Market Dauphin — Local services in Mobile

It’s a corner store, and just a corner store, but there’s a dearth if stores where you can grab a snack or a bev downtown, especially later in the day, so it really serves a necessary purpose. The prices aren’t great, but they’re also not terrible, although also not well marked so I was sort of rolling the dice but it worked out okay. The selection is very basic, but if you need a convenience store item, this will serve well. The staff is friendly and I find it reassuring to have a place like this around, well lit and safe and open pretty late on the Main Street. It has sodas and candy and snacks and some alcoholic beverages if one wants to byo. It’s catty-corner from the park. They take cards over $5, which seems fair. They’re open about as late as you’d expect in...

As somebody else astutely pointed out, the absolute absence of competition is reflected in pricing. This is not a downtown NYC, mind you, nor even Deep Ellum. Come on! 2.5x inflated prices on everything... with effectively no...

Yes the prices are high but I’ve found the service to be excellent and very friendly. Closest thing to my beloved NYC bodegas. This city is weird for not having more...