Pizitz Food Hall
The Pizitz Food Hall is a publicly-accessible food court with multiple independent food vendors, two full-service restaurants, and a bar which is located inside the renovated Pizitz Building on the southwest corner of 2nd Avenue North and 18th Street. It opened in February 2017 as part of a $70 million renovation of the former department store building by Bayer Properties.
The idea of a "public market" as part of the renovation was announced by Bayer executive David Silverstein in April 2014. In January 2016 the proposed market was announced as a "food hall", inspired by popular destinations like Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts; Gotham West Market in New York, New York; Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsyvlania; Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Georgia; and Bayou Secret's St Roch Market in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Pizitz Food Hall is complemented by a basement-level two-screen cinema operated by the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival.
In cooperation with REV Birmingham's CO.STARTERS small business program, Reveal Kitchen, one of the twenty-four 150 to 330 square-foot market-type stalls will become available to prospective entrepreneurs for four to six months terms to maximize opportunities for experimentation. The initial list of tenants and food concepts was "curated" by Tom Walker and Sam Heide of Bayer Properties in collaboration with Scott Doty and Jessie Merlin of the restaurant review weblog "What to Eat in Birmingham". Appleseed Workshop provided design services for the food hall's stalls. Yellowhammer Creative designed the project's logo and signage.
Tenants
- 100: Warby Parker
- 108: Yellowhammer Creative
- 120: I Love Tina & Gina's (Christina Harrison April 16, 2022–), former location of MO:MO (Abhi Sainju April 10, 2017-2022)
- 124: Unos Tacos (Jesus Mendez March 31, 2020-), former location of * WaffleWorks (Dan & Audrey Roberts February 15, 2017-)
- 128: Broad Street Peaux Boys / NOLA Ice, former location of Choza Taqueria (Akhtar Nawab February 16, 2017-early 2018), Spoon & Ladle (summer 2019-June 2020)
- 130: Ono Poké (Vinh Tran February 16, 2017-)
- 134: Spun Cow, former location of Lichita's (Eloy Perez Garcia February 15, 2017-)
- 150: Busy Corner Cheese & Provisions (Brian McMillan February 15, 2017-2019)
- 152: J Wings (2020–), former location of Alabama Biscuit Co. (Jonathan & Merideth Burch April 19, 2017-2019), Winner Winner by Jonathan Burch (2020-)
- 154: former location of Revelator Coffee Co. (February 16, 2017-), Piper & Leaf Tea Co. (2018), Dough Boy Pizza (Erica Barrett August 6, 2022–2023)
- 158: Thirstea Cafe, former location of JuicedUP Essentials (Kelsey Gardner, Jessica Maciel & Nicholas Blackmon November 2018-)
- 160: Silver Kati (Kishore Kotian January 2018-)
- 166: Reveal Kitchen, culinary incubator by REV Birmingham
- former location of Tropicaleo (February-August 2017), Bitty’s Living Kitchen (Kimberly Brock August 2017-January 2018), The Preservery (Andrea Foster February-October 2018), Birmingham Candy Company (Wayne & Cassie Bolden April 2019–January 2024)
- 170: Ashley Mac's (Spring 2020-), former location of Ghion Cultural Hall (March 2017-2020)
- 180: Thai Esane (2024–), former location of Edolyn's Pies (2021) / Eli's Jerusalem Grill ( Eli Markshtien February 2017-), SMOKE Bistro (Raquel Ervin 2023–January 2024)
- 184: Pho Pho (Spring 2019-), former location of Ichicoro Imoto (Noel Cruz February 22, 2017-December 2018)
- 188: The Standard (Matt Ralph May 16, 2017-)
- Restaurant space: vacant, former location of Fero (Akhtar Nawab and Matt Wagman July 8, 2017-October 2018), SOCU Southern Kitchen & Oyster Bar (Erica Barrett May 6, 2022–June 2023)
- Center space: The Louis full-service bar (February 17, 2017-)
- Corner space: vacant, planned location of Honest Coffee Roasters (announced 2022)
References
- "The Pizitz Food Hall: the dawn of Birmingham’s new foodie age" (January 18, 2016) What to Eat in Birmingham
- Godwin, Brent (January 22, 2016) "Pizitz to bring new food concept to Bham." Birmingham Business Journal
- Zimmerman, Eilene (July 21, 2016) "The Many Faces of Innovation in U.S. Cities" The New York Times
- "Drumroll Please: The Unveiling of the Pizitz Food Hall Stall and Restaurant List" (September 9, 2016) What to Eat in Birmingham
- Godwin, Brent (September 9, 2016) "Here's which tenants will be at the Pizitz Food Hall." Birmingham Business Journal
- Carlton, Bob (February 15, 2017) "Get a taste of Birmingham's Pizitz Food Hall, which opens today." The Birmingham News
- Rebman, Stephanie (December 11, 2019) "Three new restaurants in works for Pizitz Food Hall." Birmingham Business Journal
- Short, Cody (Jan. 22, 2024) "Barbecue restaurant permanently closes in Pizitz Food Hall" AL.com
External links
- Pizitz Food Hall website