My love for food halls goes back to 2014 when Richard and I did a gourmet food tour of downtown Napa at Oxbow Public Market, the market that beat even San Francisco's Ferry Building Marketplace to the punch in terms of the gourmet food hall concept. Ever since and especially during when we lived in Europe, we've both purposely and not so purposely visited food halls in every city we trek to. What better way to celebrate a return to blogging after a bit of a hiatius than with a top ten list that’s been five years in the making? Here's the list of my top ten favorite food halls, concluding with my very favorite:
10. Urbanspace Vanderbilt, New York City
Favorite Eatery: Northern Chinese Street Crepes @ Mr. Bing Beijing Street Foods
Favorite Drinkery: Greek Beers & Aperol Spritz' @ Amali Mou
Visited March 2017
9. Borough Market, London
Favorite Eatery: Scallops @ Shellseekers Fish & Game
Favorite Drinkery: Pimms @ Cartwright Brothers
Visited October 2016
8. Oxbow Public Market, Napa
Favorite Eatery(ies): Tacos @ C Casa & Oysters @ Hog Island Oyster Bar
Favorite Drinkery: Sour beers @ Fieldwork Brewing
Visited too many times to count
7. St. Josep La Boqueria, Barcelona
Favorite Eatery & Drinkery: Draft Estrella & Fresh Scallops @ Bar Central
Visited October 2016
6. Avanti Food & Beverage, Denver
Favorite Eatery: Sushi @ Sushi Bamboo Sushi & Dim Sum @ Kaya Kitchen
Favorite Drinkerey: Local craft beer @ the bar upstairs with the beautiful views
Visited April 2017
5. Eately NYC Flatiron, New York City
Favorite Eatery: Pasta @ La Pizza & La Pasta
Favorite Drinkery: Italian Wines @ La Piazza
Visited May 2017
4. Mercato Centrale, Firenze, Florence
Favorite Eatery: Carbonara @ Raimondo Mendolia’s THE FRESH PASTA
Favorite Drinkery: Tuscan wines @ Sandro Soltani’s THE WINE HOUSE
Visited October 2019
3. Ponce City Market, Atlanta
Favorite Eatery: Botiwalla (not pictured, but also pictured and do love:) W.H. Stiles Fish Camp
Favorite Drinkery: King of Pops
Visited too many times to count
2. Time Out Market, Lisbon
Favorite Eatery: Pastel de natas @ Manteigaria
Favorite Drinkery: Caipirinha @ Time Out Bar
Visited May 2018
1. Foodhallen, Amsterdam
Favorite Eatery: Caviar @ Le Big Fish, Dim sum @ Dim Sum Things
Favorite Drinkery: Dutch beers @ Beer Bar
Visited September & November 2016
Thanks fo reading
—Shea