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Creative Jewish deli bites & dinners served in a funky, retro eatery decorated with old photos.
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Address: 111 E Grace St, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 912-1560
Website: https://www.perlysrichmond.com/
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Reviews
Thu-Nga Ortega, DDS, MAGD
This is a great little restaurant in Richmond which serves up Jewish breakfast and tasty lunch sandwiches. They are only open until 3:00 p.m. Combination platter, Schnorrer has a little bit of everything… Eggs, bagel with a smear, latke potato cakes and choice of meat and it comes with coffee. Highly recommend it! The Reuben sandwich is also very good here. The Perly patty melt is very good as well. The pastrami here is very tasty and juicy. Sandwiches here are really good since the bread is grilled bringing out the flavor in the sandwich.
… moreMesh G
My husband has made an excellent choice for our travel break, finding a fantastic eatery that’s been a local favorite since 1961.
The place holds a special charm, and its authenticity is unmistakable. The nostalgia it sparks is powerful, bringing tears to my husband’s eyes as childhood memories flood back.
To all food enthusiasts, we highly recommend this place; it’s an experience worth every penny.
… moreThe place holds a special charm, and its authenticity is unmistakable. The nostalgia it sparks is powerful, bringing tears to my husband’s eyes as childhood memories flood back.
To all food enthusiasts, we highly recommend this place; it’s an experience worth every penny.
Jennifer Arney
I went to Perly’s on the suggestion of one of my friends and man it was amazing. I tried four different dishes and all were spectacular. The Benny Goodman was amazing and pretty unique in terms of a unique eggs Benedict. The vegetable knish had a delicious sauce that accompanied it. The matzo ball soup tasted just like it came out of a grandmother’s kitchen. The chocolate babka was served warm and not too sweet. I will definitely be back.
… moreA. Rose
We were so impressed with the food here! And even with a long wait time for a table—it’s so worth it.
I never had experienced authentic delicatessen before but we ordered out of our comfort zone and were not disappointed!
Fantastic food, drinks, and pastries!
Food order: Schnitzel Perlstein ~ fried veal, eggs, trout salad topped
Drink order: BLOODY MIRIAM ~ beet juice Bloody Mary
Wait times can be very long but it means it’s really GOOD!
… moreI never had experienced authentic delicatessen before but we ordered out of our comfort zone and were not disappointed!
Fantastic food, drinks, and pastries!
Food order: Schnitzel Perlstein ~ fried veal, eggs, trout salad topped
Drink order: BLOODY MIRIAM ~ beet juice Bloody Mary
Wait times can be very long but it means it’s really GOOD!
Chris Leiper
We knew we were in for some incredible food when we rounded the corner at 9am on a Tuesday and the line was already out the door.
The Corned Beef Hash was delicious and was complimented perfectly with the Russian Hollandaise. I added two extra eggs just to make sure each bite had everything.
Her Benny Goodman was so good that I ended up finishing it off even though I was stuffed.
The service was great. We can’t wait to go back for a lunch!
… moreThe Corned Beef Hash was delicious and was complimented perfectly with the Russian Hollandaise. I added two extra eggs just to make sure each bite had everything.
Her Benny Goodman was so good that I ended up finishing it off even though I was stuffed.
The service was great. We can’t wait to go back for a lunch!
Karla Scanlan
Fantastic from start to finish. Restaurant was easy walking distance from our hotel (Linden Row). Promptly seated, menus were already on clean table when we were seated. Ordering was easy as I had checked out menus online and I can never resist a Reuben. Perly’s was one of the best I’ve had. My Reuben came w/fries and my husband ordered a Sub Snyderman with potato salad. All aspects were perfect and portion size was significant so we had leftovers for lunch the next day. The Reuben was delicious, not greasy, with good amount of meat, kraut and sauce. Fries were AMAZING and pickle was nice & crisp. Dillon was a polite and helpful server. Fun atmosphere. Highly recommend.
… moreRoss Lewis
Expect a wait during the lunch hours, but it’s worth it. Great sit down deli feel. Great service, bustling big city deli atmosphere. The sandwiches were huge, the meats were delicious. It was hard to decide what to get, so many things sounded good. Need to get back to try more options.
… moreC
If you like Jewish Delis/Food you are a in for a treat! The food at Perly’s is exceptional, the service and the ambience follow suit, there aren’t a lot of places as good as this one. sure we will be back on our next trip to Richmond! Highly recommend it this place it is simply fenomenal ⭐️
… moreV S
I walk into Perly’s in Richmond, Virginia …yes, Richmond, the onetime capital of the Confederacy and here I am staring at a massive matzo ball floating in golden broth. The irony isn’t lost on me. Somewhere, a long-gone rabbi is chuckling: “Nu, who would’ve thought?”
The first thing that hits me is the smell fried, cured, brined the holy trinity of deli life. The schnitzel arrives like a torpedo of breaded defiance a slab of fried chicken so large it looks like a weapon forged in the kitchens of Vienna. You don’t slice it; you approach it. You respect it. You take a breath and think of your ancestors who survived on much less.
Then there’s that turkey sandwich stacked higher than a Wall Street bonus, with shredded lettuce and slabs of neon-orange cheddar. It’s beautiful in an almost grotesque way like a deli colossus. You feel like you should sign a waiver before eating it. If this lived in New York, it would be $29 here, it’s a humble Southern-hospitality bargain.
The crispy latkes with onions and sour cream that’s Jewish soul food right there. Simple. Honest. The kind of thing that says: “Trust me. I’ve been made this way for 300 years.” Every bite feels like someone’s bubbe gently slapping your cheek and saying, Ess, bubbeleh, eat.
The corned beef and pastrami richly marbled, smoky, sliced to that perfect deli thickness this isn’t trying to be Katz’s or Carnegie. It’s not imitation. It’s interpretation. It’s Richmond’s version of deli respectful of tradition, but with its own swagger. A little Southern, a little Ashkenazi, a little eccentric.
And then oh yes the menu: brisket, tongue, schmaltz with gribenes, beet horseradish, chopped liver. This place doesn’t just serve food it serves context. In a city that once drove Jewish families outward, here is a restaurant that invites them and everyone else back to the table.
And of course that matzo ball soup. Always the test. Always the truth teller. Perly’s broth is clean, clear, deeply flavored the kind of thing that heals heartbreak and hangovers alike. The matzo ball itself? A big fluffy sinker not too dense, not mushy like a good pillow and a kneadable stress ball had a baby.
You look around the dining room:
kids with tablets, couples with cocktails, locals with loyalty, and first-timers with curiosity. It’s not just a deli it’s a cultural bridge. A place where a Southerner can say “schmear” unironically, and a New Yorker can say “y’all” without being judged.
Perly’s is what happens when memory becomes cuisine and cuisine becomes identity.
If your great-grandmother could see the kasha varnishkes and stuffed cabbage on this menu… she’d kvell. Maybe she’d cry. Maybe both. As is tradition.
And in Richmond that’s something almost poetic:
a Jewish deli thriving in the former stronghold of Confederate nostalgia.
History bends, taste buds unify, and everybody black, white, Jewish, Southern, Ukrainian-American can agree on one thing:
good food is a universal religion.
… moreThe first thing that hits me is the smell fried, cured, brined the holy trinity of deli life. The schnitzel arrives like a torpedo of breaded defiance a slab of fried chicken so large it looks like a weapon forged in the kitchens of Vienna. You don’t slice it; you approach it. You respect it. You take a breath and think of your ancestors who survived on much less.
Then there’s that turkey sandwich stacked higher than a Wall Street bonus, with shredded lettuce and slabs of neon-orange cheddar. It’s beautiful in an almost grotesque way like a deli colossus. You feel like you should sign a waiver before eating it. If this lived in New York, it would be $29 here, it’s a humble Southern-hospitality bargain.
The crispy latkes with onions and sour cream that’s Jewish soul food right there. Simple. Honest. The kind of thing that says: “Trust me. I’ve been made this way for 300 years.” Every bite feels like someone’s bubbe gently slapping your cheek and saying, Ess, bubbeleh, eat.
The corned beef and pastrami richly marbled, smoky, sliced to that perfect deli thickness this isn’t trying to be Katz’s or Carnegie. It’s not imitation. It’s interpretation. It’s Richmond’s version of deli respectful of tradition, but with its own swagger. A little Southern, a little Ashkenazi, a little eccentric.
And then oh yes the menu: brisket, tongue, schmaltz with gribenes, beet horseradish, chopped liver. This place doesn’t just serve food it serves context. In a city that once drove Jewish families outward, here is a restaurant that invites them and everyone else back to the table.
And of course that matzo ball soup. Always the test. Always the truth teller. Perly’s broth is clean, clear, deeply flavored the kind of thing that heals heartbreak and hangovers alike. The matzo ball itself? A big fluffy sinker not too dense, not mushy like a good pillow and a kneadable stress ball had a baby.
You look around the dining room:
kids with tablets, couples with cocktails, locals with loyalty, and first-timers with curiosity. It’s not just a deli it’s a cultural bridge. A place where a Southerner can say “schmear” unironically, and a New Yorker can say “y’all” without being judged.
Perly’s is what happens when memory becomes cuisine and cuisine becomes identity.
If your great-grandmother could see the kasha varnishkes and stuffed cabbage on this menu… she’d kvell. Maybe she’d cry. Maybe both. As is tradition.
And in Richmond that’s something almost poetic:
a Jewish deli thriving in the former stronghold of Confederate nostalgia.
History bends, taste buds unify, and everybody black, white, Jewish, Southern, Ukrainian-American can agree on one thing:
good food is a universal religion.
Elena Padilla
Came for lunch time and left delighted and full! I had the tuna on challah and my date had the pastrami sandwich on rye. The tuna came with 4 slices of bread with very fresh and delicious veggies. Everything tasted fresh and complimented the tuna wonderfully. The chips were heavily seasoned and paired well. The pastrami was also good, and the fries were wonderfully seasoned as well. The service was attentive and friendly, even when they were in the middle of a lunch rush. We were quoted ~45 minute wait for the two of us and probably waited a total of 20 minutes before we were seated. Would come again!
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