The 106-year-old Cook County Hospital building received a $150 million renovation that includes not just Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall but fully leased medical office space, a daycare center, and the new 210-room Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Chicago Medical/University District hotel.

Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall encompasses some 10,000 square feet of serving and seating space, making social distancing easier.

In addition to the interior dining space, Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall has an 800-square-foot outdoor dining space for use in favorable weather.

The venue has adapted to the post-COVID environment with strategies like modular seating, the universal use of masks (other than when eating), floor decals to signal customer spacing in queues, plexiglass partitions between customers and food hall staff and frequent cleaning and sanitizing.

Introducing her new and first restaurant concept, Chef/Owner Taylor Bischof had brought Brekkie & Bake Shop to Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall.

Serving high quality breakfast items made from fresh ingredients, Brekkie & Bake Shop offers a variety of breakfast sandwiches, bowls, overnight oats and baked goods.

Owned by Bran'Arla Johnson, Classic Cobbler is a family owned business specializing in home-made fruit cobblers and pies that are made with quality ingredients and no preservatives, and have been perfected across generations, beginning in the South before migrating to the Midwest.

Guests of Classic Cobbler’s brick-and-mortar location within the food hall will enjoy the cobblers’ and pies’ flaky, buttery crusts and just-right mix of fruits and spices.

Inspired by a nostalgic love of the iconic peanut butter cookies served in Chicago’s public schools, owner/CEO Cheryl Crockett started Crockett Cookies by making lunchroom style butter cookies for family and friends.

Crockett’s company bakes over 5,000 of her famous cookies daily for local and nationwide orders. Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall is now home to the first Crockett Cookies storefront.

At the heart of Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall sits Doc’s Bar. Fun and laid-back with an elevated approach to hospitality, Doc’s offers ample seating at the bar as well as dedicated drink service throughout the food hall.

The menu at Doc’s Bar features a selection of great local craft beers and wine by the glass or bottle, plus a range of updated twists on classic cocktails with nods to Chicagoland and beyond.

Brothers Teddy and Alexis Vejar opened Jarabe in 2015 inside a small storefront in the Medical District as an offshoot of La Adelita, one of Chicago’s original food trucks. Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall marks the second location of their popular taqueria, where the duo will continue in their ever-evolving expression of love for the regional food cultures of their native Mexico and the Mexican Diaspora.

From tacos to burritos, everything at Jarabe is made from scratch and cooked to order using only the finest ingredients.

Kathmandu Momo Co-owners Rocky Shrestha (pictured) and Sagar Gurung bring Nepalese street cuisine to Dr. Murphy's Food Hall with the third location of their celebrated restaurant.

Kathmandu Momo serves its award-winning dumplings, called momo, and expands upon its focused menu with additional authentic Nepalese and Burmese flavors that are only offered at the Chicago location.

Chef/Owner Dominique Leach of Lexington Betty brings extensive knowledge and experience of the craft of BBQ to his new location.

Originally starting out as a food truck, Lexington Betty Smoke House has served authentic barbecue throughout the Chicagoland area for many years and now brings its famous beef brisket, rib tips, BBQ chicken and more to Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall.

An ode to the food, beverage, and culture of the Mississippi Delta region from co-owners Eldridge Williams (pictured) and Robert Johnson, Lil’ Delta is the first spin-off of celebrated sister restaurant, The Delta, in Wicker Park.

Lil’ Delta features fan favorites from the original location, including their signature Mississippi Red Hot tamales and hush puppies, along with new and exciting fare.

Brought to Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall by Chef/Owner Ed Carew, Ottobagatto’s signature pizza dough is carefully made using a long fermentation technique, making their pizzas extra delicious and more nutritious than typical processed doughs.

A community and value-driven, no fuss, New York via Staten Island-style pizzeria, Ottobagatto’s brick-and-mortar location in Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall serves small pies, bright salads and Italian wrap sandwiches called piadini (pictured), using thoughtfully sourced produce.

A small-batch specialty roaster founded by lifelong coffee professional Joshua Millman in Chicago in 2011, Passion House Coffee meticulously sources freshly harvested beans from farms around the globe, hand-roasting them to achieve balanced, complex, and beautiful flavors.

Marking the third location of the beloved roaster, the Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall location serves lattes, seasonal coffee, freshly roasted bags of coffee and rotating pastries.

Owned by Alan Moy, Viet Nom Nom is a Vietnamese-inspired quick service restaurant serving its own modern, healthful take on traditional classics like banh mis, summer rolls, and pho.

The restaurant’s affordable and customizable menu features all housemade and from-scratch recipes, highlighting local ingredients, purveyors and community partners wherever possible.