Best Food Halls (According to SilverKris)

[SQ LPP]

Well, jjpb3 started last month with the six best Chinese restaurant according to Silver Kris. And this month Silver Kris magazine lists the world's best food halls according to the writer Farhad Heydari.

They are:

• Hong Kong
  Great Food Hall
  
  
• Birmingham
  Selfridges FoodHall
  
  
• London
  Harrods Food Hall
  
  
• Milan
  Peck's
  
  
• Berlin
  Kaufhaus des Westens
  
  
• Tokyo
  Takashimaya Times Squares
  
  
• Sydney
  GPO
  
  
• Paris
  La Grande Epicerie
  Le Bon Marche
  

What do you think, readers?

[SQflyergirl]

My list of food halls are much cheaper. Perma-skint at work here you see.

[nickbot]

Birmingham
Selfridges FoodHall

Blimey! Birmingham getting a mention! The Food Hall at Selfridges is pretty cool I have to admit, but would never have thought it would feature in the "World's Best". Not even an SQ destination Might have to pop over and refresh my memory sometime,.....BHX Do anyone?!?

[KeithMEL]

Tokyo
Takashimaya Times Squares

Amen!

[jhm]

Gosh, nothing in North America ?

IMO, the food hall of any of the big department stores in Japan is pretty amazing - I could spend months eating in one without getting bored!

[super bean flicker]

and last time i was in KeDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens), i thought the food was ok, the price was high and the service was average... I wouldn't call it one of the worlds best!

[kluau88]

They are:

• Tokyo
  Takashimaya Times Squares

What do you think, readers?

Wow someone didn't notice

They have Fauchon here

[MAN Flyer]

Birmingham ???. Give me strength.

Further evidence for my long held theory......

[flo]

[*]Berlin
Kaufhaus des Westens

Been there. Good but one of the best chinese restaurants in the world? I highly doubt it. Nothing compared to what I get in HKG, SIN or Australia. I'd also say I've eaten better in Vienna.

And yes: it's good but quite expensive and the service is nothing outstanding. But the KaDeWe location is simply classic

[jjpb3]

Been there. Good but one of the best chinese restaurants in the world? I highly doubt it. Nothing compared to what I get in HKG, SIN or Australia. I'd also say I've eaten better in Vienna.

And yes: it's good but quite expensive and the service is nothing outstanding. But the KaDeWe location is simply classic

I think the list was about the best food halls; the list of best Chinese restaurants are in this thread.

[QSG]

I think any food hall in any large well known department store in Japan are excellent and are one of the main attractions of the stores. Some even specialize in certain segments of the population.

There are also some famous supermarkets which are like food halls in North America. I don't know if SQLPP lived in YVR at the time, but Woodward's food halls in Vancouver were fantastic, until being bought by Canada Safeway!

One of my favourites(almost 20 years since I lived there ) was David Jones in Sydney (City).

[simong]

Birmingham ???. Give me strength.

Further evidence for my long held theory......

Don't get me started here, just remember who is the second city.

KaDeWe is pretty good, was there in Jan, it is pricey though, we saw three Japanese people just going nuts they spent over 300 euros on their lunch! In a food hall!

GPO is pretty good, it is my favourite here, it even has private dining for those in the know

[jhm]

I think any food hall in any large well known department store in Japan are excellent and are one of the main attractions of the stores. Some even specialize in certain segments of the population.

Oh ? Do tell please!

[QSG]

Oh ? Do tell please!

One that is specifically targeted to the older generations is Keio Department Store in Shinjuku.

Another would be Wako in Ginza which is probably the most expensive depato in Japan!

Most are famous for the food floors in the basements called "depatika" and they often have special regional food fairs in the exposition rooms on the top most floors. In a local version of Isetan where I live they have one whole floor devoted to sweets and another for fresh and prepared foods for take-away!

[up and away]

Been there. Good but one of the best chinese restaurants in the world? I highly doubt it. Nothing compared to what I get in HKG, SIN or Australia. I'd also say I've eaten better in Vienna.

And yes: it's good but quite expensive and the service is nothing outstanding. But the KaDeWe location is simply classic

Sounds pretty interesting to me: You get the best food of the east in the shopping mall of the west (direct translation)