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The Best Food Hall Websites of 2022

September 15, 2022

A roundup of food halls creating online presences to improve efficiency, build brand loyalty and become more profitable.

Food halls were all the rage pre-pandemic, and they’re making a comeback. Lucrative concepts know that a strong online presence is pivotal these days. A digital destination that centralizes menu information, hours and online ordering for all vendors is key.

The ability to sell event tickets, merchandise and digital gift cards adds even more value, and food halls need to keep up to stay competitive in a market that’s expected to grow $71.69 billion by 2026.

Learn how these food hall websites are positioning themselves for success.

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Bell Market

Holmdel, NJ | bellmarketnj.com

A gathering place for food lovers in Central New Jersey, Bell Market is home to five restaurants. Detailed menus for the handful of concepts are easy to find on their website and navigate to from a simple “Menus” dropdown.

The video hero on their homepage gives online visitors a sense of what visiting in person is like with a walkthrough of the space and up-close shots of both the food and vendors. Bell Market is also making use of BentoBox’s event management software to support their private events offerings.

Chomp Food Hall

Santa Fe, NM | chompsantafe.com

Chomp Food Hall offers a diverse dining experience in Santa Fe. Current vendors include a wine bar, an artisanal wood fired pizzeria, juice bar, teahouse, Cambodian pop-up, Italian marketplace and a stall serving Indian food with a New Mexican twist.

The squished orange “o” in Chomp’s logo finds its way around the website in the browser’s favicon, around CTA buttons like “Food & Shopping” and “Events,” and around both vendor call-outs and section headers on the homepage.

There’s also an orange underline that appears in the top navigation when you hover over a new page and becomes sticky when you select that page. Overall, the website’s aesthetic is bright and bold.

Finn Hall

Houston, TX | finnhallhou.com

Houston’s hotspot for food explorers first opened back in 2018 and went through some pivots during the pandemic. Finn Hall is back, and the 20,000-square-foot location is welcoming four new stalls. A dynamic building requires a dynamic website to support its changes, and luckily BentoBox offers the flexibility to meet that need.

The eight concepts in the space range sell a variety of food and drink including coffee, cocktails, burgers and tacos, and they each have an easy-to-edit menu on the website. The website also features gorgeous drink and food photography.

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Grange Food Hall

Greenwood Village, CO | grangehall-colorado.com

The rustic feel of Grange Food Hall comes alive right on their website homepage with a hero image of flakey blue distressed wood. The Hall’s eight chef-driven food stalls are prominently featured and each have their own page.

On the “About” page, there’s a helpful Frequently Asked Questions section. In the footer, you can navigate to the “Press” page to see Grange’s media coverage from Thrillist to Denver Business Journal to Eater Denver. Lastly, a direct integration with Instagram showcases the spot’s most popular social media channel at the bottom of the homepage.

Kuhio Avenue Food Hall

Honolulu, HI | kuhioavenuefoodhall.com

Hawaii is known for its amazing food, and Kuhio Avenue Food Hall highlights Waikiki’s best with 10 concepts and three bars. Their website makes use of complementary colors — navy blue and bright orange — and features high-res food photos front and center.

On the top navigation, it’s easy to find the catering inquiry form and private events inquiry form. And for guests who want to place orders in real time, there is online ordering capability on the Kuhio Avenue Food Hall site.

Milepost Zero

Denver, CO | milepostzero.com

In Fall 2021, Milepost Zero opened in Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood. The seven food stalls each have their own page on the website with three sections: About Us, Hours and Menu. The homepage includes an Instagram embed, which brings their social media channel directly onto their website and creates more cohesive branding.

In the footer of the website, there’s an opportunity to sign up for email updates. Milepost Zero can use email lists to share special offers, announce new menu items, market upcoming events and promote media coverage.

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The Food Hall at Bottling Department

San Antonio, TX | bottlingdepartment.com

San Antonio's first food hall is housed on the original site of Pearl Brewery’s bottling department, which bottled beer until 1999. The brewery closed down in 2001 and, sadly, a fire destroyed the building in 2004. The entire story is shared on the website’s “About” page with a mix of modern imagery and historical photos.

The food hall’s detailed logo is prominent on the site and the embellished frame that sits around it is seen around various sections of text on other pages. Lastly, a custom font matches the logo typography to pull everything together.

The Proud Bird

Los Angeles, CA | theproudbird.com

The Proud Bird website features animated planes crossing the screen and dashed flight paths framing certain sections. These subtle nods to aviation in their logo and the design of their website highlight the building’s roots as a front row view to planes landing at LAX. The gallery page features a collection of images that The Proud Bird can upload and manage directly through their dashboard.

Trolley Barn Fermentory and Food Hall

Charlotte, NC | trolleybarnclt.com

Trolley Barn Fermentory and Food Hall is a concept from Charlotte-based brewery Legion Brewing. It opened in Summer 2021 and houses a brewery, taproom and three food stalls. The website has an industrial feel — modeled after the space — with a grayscale tone. In the footer, there’s an email signup button for online visitors to opt into receiving updates.

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