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Central Food Hall
Ponce City Market
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Food Halls of America 2016
T
his is one of two food halls located in
“Hotlanta” on our list that have also
been cited by
Travel + Leisure
Magazine
among its World’s Best New Food Halls for
2016. It’s easy to see why. The Central
Food Hall at Atlanta's Ponce City Market
was designed by the same people who
designed Chelsea Market in Manhattan
(which ranks as our top food hall project
in New York City). The Central Food Hall
at Ponce City Market is located in the
former Sears, Roebuck & Company
building in that city’s up-and-coming Old
Fourth Ward neighborhood. It opened its
doors in the fall of 2015 and has been
packed since. The former Sears building
is also home to The Flats at Ponce City
Market, a major multifamily loft
redevelopment. But the food hall also
benefits from being linked directly to the
Atlanta BeltLine—a former railway corridor
around the core of Atlanta—and from its
location in the heart of a major
redevelopment movement in a major
“Cool Streets” neighborhood.
The food hall itself encompasses 30,000
sf and it is currently home to more than 20
vendors including prepared food concepts
Ton Ton, W.H. Stiles Fish Camp, Marrakesh,
Hop’s Chicken, H&F Burger as well as
artisanal providers Farm to Ladle,
Honeysuckle Gelato, Lucky Lotus and
others. The adjoining ground floor retail
portion of the Ponce City Market boasts
a healthy mix of retailers including global
brands ranging from Anthropologie to
West Elm and a smattering of local
concepts like Boogaloo’s Boutique and
Citizen Supply.