pink straws.

Flirty and fruity. | Photo by And Dim Sum

Food

  • Crispy tofu bao made with Panko-fried tofu, red cabbage, slaw, carrot, cucumber, cilantro, chili oil + kewpie mayo
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For the Kewpie Mayo fans. | Photo by And Dim Sum

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