| Name | Address |
| (1)
Ashland Coffee & Tea |
100 N Railroad Ave Ashland, VA (804) 798-1702 |
| An institution at the center of the universe. Perhaps, the best live music venue in town. No kidding. | |
| (2) Lamplighter Roasting Co | 116 South Addison Street Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 728-2292 |
| The dream of the 90s is alive at Lamplighter. Hipsterish but not pretentious hipsterish. Super friendly staff/ownership. Dictionary definition of coffee shop. | |
| (3) TaZa Coffee | 5047 Forest Hill Avenue (behind the antiques shop) Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 233-togo |
| Quickly (but not surprisingly), they have established themselves as the tastiest cup of coffee in town. Need to expand their hours. | |
| (4) Lift Coffee Shop | 218 W Broad St Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 344-5438 |
| In the heart of Downtown's First Friday District. My favorite downtown coffee shop. | |
| (5) Captain Buzzy's Beanery | 2623 East Broad St Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 377-6655 |
| Bar-none, the friendliest coffee shop owners in the area. Quintessential neighborhood spot. Church Hill's Grand Central Station. | |
| (6) Ellwood's Coffee | 10 S. Thompson Street, Richmond VA 23221 (804) 612-1827 |
| In a very short period of time, they have become THE coffee shop of RVA. Nice layout, nice location. However, subtly becoming anti-laptop. The over-hyped Clover Machine on premise, too. | |
| (7) Café Caturra | 5811 Grove Ave Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 285-0690 |
| The newest power-broker coffee house in Richmond's high rent district. | |
Essential Richmond Wifi Websites
- Yelp! Coffee Shops
- Super Pages Richmond
- W-Fi Free Spot Virginia
- Hotspot Locations
- hotspotr
- Delocator Coffee Shops
Libraries (all have free wifi)
- Library of Virginia
- Chesterfield Library (catalog)
- Henrico Library (catalog)
- Pamunkey Library (Hanover/Goochland) (catalog)
- Richmond Library (catalog)
Clubs
Blogs
Articles of Interest
- RVA is Multi-Coffee Cultural RVAFoodie October 10, 2010
- Best Cafes In The RVA Jack Goes Forth August 10, 2009
- Alternative Office Places Creative Workplace (Fall 2006 issue)
- Eat Beat: Wi-Fi Hotspots | (Older article) Down to the Wire, Our guide to WiFi access in the Richmond area Richmond.com
- As Wi-Fi spreads, more free locations popping up USA Today
- Where to Find D.C.'s Best Coffee City Paper October 2010
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Richmond Virginia (VA) Free Wifi Coffee Houses (Locally Owned)
All great coffee shops ought
to have free wifi. Here is a list of area coffee shops who let
patrons surf their network. This is by no means a complete list of free
hotspots in the area. For restaurants, hotels, and libraries, see
links on the left hand margin of this page. Hey, Starbucks, you're
not on this list (see below).
| Name | Address/Maps w Public Transportation | Commentary + (Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare) |
| Ashland Coffee & Tea | 100 N Railroad Ave Ashland, VA (804) 798-1702 ASHLAND | 
  Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. |
| The Black Hand Coffee Co | 606 North Sheppard Street Richmond, VA 23221 (804) 855-0800 MUSEUM/DEVIL'S TRIANGLE |
|
| Café Caturra |
13830 Village Place Dr Midlothian, VA 23114 (804) 378-4955 MIDLOTHIAN
5811 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 285-0690 NEAR WEST END/LIBBIE AND GROVE
3332 Pump Road, Henrico, VA 23233 (804) 360-3377 SHORT PUMP
|
Coffee and wine hybrid.LIBBIE AND GROVE
Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. |
| Café Portico | 2500 W Broad St Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 864-1414 MUSEUM | Wired coffee house at the Science Museum of Virginia |
| Caffespresso | 1127 Gaskins Rd Richmond, VA 23238 (X Patterson Ave) (804) 350-4504 FAR WEST END |
Cozy Italian with top notch paninis. |
| Capital Coffee and Desserts | 2928 West Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23221 (804) 204-1755
CARYTOWN
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| Captain Buzzy's Beanery | 2623 East Broad St Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 377-6655 CHURCH HILL |
Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. |
| Caribou Coffee | Richmond Airport EAST END |
National chain...It is Wendy's to Starbucks McDonalds. Which actually means I like this place. Very smooth coffee. |
| Cartwheels & Coffee | 2820 W Cary St Richmond, VA 23221 (804) 355-KIDS CARYTOWN |
Kid's Friendly coffee shop |
| Coffee Lane Cafe | 8319 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (804) 559-4050 MECHANICSVILLE | M'ville's finest coffee shop. |
| Colony Coffee | 2425 Colony Crossing Pl Midlothian, VA (804) 639-9953 MIDLOTHIAN |
|
| Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream | 3600 Forest Hill Ave Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 231-2030
FOREST HILL 26 N Morris St Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 359-5282 FAN/VCU |
Soon,
there will be more of these than Starbucks! Bwahahaha! FOREST HILL (ORIGINAL)
FAN/VCU
|
| Daily Grind | 11655 West Broad St 11655 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 360-1565 SHORT PUMP |
Emerging as the primary Starbucks alternative for Short Pumpians. |
| Deluca Gelato | 1362 Gaskins Rd Richmond, VA 23238-4919 (804) 741-3202 FAR WEST END |
Best gelato shop in Richmond also features Italian Coffee and European Sipping Chocolate. |
| Desserterie | 6161 Harbourside Center Loop Midlothian, VA 23112 (804) 639-9940 MIDLOTHIAN |
Pastry shop is wifi enabled. |
| Ellwood's Coffee | 10 S. Thompson Street, Richmond VA 23221 (804) 612-1827 CARYTOWN |
Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. |
| Feathernesters Tea Room | 6118 Lakeside Avenue Richmond, VA 23228 (804) 262-7305 LAKESIDE |
In the heart of downtown Lakeside. |
| GlobeHopper Coffeehouse & Lounge | 2100 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 523-8083 SHOCKOE BOTTOM |
Becoming a popular place for community events. |
| Lamplighter Roasting Co | 116 South Addison Street Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 728-2292 BYRD PARK |
("Roaster Arm" Twitter)
Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. |
| Lift Coffee Shop | 218 W Broad St Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 344-5438 DOWNTOWN |
In the heart of the Midtown Arts District. Love this place. |
| Panera Bread | multiple locations | Technically, more of a restaurant...they make the list since they were one of the first chains to add free wifi. Multiple power outlets a bonus! |
| Piano Cafe | 13211 Midlothian Tpke Midlothian, VA 23113 (804) 897-8288 MIDLOTHIAN | Coffee and gelato, but the centerpiece is the beautiful grand piano. Live performances and the piano can even play by itself! |
| Rev It Up |
1211 W. Main St Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 355-5282 FAN/VCU |
Part of the VCU coffee triangle |
| Shockoe Espresso and Roastery | 104 Shockoe Slip Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 648-3734 SHOCKOE SLIP | Those clever cats at the Martin Agency wouldn't be so clever without the caffeine served here. |
| Stir Crazy | 4015 MacArthur Ave Richmond, VA 23227 (804) 864-0264 BELLEVUE |
Changing name soon?? North Richmond's preeminent indie coffee house. |
| TaZa Coffee | Blanchard’s | 5047 Forest Hill Avenue (behind the antiques shop) Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 233-togo FOREST HILL | Taza's Richmond Good Life "Best Of" See Editor's Choice box. Blanchard's
Roasting on premise and deliveries available. |
| Tropical Smoothie Café | multiple locations | Juice chain with the wifi. |
| Urban Farmhouse Market & Cafe | 1217 East Cary St Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 325-3988 SHOCKOE SLIP |
Newer cafe. Impressive interior design. |
| White Hawk Music Café | 1940 Sandy Hook Rd Goochland, VA 23063 (804) 556-3388 GOOCHLAND | The new Ashland Coffee? |
Richmond Virginia (VA) Area Starbucks
Did not list those Starbucks within stores (Target, Kroger, hotels, etc).
Standard closing time is on average 9:30 PM. I noted locations that stay open later (eg, 11 PM weekends)...At the time of this writeup, no local Starbucks have the Clover machine (Ellwood Thompson's has the only one in town). No 24 hour locations, either (yet one is needed, no?).
| Name | Address/Maps w Public Transportation | Commentary + (Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare) |
| Starbucks Ashland Hanover | 704 England St Ashland, VA 23005 (804) 752-7834 ASHLAND |
Late Hours (10:30 PM weekdays, 11:30 PM weekends) The latest hours of all the area Starbucks |
| Starbucks Bell Creek | 7297 Battle Hill Drive Suite B (x Bell Creek) Mechanicsville, VA 23111 (804) 559-0710 MECHANICSVILLE |
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| Starbucks Bermuda Square | 12501 Jefferson Davis Hwy (W Hundred/Rt 10) Chester, VA 23836 (804) 748-5507 CHESTER | |
| Starbucks Broad & Bowe | 1500 Broad St Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 204-1843 FAN |
Late Hours |
| Starbucks Carytown | 3555 West Cary St (Carytown) Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 353-7512 CARYTOWN |
|
| Starbucks Colonial Heights | 790 Southpark Blvd Colonial Heights, VA 23834 (804) 524-0295 COLONIAL HEIGHTS | |
| Starbucks Gaskins & Mayland | 3820A Gaskins Rd (x Mayland) Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 217-8602 FAR WEST END/INNSBROOK |
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| Starbucks Gayton Crossing | 1366 Gaskins Rd Space #22 (x Gayton) Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 750-1594 FAR WEST END |
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| Starbucks Grove Ave. | 5802 Grove Ave (x Libbie) Richmond, VA 23229 (804) 285-2060 NEAR WEST END | |
| Starbucks Huguenot & Robious | 11307 Polo Place (x W Hugenot) Midlothian, VA 23113 (804) 897-1435 MIDLOTHIAN |
|
| Starbucks Iron Bridge & Courthouse | 6921 Commons Square (x Iron Bridge) Chesterfield, VA 23832 (804) 796-7519 | |
| Starbucks Midlothian & Courthouse | 11413A Midlothian Turnpike (x Courthouse) Richmond, VA 23235 (804) 378-1116 MIDLOTHIAN |
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| Starbucks North Park Shopping Center | 8137 Brook Rd (x Parham) Richmond, VA 23227 (804) 261-3633 NORTHSIDE | Late Hours |
| Starbucks North Robinson Rd | 400 North Robinson Rd (x Stuart) Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 359-0971 FAN/VCU |
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| Starbucks Oxbridge Square | 10009 Hull St (x Oxbridge) Richmond, VA 23236 (804) 675-1016 SOUTHSIDE/WESTERN HULL |
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| Starbucks Parham & Staples | 8800 Staples Mills Rd (x Parham) Richmond, VA 23228 (804) 266-6778 NORTHSIDE |
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| Starbucks Parkside | 10865 West Broad St (x Cox) Glen Allen, VA 23060 (804) 273-6632 FAR WEST END/INNSBROOK |
Late Hours. Sirena Espresso Machine. |
| Starbucks River Rd 2 | 5001 Huguenot Rd Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 285-4195 NEAR WEST END/RIVER RD |
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| Starbucks Shops at the Arboretum | 9101 Midlothian Turnpike #300 (x Arboretum) Richmond, VA 23235 (804) 320-9534 MIDLOTHIAN |
Sirena Espresso Machine. |
| Starbucks Shoppes at Westgate | 11735 West Broad St Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 360-2696 SHORT PUMP |
Late Hours (10:30 PM weekdays) |
| Starbucks Short Pump Town Center Inside the mall | 11800 West Broad St 1120 Richmond, VA 23233 (804) 364-9074 SHORT PUMP | Inside the mall |
| Starbucks Short Pump Town Center Outer | 11716 West Broad St (satellite outside SPTC) Short Pump, VA 23233 (804) 360-0844 SHORT PUMP |
Late Hours. |
| Starbucks Stratford Hills | 7017 C Forest Hills Ave Richmond, VA 23235 (804) 330-0385 FOREST HILLS |
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| Starbucks Stony Point Fashion Park | 9200 Stony Point Parkway 151 (Stony Point Fashion Park) Richmond, VA 23235 (804) 320-8715 STONY POINT |
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| Starbucks Swift Creek | 4721 Brad McNeer Parkway (x Hull) Midlothian, VA 23112 (804) 739-9936 MIDLOTHIAN | |
| Starbucks Three Chopt Rd | 7017 Three Chopt Rd (x Patterson) Richmond, VA 23226 (804) 282-7760 NEAR WEST END | Late Hours |
| Starbucks Twin Hickory | 11321 Nuckols Rd Suite A (x Twin Hickory) Glen Allen, VA 23059 (804) 290-0518 SHORT PUMP |
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| Starbucks Virginia Center | 9853 Brook Rd Glen Allen, VA 23059 (804) 261-5976 NORTHSIDE |
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| Starbucks West End Shops | 8902 W Broad St Ste A (x West End) Richmond, VA 23294 (804) 270-0053 WEST END |
Sirena Espresso Machine. |
| Starbucks Westchester Commons | 15605 Westchester Commons Way Bldg 10 (x Midlothian Trpk) Midlothian, VA 23113 (804) 594-0640 MIDLOTHIAN | |
| Starbucks Willow Lawn | 1601 Willow Lawn Drive 304A (W Broad) Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 285-4721 NEAR WEST END |
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| Also see Store Locator | ||
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