This weekend saw The Local Market & Bar, a food hall in downtown Salt Lake City, announce their temporary closure, also teasing a reboot for the space with an as-yet-confirmed concept. The announcement came via this Instagram post, with the company confirming the temporary closure as follows:
“To our loyal supporters, we wanted to inform you that we will be making some exciting changes to The Local Eatery & Bar. In preparation for these changes, The Local Eatery & Bar will be temporarily closing beginning Sunday, September 22nd at 9:00pm.
While we are transitioning the concept, the space will still be available for private events of all types and sizes. If you are interested in renting The Local Eatery & Bar for your event, please visit our website at thelocalsaltlakecity.com for up-to-date information and availability.
Though it is bittersweet to say goodbye, we can’t wait to share details of what is to come. Stay tuned to learn more about our future concept and be sure to grab your favorite Local bite before it’s gone!”
The Local Market & Bar opened in late February 2023 – a 125-seat, 7,500 square space offering seven culinary concepts, as well as Good Bar, a full-service bar. Launch food names for the facility included Lamb & Feta, Hog & Tradition BBQ, Green Chile House, Crave, Luna Pizza Cafe, The Cereal Killerz Kitchen, and Pop’s Burger. I previewed the launch of the food hall in this article.
By Spring 2024 the lineup had evolved. Lamb & Feta / Hog & Tradition (operated by Geoff Patmides) had moved across town to HallPass, while Green Chile House, Luna, and Cereal Killerz had also moved on. In their place, Pokeologist (poke), Habibi (Mediterranean & Middle Eastern), Enko Ramen (Japanese), The Salt (deli), and Super Chingon (Mexican) had replaced them.
The company has yet to announce what shape the new concept will take, but confirmed the space is available in the interim for private events.
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