If you’re visiting us in downtown Richmond, we offer many options for dining. You’re also within close walking distance to local restaurants, hotels, coffee shops and more.
Children's Hospital Cafeteria
7 a.m. – 7 p.m., daily
Brick oven pizza, soft serve, grill items, salad bar, grab-and-go healthy options and daily specials
Children's Pavilion Cafe
Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Starbucks coffee, kid-friendly healthy snacks, grab-and-go food and beverages, frozen yogurt bar
Hot sandwiches and soup (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Chick-fil-a
Monday – Saturday, 6:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Subway
Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Panera
Open 24/7
VCU Medical Center Cafeteria
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Breakfast: Monday – Sunday, 6:30 – 10 a.m.
Lunch: Monday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Dinner: Monday – Friday, 2 – 7 p.m.
Food Carts (independently operated)
Multiple options are available, just outside Gateway Building and Children's Pavilion. Hours are subject to change but typically run from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Find Restaurants near our downtown campus.
Cafeteria
Breakfast, lunch and snacks (7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Cafeteria
Breakfast, lunch and dinner (for inpatient children and families only)
Find Restaurants near our Brook Road campus.
For families who need assistance with lodging costs, our partners at The Doorways and the Ronald McDonald House offer free lodging with suggested contributions. These partners offer not only a home base, but support to families whose children are receiving medical care at CHoR.
On-campus RMHC family rooms - opening in Children's Tower, July 2023
All families of pediatric patients are also welcome to lunches provided five days a week by RMHC and to take activities and comforts from RMHC’s Happy Wheels carts as they travel through pediatric and neonatal units.
Off-campus RMHC house
RMHC offers housing to families just 1.5 miles from the hospital. The home-like environment offers private rooms for families, hot meals, laundry facilities, entertainment spaces and transportation to and from the hospital. Guests must be referred by a CHoR employee. Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis with a suggested daily donation of $15, but no one is turned away because of an inability to pay.
2330 Monument Ave.
Richmond, VA 23220
804-355-6517
The Doorways
The Doorways is one of the largest hospital hospitality houses in the nation. With 115 guest rooms, common spaces, a caring staff, and an active group of volunteers providing meals and services to residents, The Doorways is an essential resource for those who are in medical crisis far from home, and for Richmond’s health care community.
Guests are encouraged to make a donation of $15 per guest per night, along with a refundable $30 security deposit. However, no one is turned away because of inability to donate. While walkable to the hospital (5-6 blocks), shuttle service is available.
Guests must be referred by a CHoR employee.
612 E. Marshall St.
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 828-6901
Our campuses are within walking distance of several hotels.
