White Star Market, the long-awaited Mid City food hall, is set to open to the public at 7 a.m. May 17.

Tenants in the market, which will anchor the Square46 development at 4624 Government St., are Gov’t Taco, a Mexican restaurant by former Food Network contestant Jay Ducote; Jolie @the Market, the second location of Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar; Michael Mangham’s Southern Plate, which will offer bistro fare; Fete Au Fete, a Creole restaurant; Reve Coffee Roasters, a local version of the popular downtown Lafayette coffee shop, Chow Yum Phat, which will specialize in Asian street food like ramen and pho; Dat’z Italian, which will sell wood-fired pizzas and homemade lasagna; The Big Squeezy, another location of the local juice chain; and Mouton, which will sell craft cocktails, beer and wine.

The market will have two sneak preview openings: during the Hot Art Cool Nights festival at 4 p.m. Friday. Vendors will have limited menus for the arts event.

After that, the market will close for several more days of training and preparation and reopen at 5 p.m. Wednesday for a ticketed event. Tickets are $50 for one person and a guest. A $50 gift card for the market will be given to the people who sign up, any unused balance can be used at later visits.

When it opens May 17, normal hours will be from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.