Market hall
A market hall is a covered space or a building where food and other articles are sold from stalls by independent vendors. A market hall is a type of
indoor market and is especially common in many European countries. A food hall, the most usual variation of a market hall, is "a large section of a department store, where food is sold" according to the Oxford English Dictionary.[1]
Market halls and food halls can also be unconnected to department stores and operate independently, often in a separate building. A modern market hall may also exist in the form of what is nominally a gourmet food hall or a
.The terms "food hall" and "food court" must not be confused with each other. A
fast food chain outlets are located in a shopping mall.[3] Unlike food courts made up of fast food chains, food halls typically mix local artisan restaurants, butcher shops and other food-oriented boutiques under one roof.[4] The term "food hall" in the British sense, meaning an equivalent of a market hall, is increasingly used in the United States. In some Asia-Pacific countries, "food hall" is equivalent to a North American "food court", or the terms are used interchangeably.[citation needed
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See also
References
- ^ "Food hall", Oxford Dictionaries
- ^ Time Out Stockholm, p.77
- ^ "Food court", Oxford Dictionaries
- New York Times. September 12, 2017.