Library Pot, Board Game Cafe & Licensed Restaurant

Walk into Library Pot on Kew Road and you're immediately struck by how seriously they've taken the whole 'third place' concept. It's Richmond's answer to those Brooklyn spots where adults actually want to hang out, except here there's zero pretension—just tables laden with games, decent coffee, and a kitchen that doesn't treat the food as an afterthought. You can roll in for brunch, stay for lunch, and suddenly it's evening and you've played three different games with strangers who've become mates. The licensed bar means you're not nursing the same flat cappuccino for six hours, which helps.