The best restaurant in Richmond is…

L'Opossum, the beautiful brainchild of chef and owner David Shannon that marries French culinary techniques with Southern flavors, adds in a tasteful dash of sexual innuendo and serves it up in a clever and kitschy atmosphere.

• There are many great restaurants in Richmond, but there is only one restaurant where the chef/owner once brought in a world renowned, 7-foot-tall, baritone-singing clown to entertain guests and timed each course to a different Dolly Parton song.
• Only one that followed it up with an XXX porn-themed meal, complete with vintage porn, celebrity porn stars and amazing food.

There is only one L'Opossum. It's only in Richmond, and it's the best, so say y'all.

• Reminder if you're looking to go, they book weeks in advance unless you want an early or late seat at the bar.

The final tally: L'Opossum 53%, Lemaire 46.7%.

Yes, but: More than anything, the bracket tournament reminded me that Richmond is filled with fantastic, award-worthy restaurants, and we're lucky to have all of them.

• Who y'all thought I missed: Julep's, La Grotta, Rappahannock, Southbound, Gersi, Chez Max and Lillie Pearl.

Worth noting: Due to some suspicious voting patterns we had to eliminate entries that were submitted in rapid succession (God, Ned!).

• Next time we’ll require a Google login to participate.