More new Richmond restaurants, including Adarra and Queen's Comfort

👑 Queens Comfort, which bills itself as a New York-style Latin restaurant, opened last week in the former City Dogs space in Shockoe Slip.

• Why it matters: The restaurant serves breakfast all day ($13-$17), Latin dishes like tacos ($13-$18) pupusas (two for $6) and mofongo (a Puerto Rican crispy plantains dish, $15-$20), plus a full sandwich menu and cocktails. See the full menu.
• The restaurant is from the folks behind other Shockoe restaurants, Margarita's Cantina, Papi's and La Bodega

🍷 Over in Oregon Hill, Restaurant Adarra opened this week in the old Mamma Zu space after a two-and-a-half-year renovation of the space.

• The award-winning Spanish restaurant with a natural wine program is trying to open slowly to best serve its guests during the busy holiday season, per its Instagram.
• To start, Adarra is open Thursday through Sunday with reservations required for the dining room with walk-ins welcome at the bar. Parties of four or smaller can book online. Larger groups should email the restaurant.
• On the menu: Chorizo ibérico picante, $14, roasted octopus with white beans, $27, and gnocchi with ricotta and mushrooms, $28.

🫡 Brave Captain — the sandwich, drinks and just good sailor-themed fun restaurant near VCU will open next week at 729 W. Cary St., RVA Mag reports.

🎅 Meanwhile, Scotty's Taphouse in Scott's Addition has "A Country Christmas Pop-up Party" coming your way on Dec. 21, complete with live music and free mechanic bull rides (24 and older).

🫔 And if you're hoping to get your holiday tamale fix, TBT El Gallo and Abuelita's have pre-orders open.

What we're watching: ☮️ Ripple Ray's — the Grateful Dead-themed Southern cuisine restaurant in the old Weezie's Kitchen spot in Carytown — posted that it'll share its opening date on Instagram very soon.