Ferry Building Ranks First in Report

The Ferry Building houses a food hall ranked number one by Cushman & Wakefield.

SAN FRANCISCO—As recently as a decade ago, food-related retail concepts were more about convenience than quality. But fueled by the rise of a foodie movement led by celebrity chefs and ushered in by millennials, food-centered social media platforms and culinary-focused cable channels, food halls slowly began to boast unprecedented cache, says Garrick Brown, vice president of retail research for the Americas at Cushman & Wakefield.  

Cushman & Wakefield’s Food Halls of America report tracks the explosive growth of food-centered retail since the recession and ranks the top 20 food halls nationally, as well as the top 10 in New York. This marks the firm’s first comprehensive national report examining this growing dining trend.