Dining Out Review: Ipanema Cafe
Richmond Times-Dispatch 10/18/12
"With reasonable prices, a great wine list and a menu flavorful enough to appease vegetarians and carnivores alike, Ipanema clearly knows how to keep the customers coming. "
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A Refreshed Ipanema
Richmond Magazine Food Stuff 8/13/12
"Known for its creative vegetarian fare and basement setting, Ipanema Cafe on West Grace Street is back after a short vacation with a fresh look and new dinner menu."
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Best Restaurant for Vegetarians
Richmond Magazine Best & Worst 2012
"You're as likely to find a carnivore enjoying a marinated tofu Caesar salad or a smoked Gouda-and-caramelized onion sandwich at Ipanema as you are a dedicated vegetarian. "A lot of customers approach Ipanema like they would an ethnic restaurant, like going out for Thai or Ethiopian," says owner Kendra Feather. "And the food is just that good."
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Best Restaurant for Vegetarians 2012
Style Weekly
"It's location may be slightly subterranean, but Ipanema Cafe's reputation as a vegan and vegetarian destination definitely is above ground. The consistent caretaking of owner Kendra Feather and a staff that challenges itself to reinvent the wheel means a changing menu of meatless choices that are hearty and affordable for a wide-ranging clientele."
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Best Vegetarian Restaurant 2012
Virginia Living
"It's as well-rounded and tasteful as any menu you'll find in Richmond, vegetarian or otherwise. No suprise this place is consistently named on of the city's best eateries."
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Best of Richmond 2011
Style Weekly
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Favorite 52 2011
Style Weekly
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The 50 Best Richmond Restaurants 2010
Style Weekly
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The 50 Best Richmond Restaurants 2009
Style Weekly
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The 50 Best Richmond Restaurants 2008
Style Weekly
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The 50 Best Richmond Restaurants 2007
Style Weekly
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The 50 Best Richmond Restaurants 2006
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"There's a cool little place with groovy music and downright delectable vegetarian fare hiding on Grace Street in the heart of Virginia Commonwealth University."
- B.P. Fox
Style Weekly
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"To me, that's the mark of a great restaurant, where everything, from the most expensive entree to the thrifty cup of soup, is a rare treat. "
- Colleen Curran
Richmond.com
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"Ipanema caters not just to vegetarians but to foodies in general."
-Elizabeth Kincaid
Style Weekly
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"And a treasure it is. I hate cliches, but you could call Ipanema a diamond in the rough..."
-Michelle Stuchell
Richmond.com
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"No meat on the chalkboard, and it's still one of the best menus in town."
- Brandon Reynolds and Amy Biegelsen
Style Weekly
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"Ipanema's meatless menu is savory enough to satisfy the most rigid carnivores."
-Kate Bredimus
Richmond.com
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