The landscaping has been designed by the Delaware Center for Horticulture. Chancery also has something up its sleeve for this spring: a 10,000-square-foot outdoor dining space will open in May in a garden plaza with seating for 150 people, an indoor/outdoor bar, fireplace and large-screen TV. But at night, especially for Wednesday's popular Quizzo trivia, larger crowds breathed life into the spacious room, which features plenty of neat furniture. And unless you were directly under a speaker, the room seemed nearly silent until the faint sounds of "I'm Good (Blue)" by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha pierced the library atmosphere of the room. During our lunch there, about a dozen tables had people eating. While the area around DE.CO is always almost busy with activity, the block around Hercules Plaza can feel like a set from "The Last of Us": sometimes not a soul in sight. Market St., Chancery is only a 5-minute walk from DE.CO, but it feels like another world. However, once the workers who have come back to their downtown offices leave after 5 p.m., the nights were underwhelming compared with the bustling lunch crowds, sometimes with only a handful of people there.įLASHBACK TO 2019 Wilmington food hall brings sushi, pho, chicken and waffles to cityĬhancery: Tucked away in the 12-story building at 1313 N. During a recent lunch, nearly every table was full with the music turned up, giving the space a shot of midday excitement as "Jump Around" by House of Pain was pumped in. After a few recent visits to both the 13,000-square-foot DE.CO and Chancery Market, we decided to break down the two spots, comparing and contrasting what each has to offer: VibeĭE.CO: The 4-year-old food court is in the heart of downtown and with its large windows, it's easy to be drawn in from the sidewalk, especially when the weather warms and they crank the windows open.
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