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Latinicity, Chicago
T
he Travel Channel recently listed Latinicity number two on its list of the world’s best food
halls. We think it is one of the best examples of the ethnic food hall. While Eataly has
garnered most of the press when it comes to this subset of food halls, Latinicity is notable for
its specialized focus. This is a trend that is just starting to take off, as is evident from other
projects such as the Great Northern Food Hall in New York’s Grand Central Station
(Scandinavian cuisine) or the number of projects currently in development (China Live in San
Francisco’s Chinatown, American Market by Todd English in Manhattan). We expect to see
more of this trend in 2017, with a new crop of food halls becoming more focused and
specialized in the cuisine that they offer. Latinicity is all about the cuisines of Latin America,
Spain and Portugal nestled in the heart of State Street in Chicago's bustling Loop. This
20,000 sf project features ten innovative kitchens, a tapas restaurant, coffee café, full bar,
market and lounge.
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Market House at the Nashville Farmers’ Market
O
ne of the nation's classics in an often overlooked food town, the Market House consists
of 16 restaurants and shops. This 35,000 sf project is located just a stone’s throw from the
State Capitol Building in downtown Nashville, and has been in operation since 2008. In
addition to the pure food hall component, the Nashville Farmers’ Market also offers culinary
classes throughout the year, "pop-up" space for retail and restaurant concepts, and is home to
a weekend flea market. The Nashville Farmers’ Market Craft & Flea Shed is home to as many as
50 merchants selling a variety of products from handcrafted ones to international street foods
and vintage and upcycled retail items.
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