Food hall

[1] 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.

[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.

[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.