New food hall, The Mill on North, to bring more food options to west Baltimore
A group of Baltimore-based restaurants will soon come together under one roof in west Baltimore’s first food hall. The Mill on North will open in 2023 near Coppin State University with food vendors and a community space for music and art.
There aren’t many food options on North Avenue in west Baltimore. April Richardson, a project manager for The Mill on North, knows that firsthand having grown up in the area.
“Ever since I was a little girl, we’ve had the same carry-outs, we’ve had the same liquor stores on the corner, nothing new, and this community has earned its right to have diversity of food. And, when I say diversity of food, we mean, like, where’s our burger place? Where is our brunch spot? Where is our salad bar? Where is our smoothie shop?” Richardson said.
Soon, all of those options will be inside a 7,800-square-foot facility. Richardson is helping build The Mill on North under the Walbrook Mill apartments. Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore and the Coppin Heights Community Development Corp. came up with the idea in 2020 for a food hall and the idea to use vendors with connections to west Baltimore.