Of course, the food hall trend has been popular in Chicago for a few years now.
(Time Out prefers to refer to them as “editorially-curated eateries.”) The first opened in Lisbon, Portugal, back in 2014, though now you can find outlets in London, New York, Miami, Boston, Montreal, Dubai and Prague. But it has pivoted hard to food halls where its staff picks the restaurants included. After all, until a few years ago, Time Out was simply a culture magazine with outlets in many major cities in the U.S. Step foot inside the West Loop location and it’s easy to feel bewildered, not to mention a little confused. Those three words best describe the city’s latest food hall, Time Out Market Chicago, which features 18 food concepts and multiple bars sprawled over 50,000 square feet and three floors.
