Time Out Market Chicago
Restaurant · West Town ·
Curated food hall featuring diverse chefs, cocktails, and rooftop
Curated food hall featuring diverse chefs, cocktails, and rooftop
"Expanding its lineup in November, this Fulton Market food hall will add Tacotlán’s signature quesabirria tacos and other Mexican favorites, Craft & Carvery’s rotisserie-cooked meat sandwiches from the team behind Wicker Park’s Botanero, and, upstairs on the second floor, chef Christian Hunter’s first solo project, Hooligan, a seafood and wine bar." - Jeffy Mai
"Hooligan is an oyster bar that's coming soon to the second floor of Time Out Market. The à la carte seafood menu sounds pretty fun, like peel-and-eat shrimp with Old Style and a crudo with squash aguachile. In general, we're curious about how the Fulton Market spot will add some Midwestern flair to dishes that could never be made from whatever is in Lake Michigan—and, of course, whether this place will have a goodoyster happy hour." - Nick Allen
"Since opening in 2019, this food hall has brought together some of Chicago’s top chefs under one roof, with a bustling, open first floor and communal seating. While guests can still feel the buzz from below, the second floor can host a more traditional, sit-down experience when a standalone restaurant operates upstairs, and the rooftop is used for preview parties. The current lineup features QXY Dumplings, Lil Amaru, and Art Smith’s Sporty Bird, with a forthcoming seafood-and-wine bar expected to add fresh energy." - Jeffy Mai
"Some food halls are worth knowing about because of a specific restaurant, and some are great because of the sum of their parts, like Time Out Market. It has a bunch of restaurants that are all pretty good, and most are locations of successful places that already exist, like QXY Dumpling, Urbanbelly, and Lil' Amaru. The industrial-feeling space is huge, with two levels (including three separate bars) and lots of communal tables. Basically, when the human race has to flee to outer space, this is what we want our spaceship’s food court to be like." - adrian kane, veda kilaru, nick allen, john ringor
"A Fulton Market food hall operated by a national media brand that serves as part of the company’s Chicago footprint; on-site staff were reportedly unaware of recent editorial layoffs and budget cuts because there was no public announcement. The quiet restructuring has reflected a broader pullback from investing in local editorial, with Chicago coverage increasingly sourced from out-of-market contributors—moves that have reduced regular freelance opportunities for local critics and tightened the connection between the venue and the city’s dining community." - Ashok Selvam