We've had this concept in the GTA before. There's Village by the Grange, there's Downsview Park Merchant's Market and Farmer's Market, (both the St Lawrence Market and the Market Area at Union Station can be seen as variations on this too) and for sure there are others besides, they are either just older or don't have as much money behind them or both. (Union Station is probably closest to this, but also has a national chain-filled foodcourt right beside it.)
Not that every counter/booth at the Wellington Market has a lot of money behind them; several are bare minimum set-up-wise, which is good as it allows less experienced (but promising) operators to get in there without huge up-front decor costs. Frankly, I think there are too many dessert-based counters/booths within the Market and there's no way they'll all be around longterm (at least, not through my patronage, I don't eat enough sweet stuff), so for sure it's good that there are relatively cheaper spots to open in within the Market... just to see if there's a large enough market for your offerings here...
...and all of that is not completely different from the other market-style food hall places I've mentioned above. So, some of the Wellington Market is high quality foodcourt finishings, and some of it is quick-open no-decorations — and maybe that combo is the one thing we haven't had, or not had much of, before in one venue.
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