Midtown Global Market in the running to be named best in the U.S.
Experts with the publication's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards have compiled a short list of the nation's best markets. That short list is now being put to a public vote to determine the category's best hubs.
The nonprofit-run market has 32 locally owned businesses inside, including gift shops and restaurants like the Indigenous Food Lab Market, Manny's Tortas, Momo Dosa, and the recently opened Game Time Sports Bar and Arcade.
Alongside Midtown Global Market, the Milwaukee Public Market in Milwaukee has also been nominated. Voting will be open through Monday, April 14 and winners will be announced on April 23.
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