Developer Jacopo Giustiniani is planning to open a 40,000-square-foot food hall, called La Centrale, to Miami’s Brickell City Centre, per Miami New Times.

The Italian-themed 3-story development will feature 14 dining areas and marketplaces that will include an espresso bar, cocktail bar, wine cave, and mini-restaurants ranging from “grab and go” to fine dining. Set to open in 2018, the $30 million project is one of several that Giustiniani, along with co-managing partner Matthias Kiehm, is planning to build across the country. He says he views food halls as the next evolution of shopping malls, which along with other brick-and-mortar retail environments, have been losing business due to e-commerce.

Rendering courtesy of La Centrale Food Hall 

Giustiniani said he had originally planned to debut La Centrale at Bloomingdale's flagship in New York City, but then he saw the space at Brickell City Centre and decided to locate it there.

It appears that others may share Giustiniani’s vision. At least a half-dozen food halls are currently under construction in Miami-Dade County, including Time Out Market in South Beach, St. Roch Market in the Design District, and the Citadel in Little River.