Stella's Grocery is adding a Richmond store at River Road
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River Road II Shopping Center. Image: Courtesy of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, which handled the lease negotiations
Stella's Grocery is opening its seventh gourmet market in Richmond in the former Starbucks space in the River Road II Shopping Center.
Why it matters: River Road-area dwellers will soon never have to cook again (or at least their personal chefs won't).
The markets specialize in grab-and-go meals and dessert, wine and beer, gourmet market items and made-to-order food, with slightly different menus at each location.
- Forest Hill has pizza. Scott's Addition has made-to-order salads. Lafayette has rotisserie chicken, and Libbie and Grove has everything fancy, including cocktails and a full appetizer menu.
- Pro tip: You can imbibe wine and beer at all of them. Just ask! (Staff has to open the bottle/can.)
An opening date for River Road hasn't been decided, family spokesperson Constantine Giavos tells Axios, nor have any specialties usually specific to each location.
Flashback: The Giavos family, who owns nearly a dozen Richmond restaurants, opened the first Stella's Grocery in 2015 in the Near West End, across the street from the award-winning Greek restaurant by the same name (and named for the family matriarch).