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Voted Best Seafood Restaurant by Richmond Magazine 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

"As good as it gets..." Fame Magazine

"This place is a gold mine for creatively prepared foods..." Style Weekly

"Happy as a clam...Two thumbs up The Hard Shell..." Style Weekly

"The Hard Shell attracts an energetic, enthusiastic crowd...Combining a casual atmosphere with sophisticated food"

Chosen in Style Critics Choice and Style Peoples Choice awards as one of Richmond's best seafood restaurants.

Directions

Parking
Free Parking is offered to all customers in the parking deck (not the parking lot) on the left of Cary Street after 5pm. Ask your server for a voucher before you leave.

From the East
(Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, the Airport)
Take I-64 west to the exit for 5th Street and I-95 south. Bear left onto I-95 south. Follow to the Franklin Street exit. Go right off of the exit at the light. Go to the first light (14th Street) Take a left. Go 2 blocks to Cary Street and go left.

From the West
(Charlottesville, Goochland and the west)
Take I-64 east to I95 south and I-64 east. It will run together for several miles. As you approach downtown, I-64 and I-95 will split. Follow I-95 south to the Franklin Street exit. Go right off of the exit at the light. Go to the first light (14th St.) Take a left. Go 2 blocks to Cary Street and go left.

From the South
(Chester, Hopewell, and Petersburg)
Take I-95 north. As you cross the James River, take the exit for Downtown expressway. Take the 12th Street/Shockoe Slip exit (20 cent toll). Take first right, Go to the light and turn right onto Cary Street and go through Shockoe Slip. As you cross over 14th Street, look for the restaurant on the right.

From the North
(D.C., Fredericksburg and Ashland)
Take I-95 south. Follow directions for "From the west" where I-64 and I-95 come together.

From Chesterfield/Midlothian
Take Downtown Expressway and take the 9th Street exit. Go straight until road curves left and turns into 12th Street. Turn right onto Cary Street and go 2 1/2 blocks crossing 14th Street. The restaurant is on the right.

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