Food hall

Confectionery counter, Harrods Food Hall, London
Mercado Roma in Mexico City

A food hall is a large standalone location or department store section where food and drinks are sold.[1]

Overview

Unlike food courts made up of fast food chains, food halls typically mix local artisan restaurants, butcher shops and other food-oriented boutiques under one roof.[2] Food halls can also be unconnected to department stores and operate independently, often in a separate building, or repurposing a building formerly used for something else.[3]

The number of food halls in the United States grew by 37% in 2016 and has spread across the country. Advocates state that it provides a third place for gathering, can function as a business incubator, and are part of a trend towards more experiential retail experiences tailored to a given community, in contrast to traditional food courts with national chains which are deemed inauthentic.[3]

The term "food hall" in the British sense is increasingly used in the United States.[4][5][6] In some Asia-Pacific countries, "food hall" is equivalent to a North American "food court", or the terms are used interchangeably. A food court means a place where the fast food chain outlets are located in a shopping mall.[7]

A gourmet food hall may also exist in the form of what is nominally a public market or a modern market hall, for example in Stockholm's Östermalm Saluhall[8] or Mexico City's Mercado Roma.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Food hall", Oxford Dictionaries
  2. ^ Gose, Joe (September 12, 2017). "The Food Court Matures Into the Food Hall". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b Biron, Bethany (2018-10-30). "Meet the food hall, the food court's "authentic" cousin". Vox. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. ^ Morabito, Greg (March 24, 2014). "Anthony Bourdain's Food Hall Will Have 40 to 50 Vendors". Eater NY.
  5. ^ "Industry City in Sunset Park is Getting Its Own Food Hall - Coming Attractions - Eater NY". m.ny.eater.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Food Hall NYC | The Plaza Food Hall | The Plaza Hotel New York". The Plaza.
  7. ^ "Food Court | Definition of Food Court by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020.
  8. ^ Time Out Stockholm. Time Out Guides. February 9, 2011. ISBN 9781846702303 – via Google Books.
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