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Food hall news for Friday, Oct. 9: Las Vegas signs Gritz Cafe for The Good Word, the N.C. State Fairgrounds debuts a food hall building and Zuccaly opens in Coral Gables
Las Vegas approves a stall agreement with Gritz Cafe for its city-run food hall on the Historic Westside, the N.C. State Fairgrounds gets ready to debut its new two-story Midway Event Center, and Zuccaly soft opens an Italian food hall in Coral Gables.
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Las Vegas approves a stall agreement with Gritz Cafe for The Good Word, its city-run food hall on the Historic Westside
The Good Word (planned)
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday, Oct. 7, approved a lease agreement between the city’s redevelopment agency and Gritz Cafe for The Good Word, a dining and gathering space taking shape at 1122 D St. on the Historic Westside, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Oct. 8. The agency’s agenda summary describes a stall license agreement with a two-year initial term, one one-year extension option and monthly license payments. Gritz Cafe, a Southern and soul food restaurant that opened in 2008, plans to debut there in 2027 in its first expansion. The Review-Journal said the project has about 9,000 square feet of ground-floor space, a 2,400-square-foot mezzanine and stalls set aside for small-business incubation, with $8.7 million in funding through the redevelopment agency and Neighborhood Services Choice Communities, and the city has said it will operate the hall.
Why it matters Here the city is the landlord and the operator, and it’s signing local restaurants to short, renewable stall licenses rather than long leases.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct. 8, 2026; City of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency agenda summary, Oct. 7, 2026; City of Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 2026 (background)Browse our Nevada guide - 2Opening soonRaleigh, N.C.
The N.C. State Fairgrounds debuts its $25 million Midway Event Center, a two-story food hall building meant for year-round use
Midway Event Center, N.C. State Fairgrounds
The new Midway Event Center at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh will host food vendors during this year’s N.C. State Fair, which runs Oct. 15 to 25, CBS 17 reported Oct. 8. The two-story building is the first new one on the property since 2006 and will eventually hold eight permanent restaurants and a bar, with indoor seating and a terrace over the midway. State Fair director Kent Yelverton told the station it changes the fairgrounds’ business model, and organizers hope to open it year-round sometime in 2027. The N.C. Department of Agriculture says the building will host the fair’s opening ceremony on Oct. 16 and that plans also call for a large conference space for rent.
Why it matters Here a state agency built a food hall on fairgrounds that already host events, so it starts with fair crowds and will need everyday customers to stay busy the rest of the year.
Sources: CBS 17, Oct. 8, 2026; N.C. Department of Agriculture, Sept. 24, 2026 (background)Browse our North Carolina guide - 3OpeningCoral Gables, Fla.
Zuccaly soft opens an 8,000-square-foot Italian food hall at The Plaza Coral Gables
Zuccaly
Zuccaly, an 8,000-square-foot Italian food hall from Da Silva Hospitality Group, began its soft opening on Thursday, Oct. 8, at The Plaza Coral Gables, 111 Palermo Ave., Miami New Times reported. It has six food stations, including pasta and risotto, Roman-style pizza, a grill, salads and antipasti, and gelato and desserts, plus an Italian market called PortaVia Gastro Market and a full bar. The group is led by restaurateur Erasmo da Silva, who’s also behind Zucca and Hereford Grill. During the soft opening, the hall is running shorter hours and is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Why it matters Here one restaurant group runs every station, the market and the bar itself, instead of leasing stalls to separate vendors.
Sources: Miami New Times, Oct. 8, 2026; Zuccaly, accessed Oct. 9, 2026Browse our Florida guide
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