Shields Market

Great selection of beer and wine as well all other sorts of local and novel goods.
Friendly customer service.

I LOVE THIS PLACE! Great for late night snacking, picking up some really decent cheeses for fantastic prices (boars head cheeses for under $ 5!)
Their sausage/​dry salami selection is decent for how tiny it seems, also the same goes for their wine selection! They used to have an amazing Cider selection, but i feel like most people fall off the crafty ciders and go more toward the mainstream so they must not carry as many anymore… great chicken salad also!
They always have a nice sweet escape in their front case whether it be a cupcake from Pearl’s or a small container of Oreo Fantasy– which brings me back to elementary school… chocolate pudding, cool whip, and crushed Oreos never tasted so freaking good!

Welcome to the quick shop for the foodie in you. I loved the small, cozy feel of this place that echoed even into the «beer hut» (much too small to be a cave). Most of the shelves were stocked with organic and/​or local goods which I appreciated. Staff was friendly and able to tell us about some of the local finds in the store. Great thing is they are open late and we weren’t the only late night folks scanning the fridge for some lactose free ice cream (which they had!). I could see myself coming in here often for their extensive collection of wine and interesting cheeses if I lived in the area.
Stop by to get a feel of what Richmond is all about.

I always stop by this place on the way to Carytown. The staff is friendly, the atmosphere is great, and there’s always a wonderful balance of familiar products and more uncommon ones. It can be a little pricey and the five dollar minimum for credit cards is kind of annoying sometimes, but whatever, it’s understandable since Shields is such a small place.

What else can I say that hasn’t been said? Not much, we got our bases covered here. The friendly staff is accompanied by a great beer and wine selection and tasty prepared meals, sandwiches, wraps and desserts. The jurkey-​turkey wrap is awesome. Try it, but please don’t take the last one.

Well, considering I’ve already decided that I want to LIVE in a booth at Joes Inn across the street, I’ll need a place to get my picnic supplies and such. This market is really special. Local food and baked goods, nice selection of beer and wine, and very helpful staff. Home run.

Ok, so you’re in the neighborhood. You have a choice of Strawberry Street or Shields. Which do you go to?
For snacks, missing dinner ingredients or other convenience store foodstuffs, you could go to either. For household items or prepared food, go to Strawberry street. For beer, wine, champagne, fancy beverages, upscale foods or local items, go here.
The alcohol selection here is wider and prices are good. I’ve been here once when there was a beer tasting and that was cool, unexpected. You can build your own six pack. As you can see in the photos, they have one of those walk in fridge things for the beer.
They have many locally produced snacks and dessert items, like Pearls Cupcakes. You just look at those tasty cupcakes at the register and try and get out of here with ONLY a sixpack when you’ve been sent on a beer run. You try it.

Does anyone else think it’s weird that the convenience store owned by Joe’s Inn is actually nicer than Joe’s Inn? Only in Richmond I suppose.
Sheilds market is clean and has a pretty upscale selection for a convenience store. They also serve a variety of ready made food from their case and I have never had anything less than delicious (and at a fair price to boot).
Thanks to Sheilds Market for being convenient and delicious. Say farewell to the nachos and hot dog corner stores forever!

Oh. My. God.
Shields Market saved me today from a sea of finals, ridiculous projects, and the desperate search for a roommate.
But seriously. I am speechless. This was such a great little neighborhood market! There was Blenheim ginger ale (my crack), a decent selection of cheese and sopressata, a case of cupcakes, and some take out sandwiches.
I got a Sprecher cream soda, a tuna wrap, and a cupcake. Everything about it was excellent – the price (under $ 8 for all three), the quality, the ambience…
I’ll be back. Hell, I might even move to that apartment two blocks away just for the sheer convenience of Shields.
*UPDATE* Their cupcakes are from Pearl’s in the West End and they always have a decent variety of flavors. The cake is always moist* and there’s plenty of decadent frosting, but not an obnoxious amount. I like the red velvet, EVEN THOUGH it’s frosted with buttercream, but the Top Hat (yellow cake, chocolate icing) and the Candy Cup (peanut butter cake, chocolate frosting) are also great. Oh and hey, look! They’re the SAME PRICE as Carytown Cupcakes AND Babycakes. WOW.
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*Sorry.

This market is fucking great. My only real issue is that I wish they had a better produce section… and maybe even meat section… but maybe that’s just asking too much…
First of all, I think the people who work here are among some of the friendlier Richmonders I’ve ever encountered… maybe they aren’t true Richmonders but either way, I’m glad to see them when I walk in the door.
I love that Joe’s Inn is right across the street and that they manage the market too. The beer and wine selection are pretty decent and I always find myself standing in the beer cooler… by myself… for at least 10 – 15 minutes. weirdo.
Anywho…
call and place an order to pick up from joe’s inn, pick it up at the market, while your there, pick a bottle of red wine up and chat with the friendly people inside.
Love this place.

I am so happy that someone shared the «secret» of Shields Market with me. Okay, I guess that it wasn’t too much of a secret, but who knows how long I would have gone without discovering this gem. As it is, I lived here in the fan for exactly 3 days without knowledge of its existence and I don’t know how I survived.
I woke up on day 4, slightly hungover and with multiple chocolate cupcakes on the verge of staleness and wondered to myself how I was going to tempt my roommates into eating another vegan chocolate stout cupcake. I remembered a conversation from the night before about making whipped cream/​leftover cake/​fresh fruit layer dessert and knew that I had my solution.
One problem: I was in need of heavy cream to make the whipped cream. There was NO WAY I was going all the way to a major grocery store for heavy cream.
Then I remembered Shields Market, I applied a layer of mascara and sunglasses (counterproductive, I know) and went on the trek.
I was greeted with a great market with an awesome wine selection, gourmet chocolate bars, mix & match six packs, and chips ahoy. I’m hooked. Did I mention the great selection of everything else? They might not have multiple brands of spaghetti noodles to choose from, but they do have more then your typical convenience store. Including heavy cream.
Long story… well, long… I love Shields Market.

This is what Fan living is all about. The ability to walk to one of the many «old school» convenience stores that dot the area. Shields Market represents the very top of what a market should be. In a neighborhood where homes hover in the 450−600k range at the top, the tastes of the average fan dweller have gone considerably upmarket. Luckily the recent redesign of Shields Market (run by Mary of Joes’ Inn fame) has kept way up with the trends and tastes of this more upscale client. Sure you can grab some ciggies and beer, but now you can choose from a seemingly endless choice of upscale, boutique and local beers.
They advertise «order at Joe’s and pick up at Shields Market» which is a convenient and less fussy way to get your grub on the go then the seemingly always busy Joe’s Inn. The full menu including beer and wine is available for pick up.
There is a wide variety of Greek Specialties and baked goods to solve any late night or last minute craving.
Fresh produce bought locally is also on hand and changes along with supplies. They even have a nice selection of vegetarian choices, an unusual option for a store barely 40 feet wide!
Shields Market is so good they would do well by starting a chain of them to serve all of the neighborhoods in town. Come on Shields, bring us more, more, mooooore!