Abingdon Street Market to celebrate first year of the Food Hall

Popular with locals and visitors of all ages, the fantastic food hall has made a significant impact on the town centre, with six delicious eateries, two dedicated bars and an on-site coffee shop on offer.

Blackpool Council used £3.6m of funding from Getting Building Fund to purchase the historic market building, carrying out a full internal refurbishment prior to its opening in May 2023.

The opening of the food hall and retail area, the latter of which launched in November 2023, at the new-look Abingdon Street Market was part of a much wider plan to regenerate Blackpool town centre, with aims to boost the economy, create jobs and provide more things to see and do.

The team behind the operations of the market, The Little Blackpool Leisure Company, have worked hard to produce a successful venue with a wide-ranging offer.

Delivering a diverse and successful events programme - with over 300 having taken place in the first year alone, including a range of craft and skill workshops, live music and DJ events, makers markets and themed fairs to name a few - the market has fast become a popular staple on the Blackpool map.

The food and beverage offer has seen great success, with an impressive 730,000 food orders made across the dining options since the launch. The current vendors include:

Nomad & Public Bar

Both have happy hour cocktails, a selection of natural wines and a selection of well-known spirits as well as gins and whiskeys from local makers.

Pizza Rana

Pizza Rana: The Pizza Rana team have been serving up the finest Neapolitan pizza since 2020 and initially started from a pizza truck, travelling around the North West. Pizza Rana serve meat, vegetarian and vegan options as well as Italian ice creams and cannolis. 6,500 orders have been made in the first twelve months for their popular Margarita pizza.

TukTuk

TukTuk bring authentic Punjabi street food. With their infamous cheesy naans, masala loaded fries and butter chicken, the TukTuk team bring gooey cheese, goodness straight from the streets of Lahore. TukTuk serve halal and vegetarian options.

Flipadelphia

From the team behind #nofilter in St Annes, Flipadelphia serve up burgers, hot dogs, homemade corn dogs, loaded fries and sweet treats from Cake Tin Bakery. Flipadelphia serve meat, vegetarian and vegan and gluten free options.

Nensho Men

Serving Japanese street food, skewers and ramen, the team at Nensho Men make each dish with traditional cooking techniques and recipes - serving meat, vegetarian and vegan options, as well as ice cream.

Capo

From the same team as Neighbourhood, Capo serve Italian style pasta, from homemade meatballs, carbonara, spicy meat linguine - serving meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options.

If you are interested in learning more about trading/general opportunities available at Abingdon Street Market, please contact Little Blackpool Leisure Limited via their website.