The opening of the food hall, first announced in 2020, was delayed several times because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After pandemic delays, an expansive food hall will open on the ground floor of the Old Post Office building in the South Loop this June, and the team behind the project hopes it will help breathe life back into Chicago’s downtown.
The food hall, called From Here On, is the project of Chicago-based hospitality group 16″ On Center, the team behind music venues like The Empty Bottle and Thalia Hall and a bevy of Chicago food and drink spots including Good Ambler and Dusek’s Tavern. 16″ On Center also operates the Revival Food Hall on the ground floor of The National high-rise in the Loop; the Old Post Office food hall will be the group’s third, after Revival and a project slated to open in New York later this month.
The 18,000-square-foot food hall will be located on the building’s ground floor and spill out onto a riverfront patio accessible via the Riverwalk, where the hospitality group hopes to host warm-weather happy hours, live music and other events.will be closed to the public. The hall will host the only food options in the post office building, according to Amy Donkel, a spokesperson for 16″ On Center.
The food hall vendors include a mix of ones that already operate their own bricks-and-mortar shops elsewhere in the Chicago area and those that do not. Tim Wickes, director of food hall operations for 16″ On Center, hopes the food hall model will make it easier for local culinary talent to focus on their work by removing the logistical challenges of running their own bricks-and-mortar shops and restaurants.
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