The Washington Avenue Food Hall is set to open in downtown St. Louis this spring as part of a plan to revitalize the area.

The new venue at 1120 Washington Ave. will be home to eight local food vendors and two bars, said Alex Oliver, CEO of Oliver Properties. He said that the vendors have not been selected yet but that he wants to provide a variety of known local restaurant owners and smaller businesses.

“Ideally, we want a really good mix of people that have existing following and reputation, thinking Ben Poremba or Gerard Craft,” Oliver said. “But also maybe local operators who have a food truck and are looking to expand.”

Florida-based hospitality and food hall company Fireten Hospitality will operate the bar and the business itself, Oliver said.

Oliver has been investing in propert

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