Lehja

$45 per person is the useful starting point: in Richmond, Lehja works when the goal is a modern Indian meal with a smart-casual dress code. Use it for tandoori specialties, seafood curry, lamb dishes, vegetarian and vegan mains, or a weekend brunch prix fixe.

For someone who has been once, the decision is not simply “go back or skip.” Go back if the first visit only covered a small part of the signature categories, which include tandoori specialties, seafood curry, lamb dishes, vegetarian and vegan mains, weekend brunch prix fixe. Lunch hours are listed on weekdays, while dinner hours are listed daily.

Dinner and lunch both fit the modern Indian format

The reason to book is the combination of modern Indian cooking and clear chef credentials. Chef Sunny Baweja’s James Beard Foundation semifinalist recognition in 2019 and 2020 gives the kitchen credibility, while the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2026 is a confirmed recognition for the restaurant.

The signature categories cover several ways to order: tandoori specialties, seafood curry, lamb dishes, vegetarian and vegan mains, a weekend brunch prix fixe. The smarter return visit is to order across the categories rather than narrowing the meal to one familiar dish. If brunch is the reason to return, the weekend prix fixe is the relevant format; if dinner is the plan, use the meal as a read on the restaurant’s modern Indian identity.

Lehja is also a useful Richmond option when the priority is a meal built around modern Indian cooking. For broader planning, ’s full Richmond restaurants guide is the better place to map it against the city’s wider dining options, while the Richmond bars guide helps if the night needs a separate stop before or after dinner.

Who should book, who should use it differently

Book when you want modern Indian food in Richmond with a smart-casual dress code. No need to overdo it, but the listed dress code points toward relaxed, intentional clothing rather than treating the meal like a quick errand.

Lehja can make sense when the table wants to choose across meat, seafood, vegetarian, vegan main categories. Diners planning a shorter midday visit can use the listed lunch hours, while those planning an evening meal can use the listed dinner hours.

For travelers using Richmond as a full weekend base, pair the restaurant choice with Richmond planning resources and the Richmond wineries guide. For Richmond itself, Lehja is the modern Indian pick when chef credentials, a $45-per-person price point, a smart-casual dress code matter.

Quick reference: Go during listed lunch hours for a midday meal, during listed dinner hours for an evening meal, for weekend brunch when the prix fixe format is the draw.