Tokyo, Lisbon, Leeds: the indoor food halls sweeping the world

Across the country, specialist stalls are coming together in food halls, so you can eat a huge range of meals in in one place

In a riverside venue in Durham with sensational views of the city’s castle and cathedral, John Theobald is getting to grips with a fancy new digital oven. LED lights flash on and off apparently randomly, but soon enough a plate of handmade peri-peri pork sausages, champ mash and buttered spinach is on the counter.

The Durham Sausage Company is one of seven independent food businesses under one roof at the Food Pit, which officially opened on Friday. Its plates of sausages and mash had previously been available at a local pop-up, but Durham’s new food venue was a chance for Theobald and his business partner to go a step further without the investment and risks of opening a restaurant. “Anyway, I don’t think there’s demand for a restaurant dedicated to sausages,” said Theobald. “This is a bit like a food cart, but on a bigger scale.”

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