Food Hall News
Food hall news, week of Sept. 15: Stix Asia names its first tenants and Bowen Yard gets set to double
A Las Vegas hall replacing The Sundry signs its first three kitchens, Momofuku’s Bang Bar leaves Block 16, Winter Haven backs a food hall expansion, and Jacksonville’s airport permits its new food hall.
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Stix Asia names its first three kitchens for the former Sundry space at UnCommons
Stix Asia at UnCommons
Stix Asia, the 18,000-square-foot Asian food hall replacing the former Sundry food hall at UnCommons in southwest Las Vegas, announced its first three restaurants about five months after construction began: Ginza Bairin, Ramen Bario and Nanamusubi. All three will be opening their first mainland U.S. locations there. The hall plans 12 concepts and a winter launch, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The original Stix Asia opened in Honolulu in 2023.
Why it matters It’s a hall swap inside an existing mixed-use project, with the new operator using first-in-market brands from Japan as its early draw.
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sept. 17, 2026Browse the food hall directory - 2Vendor exitLas Vegas
Momofuku’s Bang Bar will leave Block 16 Urban Food Hall on Oct. 4
Block 16 Urban Food Hall
Bang Bar by Momofuku, David Chang’s flatbread and rice bowl counter in Block 16 Urban Food Hall at The Cosmopolitan, will close Oct. 4, MGM Resorts announced. Another concept from Momofuku and China Palace Group is planned for the space in 2027. Bang Bar opened in April 2021, when it replaced Pok Pok Wing.
Why it matters The same operator is lined up to replace its own stall, which keeps a name chef in the hall even with a gap before the new concept opens.
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sept. 17, 2026See it in our Nevada guide - 3DevelopmentWinter Haven, Fla.
Winter Haven approves incentives for a $2.6 million Bowen Yard expansion
Bowen Yard
The Winter Haven City Commission unanimously approved tax incentives and construction plans for Bowen Yard West, a $2.6 million project that will nearly double the downtown food hall’s footprint. Owner Six/Ten LLC plans to redevelop four vacant buildings next door and lease them for $18 to $24 per square foot a year. Under the deal, Six/Ten gets back 50% of the new property taxes the project generates for 10 years, an estimated $480,526. Construction is expected to start this fall and take about six months; Bowen Yard opened in 2023 on a former citrus manufacturing site.
Why it matters Tax increment deals like this one are a common way cities help fund food hall expansions, and the proposal spells out the lease rates the owner is asking.
Source: GrowthSpotter, Sept. 18, 2026Browse the food hall directory - 4DevelopmentJacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville’s airport permits the build-out of its Oak & Ocean Marketplace food hall
Oak & Ocean Marketplace
The City of Jacksonville issued a permit on Sept. 16 for the Oak & Ocean Marketplace food hall at Jacksonville International Airport, covering $3.75 million in tenant improvements for 7,500 square feet. The first four tenants are Chick-fil-A, Panda Express and the Northeast Florida brands V Pizza and Willie Jewell’s Old School Bar-B-Q, which the aviation authority approved for 15-year leases in November 2025; HMSHost will staff and manage them. The hall sits just past security at the entrance to the new six-gate Concourse B, which is set for a Jan. 27 ribbon-cutting.
Why it matters Airports keep using the food hall label for post-security dining clusters run by one concessionaire, which is a different model from an independent hall.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record, Sept. 16, 2026Browse the food hall directory
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