Food Hall , which temporarily closed at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, will reopen its Tysons Galleria location March 22 with original vendors and some new ones.
Among notables is Hei Hei Tiger, an offshoot of Cantonese restaurant Tiger Fork in D.C.鈥檚 Shaw neighborhood, which opened at Urbanspace just briefly in February 2020, before the onset of the pandemic. It plans to reopen its Urbanspace food stall and bar sometime this spring.
, one of the original Urbanspace vendors and Adams Morgan鈥檚 Japanese comfort food restaurant , also an original, will be joined by four new additions initially.
Andy鈥檚 Pizza, also available at three locations in D.C., recently won the top prize for traditional pizza at the annual International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.
New Urbanspace additions include , run by husband-and-wife duo Gabriela and Tyler Steelman, who have been selling baked or deep-fried Argentinian empanadas at farmers markets since 2013, and , a successful food truck operation run by British-born Chef Anthony Robinson, serving fish and chips and its signature 鈥渃rabby fries.鈥�
Hedzole, a West African concept by Candice Mensah who says her dishes are inspired by her mom鈥檚 cooking, and with a farmers market following, will start as a weekend-only pop-up through June.
A former Urbanspace assistant general manager, Victoria Smith, will open her own stall, , with coffees such as maple lattes and chicken salad sandwiches.
The Tysons Urbanspace opened in late 2018, replacing Mike Isabella鈥檚 shuttered Isabella Eatery.
