City Food Hall Doral, located at 9420 NW 41st St. in Doral, Florida, announced the permanent and immediate closure of its operations, leaving all the small businesses that operated within without a location, as reported by N+ Univision 23.
The notice was circulated by the Mexican restaurant La Llorona, one of the tenants of the venue, through a statement signed by "Ceci, Juan, and Camila," identified as the owners of the establishment.
"Today, November 8, 2026, City Food Hall Doral officially announced the permanent closure of its operations, effective immediately. Consequently, our La Llorona location in Doral will also close its doors," the text read.
The restaurant thanked its customers "for their support, affection, and trust during this time" and confirmed that it will continue to serve at Smorgasburg Miami and Florida Fresh Markets.
When Univision 23 visited the site the following day, it found all the stalls shut down and a sign on the doors that stated it plainly: "City Food Hall Doral has permanently closed." The sign added that the space is being prepared for "a new concept," without providing further details.
The speed of the closure surprised even the company's board, which still listed the Doral location as open on Sunday, the day after the announcement.
Neither City Food Hall nor La Llorona has publicly explained the reason for the closure. Camila Poblete, in charge of the social media for the Mexican restaurant, indicated that the owners will return on Monday, November 16, but for the moment will not provide any additional information.
The space has a four-year history in Doral. It was born in 2022 as Shoma Bazaar, a project by developers Masoud and Stephanie Shojaee (Shoma Group) conceived as a culinary destination alongside the residential complex Sanctuary Doral.
Opened with around 15 vendors offering food and drinks —including Pubbelly Sushi, Doce Provisions, and Shahs of Kabob— it became one of the most popular food halls in the Miami area. The name change to City Food Hall took place between the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, according to business records and inspections.
The closure is part of a troubling trend for the food hall model in South Florida. Since 2023, Time Out Market Miami Beach, Delray Beach Market, The Bite Eatery in Pompano Beach, and last July, Grandview Public Market in West Palm Beach —the first food hall in South Florida, which had a seven-year history— have all ceased operations. The latter was also operated by City Food Hall, which requested an early termination of its lease agreement.
The risk for small entrepreneurs who opt for this model is structural: they often operate under short-term licenses or subleases, without exclusive possession of the space, leaving them virtually unprotected in the event of a sudden closure of the main operator.
The fear of ICE raids
The economic context in Doral worsens the situation. ICE raids have devastated business sales in the area by between 40% and 45%, according to estimates from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, due to the fear among customers and employees regarding immigration operations.
At the end of October, the Venezuelan restaurant Al Pastel also closed its doors in that same setting.
City Food Hall, operated by Peter Rounce based in Miami, also had a presence in Orlando, Gainesville, and Destin.
In November 2025, it was announced that the old Time Out Market space in Miami Beach — about 20,000 square feet at 1601 Drexel Ave. — would be occupied, with an opening planned for the fall of 2026. That project remains unconfirmed publicly, and the sudden closure of Doral raises even more doubts about it.
La Llorona, for its part, had already been present at Smorgasburg Fort Lauderdale since April 2026, allowing it to continue operating while seeking a new permanent location.
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