Food Hall

Boxpark to open in Liverpool next year

28-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Boxpark is heading to Liverpool for the opening of its sixth UK site.

YouTube stars to launch second Sides in Croydon

08-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Virtual fried chicken brand Sides will open its second bricks and mortar restaurant later this month in another tie-up with Boxpark.

Mexa by Sonora Taqueria to join Arcade Food Hall

01-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The team behind popular east London taqueria Sonora have partnered with Arcade Food Hall at Centre Point to launch a new concept.

Latest opening: Sessions Islington

31-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

The group behind Brighton’s Shelter Hall has launched its first permanent location in the capital with a rotating line-up of chefs set to take up residence.

Market Place heads to Vauxhall for third London food hall

17-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Market Place London will open a its third food hall in the capital next month, in Vauxhall.

Epsom Social food hall to launch later this month

15-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Billed as Surrey’s first food hall, Epsom Social will bring together eight food vendors when it launches at the end of the month.

JKS Restaurants to open an Arcade food hall at Battersea Power Station next year

10-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

JKS Restaurants has confirmed it is to bring its food hall concept Arcade to Battersea Power Station next year.

Sessions to open Islington mini food hall

15-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Sessions, the group behind Brighton’s Shelter Hall food hall, is heading to London with the opening of a smaller venue in Islington.

“This is potentially life changing”: the campaign supporting street food

01-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

A new Streets Ahead initiative will be a boost for participants and the street food sector in general, according to its partners.

Jay Morjaria to launch new Korean concept Tiger and Rabbit at Shelter Hall

05-May-2022 By James McAllister

Chef Jay Morjaria is to launch a new Korean-focused concept at Brighton’s Shelter Hall next week.

Roger Wade to step down from Boxpark

28-Apr-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

Boxpark founder Roger Wade has announced he is stepping down as CEO of the company at the end of May 2022.

Latest opening: Arcade Food Hall

22-Apr-2022 By Stefan Chomka

The short-lived Arcade Food Theatre on London’s Oxford Street has been reborn with a new operator and a fresh set of food options.

Boxpark to open its BoxHall brand in the City next year

13-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Boxpark will open the first London location for it BoxHall sibling brand in the City next year.

Kerb to add seven new traders to Seven Dials Market

31-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Kerb is adding a host of more street food operators to its Seven Dials Market next month by making its Cucumber Alley fully food and drink focused.

Escape to Freight Island considering expansion beyond Manchester

22-Mar-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Award-winning food concept Escape to Freight Island is considering expansion outside of its Manchester homeland.

Lost Boys Chicken expands with new Chick Chick Crew concept

17-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

The founder of Brighton-based chicken concept Lost Boys Chicken has launched a sister concept.

Sessions Market announces £7.3m Series A raise

05-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

Food hall operator Sessions Market has raised $10m (£7.3m) in Series A funding.

World’s first African food hall to open in London

04-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

Dubai-based African food hall Alkebulan will open venues in London and New York as part of its owner’s plans to put African food on the global map.

Mercato Metropolitano MD to step down

10-Dec-2021 By James McAllister

The managing director of food market group Mercato Metropolitano, Amedeo Claris, is to step down from his role.

Paul Askew and Harry Marquart to open Barnacle restaurant in Liverpool’s Duke Street Market

26-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Paul Askew and Harry Marquart along with Kieran Gill and Jake Lewis are joining forces to launch a restaurant at Liverpool’s Duke Street Market.

Sugo and Guasa among operators to feature at Greenwich's Design District Canteen

11-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Italian street food brand Sugo and Venezuelan arepa masters Guasa are among the six independent operators to launch at Greenwich Peninsula’s Design District Canteen when it opens next month.

Market Halls launches £1m crowdfund campaign

21-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Market Halls is to launch a £1m crowdfund campaign through Seedrs early next month.

Chef Jimmy Lee to take Salt & Chilli Oriental to Edinburgh

23-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Chef Jimmy Lee is taking his Hong Kong street food concept Salt & Chilli Oriental to Edinburgh's St James Quarter, launching within Bonnie & Wild's Scottish Marketplace next month.

Mercato Metropolitano to open Ilford market in November

10-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Food market Mercato Metropolitano has confirmed it will launch its long-awaited Ilford site in November.

Boxpark heads to Bristol for first Boxhall location

08-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

Boxpark is to debut its new sibling concept Boxhall next summer in Bristol, marking the group's first opening outside of London.

The Lowdown: Drool

20-May-2021 By James McAllister

A food hall that’s just for dogs and billed as a ‘world’s first’ is set to open in Bournemouth this summer. Get ready for the ultimutt canine experience…

Opening of the month: Eataly Broadgate

07-May-2021 By James McAllister

There’s nothing small about Italian food hall chain Eataly’s long-awaited first UK site, which has finally opened on Broadgate in the City of London.

Eataly finally set to make UK debut next week

20-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Italian food hall chain Eataly has confirmed it will finally launch its long-awaited first UK site next Thursday (29 April).

Sessions Market secures further investment ahead of 'ambitious' year of growth

13-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Food hall operator Sessions Market has secured further investment and strengthened its senior team ahead of plans to 'accelerate' growth over the next year and beyond.

Time Out jettisons London Waterloo market

23-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Time Out Group has confirmed it will no longer push ahead with plans to open a food market in London Waterloo, due to the financial hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Brighton's first food hall Shelter Hall set to open from next month

18-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Brighton’s first food hall will open fully next month having been hampered by the lockdown restrictions brought on by the pandemic.

Generation Next

KERB appeal: what the future holds for the street food sector

11-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The pandemic has devastated the street food sector, but with the end of lockdown in sight, KERB duo Petra Barran and Simon Mitchell believe there’s plenty of reason for optimism.

Mercato Metropolitano to launch 'neighbourhood concept' in Canary Wharf

10-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Food market Mercato Metropolitano is to launch a new 'neighbourhood concept' in London's Canary Wharf this summer as it pushes ahead with a £35m plan for global expansion.

Japan Centre to extend flagship London site with new restaurant concept planned

02-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Food hall and retail destination Japan Centre is to expand its flagship site on Panton Street, close to London's Leicester Square.

Metquarter Liverpool food hall puts call out for food and beverage operators

12-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

A new food hall in Liverpool that’s set to open at Metquarter this Spring is on the hunt for three independent food and beverage operators to sign as tenants.

Mercato Metropolitano eyes global expansion as it prepares to launch three new London sites

25-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Food market Mercato Metropolitano is to open three new sites across the capital this year as part of a global £35m expansion plan.

Eataly prepares for UK debut as it confirms early 2021 opening

17-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Italian food hall chain Eataly has confirmed it will finally launch its long-awaited first UK location early next year.

Mac & Wild founders to launch 'largest single F&B site in Scotland' - updated

05-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Mac & Wild founders Andy Waugh and Calum Mackinnon are to launch an artisanal food hall concept within the Edinburgh St James development.

Dan Warne on Brighton’s Shelter Hall Raw

07-Jul-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The former Deliveroo managing director on how his Brighton food market went from Shelter Hall to a more stripped-back, Covid-19 proof concept called Shelter Hall Raw.

Operators see huge surge in bookings as they prepare to reopen

25-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

A number of operators from across the hospitality sector say they've seen a huge surge in bookings as they prepare to reopen their doors at the beginning of next month.

The Flank duo on burgers, Market Halls and going permanent

04-Feb-2020 By Finn Scott-Delany

From pub pop-up origins, Flank has gone through various iterations since arriving in London. Directors Tom Griffiths and Ben Rowland discuss developing a more commercial edge at the business, while keeping in touch with their founding ethos.

Shopping centre 'sorry' to see Market Halls site close

09-Jan-2020 By Sophie Witts

The intu Lakeside shopping centre in Essex has insisted its £72m leisure extension is performing well despite Market Halls pulling out of the scheme.

Breddos Tacos to open within King's Cross food hall

25-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

Breddos Tacos has secured a site within a new food hall that’s backed by Ben Lovett, a founding member of the band Mumford & Sons.

Food hall to open in Durham

19-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

A food hall concept is to launch this Friday (22 November) at The Riverwalk redevelopment on the banks of the River Wear in Durham.

Mercato Metropolitano opens first of three planned sites

08-Nov-2019 By Sophie Witts

Food market Mercato Metropolitano has opened the first of three new London sites planned for the next six months.

Pastaio, Flank and Gopal’s Corner among Market Halls West End line-up

16-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

The first round of operators set to take up residence in Market Halls' upcoming flagship West End venue, which is set to open early next month, has been announced.

Opening of the month: Seven Dials Market

02-Oct-2019 By Stefan Chomka

London is home to yet another restaurant food hall, this time courtesy of the team behind street food collective KERB, which has rung the changes with its first bricks and mortar venue.

KERB team: "There's room for more food halls in London"

06-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Petra Barran and Simon Mitchell, founder and CEO of street food collective KERB, will open Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden this weekend.

Big Mamma Group considers London food market

05-Jul-2019 By Finn Scott-Delany

Big Mamma Group, the operator of Gloria and recently opened Circolo Popolare restaurants, is weighing up a potential food market in London, under a similar model to its Paris-based La Felicità.

Monty's Deli to close flagship Hoxton restaurant

04-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

London’s 'Jewish soul food' restaurant Monty’s Deli is to close its flagship Hoxton site after two years of trading.