Scratch-made ice cream from a Yorktown shop is now landing in boxes near Willow Lawn Shopping Center, where fans can pick up rotating weekly pints instead of waiting in line at a counter. Papi's Creamery, known for flavor combinations like sweet corn and hot honey, has set up a Richmond pickup spot at 2105 Lake Ave., just off West Broad.
Papi's Creamery is a scratch-made ice cream business out of Yorktown, according to Axios, founded by Diego Diaz Infante, who opened his original Yorktown shop in 2024. The Richmond shop sits just off West Broad near Willow Lawn, the outlet reports, putting it within reach of shoppers already headed to the busy retail corridor.
Despite the storefront location, this is not a traditional walk-up scoop shop. As Richmond magazine explains, customers will place an order online and take their pints home rather than ordering at a counter. Richmond magazine also reports that pickup times are set for Friday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with pints priced at $12.50 according to the same Axios report.
How the Weekly Ordering Process Works
Getting a pint means paying attention to a tight weekly window. Customers place their order on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at HotPlate.com/PapisCreamery and choose a pickup time, according to WRIC in its October 22, 2026, report on the new storefront near Willow Lawn Shopping Center. The same report notes that Papi's releases three flavors each week on social media, giving customers a narrow window to decide what they want before placing an order.
Diaz Infante has described the appeal of the ever-changing menu in terms of introducing customers to combinations they might not expect. “Our goal is to expose people to new flavors, different combinations that might not be as common for ice cream,” he told WRIC. Reported flavors have included sweet corn and hot honey, as well as coffee with Nutella swirls and croissants, per the station's report.
Flavors Rooted in Heritage
The rotating menu is more than a gimmick for variety's sake — it's tied directly to where Diaz Infante comes from. WRIC reports that the inventions pay homage to his Mexican American heritage, and the flavors rotate weekly and are often inspired by Diaz Infante's Mexican heritage, according to the same Axios piece cited earlier.
For now, Richmond's version of Papi's Creamery remains a pickup-only operation tucked near one of the city's most familiar shopping hubs. WRIC ABC 8News featured the new storefront in a segment titled Papi's Creamery: New Store in Richmond, putting a spotlight on the Yorktown-born business's expansion into the capital region.
