I've seen small local coffee shops and small restaurants do fine in malls. Especially "mini malls" which have a lot more variety on that front. Some of the par

I've seen small local coffee shops and small restaurants do fine in malls. Especially "mini malls" which have a lot more variety on that front. Some of the parking lots by where I lived were used for flea markets on the weekends. Regardless, I think parking lots sprinkled with islands containing trees/greenery make the landscape look nicer than if that area were packed full of buildings.