Shockoe Bottom

Downtown Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom neighborhood is located in the north-eastern portion of downtown bordered between 16th Street on the west, E. Broad Street to the north, Pear Street to the east and Dock Street to the south. Map

One of Richmond’s oldest neighborhoods, Shockoe Bottom, derives from the former Shockoe Creek, an homage to the Powhatan/Algonquian phrase “Shacahocan.” Shockoe Bottom’s story is an integral part of United States history. It’s where George Washington envisioned a national system of transportation canals and Thomas Jefferson signed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. It’s also where Abraham Lincoln arrived by canoe to see the fall of the Confederacy, and where enslaved Africans, once sold “down river,” gained their freedom through Emancipation.

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Once the commercial center of downtown given its proximity to the river and canals, Shockoe Bottom remains a vibrant, growing neighborhood that has seen a resurgence of small businesses, restaurants, new residents and investment in telling the complicated story of Shockoe.

Known for its historic warehouses turned loft-style living spaces along Tobacco Row, Shockoe Bottom has no shortage of variety when it comes to living options in downtown Richmond. If you’re looking for direct access to the river with the ability to support surrounding small businesses by foot, bike or boat, Shockoe Bottom is the place for you.

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Shockoe Bottom Apartments:

• 2001 East Apartments, 2001 E. Broad Street
• American Tobacco Center, 119 N. 20th Street
• Dill Building, 2020 E. Franklin Street
• The Flats at Walnut Alley, 1718 E. Main Street
• Fording Flats, 2213 E. Franklin Street
• Lofts & Upper Lofts at Canal Walk, 10 S. 20th Street
• The Lofts at Shiplock Watch, 2823 E. Main Street
• Main2525, 2525 E. Main Street Suite E
• Market Slip Apartments, 2 S. 17th Street
• Market Villas, 15 N. 18th Street
• The Masonry Apartments, 2010 E. Main Street
• Overview Apartments, 1817 E. Main Street
• Pohlig Box Factory Apartments, 2411 E. Franklin Street
• The Poythress Apartments, N. 22nd & E. Main Streets
• Raven Place, 1710 E. Broad Street
• The River Lofts at Tobacco Row, 2 S. 25th Street
• Shockoe Center Apartments, 1900 E. Franklin Street
• The Watkins, 117 S. 14th Street

From the Richmond Night Market at 17th Street Market to the Virginia Capital Trail, there is something for everyone to do in downtown Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom. While you enjoy the Shockoe Bottom we know and love today, you can also honor the legacies of each enslaved African Americans’ journey through Shockoe Bottom and reflect on their resilience and resistance in the fight against slavery along the Richmond Slave Trail and the Shockoe Bottom Burial Ground.

• 17th Street Market, 100 N. 17th Street
• Canal Club, 1545 E. Cary Street
• Chapel Island, Dock & Pear Streets
• Dock Street Park, 3021 Dock Street
• Edgar Allen Poe Museum, 1914 E. Main Street
• First Freedom Center, 1321 E. Main Street
• Great Shiplock Park, 2803 Dock Street
• James A. Buzzard River Education Center, 2825 Dock Street
• Low Line Green, Dock & S. 25th Streets
• Main Street Station, 1500 E. Main Street
• Richmond Night Market, 100 N. 17th Street
• Richmond Slave Trail, 15th Street
• Shockoe Artspace, 12 N. 19th Street
• Virginia Capital Trail, Dock Street
• Virginia Holocaust Museum, 2000 E. Cary Street

Shockoe Bottom is a one-stop shop when it comes to getting everything you need on an errand run. You can grab groceries, pick up your prescription, treat yourself with a visit to a salon, grab a pizza slice, satisfy your sweet tooth and squeeze in a drink at a speakeasy all in a day out in downtown RVA’s Shockoe Bottom.

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Shops and Services in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, VA

• Adiva Naturals, 1802 E. Franklin Street
• Benjamin French, 2104 E. Main Street
• Carytown Tobacco, 1701 E. Main Street
• Couture Imaging, 2304 E. Main Street
• CVS, 2400 E. Main Street
• Farm Fresh, 2320 E. Main Street
• Hall of Fades Barbershop, 2304 E. Main Street
• The Journeyman’s Adventure Co., 115 N. 18th Street
• Justin Westbrook Antiques, 1821 E. Main Street
• Kulture, 2 ½ N. 18th Street
• McGuire Park Pharmacy, 2106 E. Main Street
• Prism Sauna Spa, 12 N. 25th Street
• Scissors Hair Studio, 4 ½ N. 18th Street
• Shockoe Bottom Clay, 1714 E. Main Street
• Shockoe Bottom Performance, 121 N. 18th Street
• The Soft Parade, 1825 E. Main Street
• Stockpile Men’s Boutique, 1717 E. Main Street
• Whatcha Need, 1509 E. Main Street

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Restaurants in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, VA

• Aces Sports Lounge, 110 N. 18th Street
• Addis Ethiopian, 9 N. 17th Street
• Bellos Lounge, 1712 E. Franklin Street
• The Boathouse, 4708 E. Main Street
• Bookbinder's Seafood & Steakhouse, 2306 E. Cary Street
• Bottoms Up, 1700 Dock Street
• Daily Menu Restaurant, 1706 E. Main Street
• Grace Noodle, 1823 E. Main Street
• Grandstaff & Stein, 2113 E. Main Street
• Havana '59, 16 N. 17th Street
• Ironclad Coffee Roasters, 1805 E. Grace Street
• Jewfro, 1721 E. Franklin Street
• La Bodega, 104 N. 18th Street
• Leek & Thistle, 2112 E. Main Street
• Liquid 2.0, 4 N. 18th Street
• Lulu's, 21 N. 17th Street
• McCormack's Irish Pub, 12 N. 18th Street
• Millie's Diner, 2603 E. Main Street
• Miyabi Sushi, 1712 E. Main Street
• Oak & Apple, 1814 E. Main Street
• OMG OCPs, 3 N. 17th Street
• Poe's Pub, 2706 E. Main Street
• Richbrau Brewing, 5 S. 20th Street
• Rosie Connolly's Pub & Restaurant, 548 E. Main Street
• Sauce & Toss, 1711 E. Main Street
• Sprezzina, 1719 E. Franklin Street
• Stadium Sports Bar, 119 N. 18th Street
• Station 2, 2016 E. Main Street
• Stone Brewing, 4300 Williamsburg Ave.
• Sumo San, 1725 E. Main Street
• Sweet Spot Ice Cream Cafe, 6 N. 18th Street
• The Pizza Place, 1731 E. Main Street
• Tio Pablo, 1703 E. Franklin Street
• Whisk, 2100 E. Main Street
• Wonderland, 1727 E. Main Street

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