2918 W Broad St · Richmond, VA

Modern Indian,
plated with intent.

Tandoor smoke, old-world spice, and a dinner menu built for sharing — from Chef Ajay Kumar, on Broad Street.

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The Kitchen

Not fusion. Just honest, modern Indian cooking.

Kismet takes the spice blends and techniques of Indian home kitchens — tandoor, ghee roast, mustard-seed tempering — and builds a dinner menu around sharing plates, not steam trays.

Every dish is built from a house blend of whole spices, ground and toasted in-house: turmeric, star anise, mace, holy basil, saffron, triphala. You'll taste the difference between "spiced" and seasoned with intention — that's the whole idea.

Signature plated dish at Kismet
Executive Chef

Ajay Kumar

Leads a dinner menu that moves from puffed-rice street snacks through tandoor classics to slow-cooked lamb ghee roast — reworking the food he grew up on for a Richmond dining room.

Dinner Menu · Summer 2026

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Bar Menu

Cocktails built on the same spice rack as dinner.

Kismet cocktail on mandala-tiled bar

Manifestations

Tiger's Tail14+

Selection of tequila, blood orange, turmeric, ginger, chili water · mocktail 9

Mango Malabar14

Lassi-inspired, lime, honey, cachaça · mocktail 9

Lion's Paw14

Mango purée, lemon, chili bitters, cachaça · mocktail 9

The Himalayan14

Cranberry, lemon, ginger beer, rose water, Titos · mocktail 9

Pink City14

Selection of tequila, grapefruit, ginger liqueur, tajín

Reflections

Cardamom Julep14+

Selection of whiskey, cardamom ginger simple

Hibiscus Negroni14

House infused hibiscus gin, Campari, sweet vermouth

The Distinguished16

Rye, rum, black tea, five-spice honey, star anise

The Bengal17

Pepper-infused gin, fernet-branca, lime, pomegranate, cardamom

Sirens' Call15

Pepper-infused gin, lime, lemon

Beer

Ballad Kölsch Danville, VA · 5.4%7
Bitburger Pilsner Germany · 4.8%8
Duvel Blond Ale Belgium · 4.8%11
The Veil Master Shredder Hazy IPA · 5.5%12
The Veil White Ferrari Hazy DIPA · 8.0%14

Wine

Stadt Krems Grüner Veltliner Krems, Austria14 | 56
Langhe Nebbiolo Treiso, Italy14 | 56
Finca Torremilanos Crianza Ribera del Duero, Spain15 | 60
Cap Au Large Rosé Provence, France14 | 56
La Antigua Reserva Rioja Rioja Alta, Spain 201572
Daily · 5–6 PM

Happy Hour, the way it should be.

Bar & select bites Daily · 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Beers$2 off
Wines$3 off
Cocktails$4 off
Highballs$5 off
Malabar Lassi — $8
Coconut milk, mango, lime
Cardamom Julep — $8
Four Roses, mint, ginger, cardamom
White Ferrari — $8
Veil Brewing Co · hazy double IPA · 8% ABV

Bites · $4 off all appetizers

Snapper Sticks — red snapper, fried$6
Chutney Flight + Naan$8
Tandoori Paneer Tikka$8
Shrimp Skewer — tandoor-grilled, butter$12
Visit Us

On Broad Street, most nights of the week.

Thursday12–2:30 PM, 5–9 PM
Friday12–2:30 PM, 5–10 PM
Saturday12–2:30 PM, 5–10 PM
Sunday12–2:30 PM, 5 PM–12:30 AM
MondayClosed
Tuesday12–2:30 PM, 5–9 PM
Wednesday12–2:30 PM, 5–9 PM
2918 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 499-3100
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