The block-long brick complex between Ninth and Tenth Avenues was the National Biscuit Company's factory — the Oreo was invented here in 1912 — and the market that now fills its ground floor wears the industrial bones proudly. The central concourse is a tunnel of exposed brick, old pipework, and factory steel, with a drilled-granite fountain dripping at its center and food stalls and shops packed along both sides.
It's a working food hall and a piece of industrial archaeology at once. Come hungry, but also come looking up: the wormholed structural timber, the ghost signage, the ramps where rail cars once rolled through the building. The High Line passes directly overhead — the viaduct used to deliver flour and sugar straight into the third floor.
Editor’s tip
Enter from the quieter Tenth Avenue end and work east — you hit the best of the concourse before the crowds thicken near Ninth.
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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 11, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.