There s big buzz around the opening of Fifth + Broadway and its new Assembly Food Hall downtown.
So I assembled the Tennessean Taste Team myself, editor Gary Estwick, photographer George Walker IV and reporter Cole Villena to rank the eight food hall spots that are open. (Eventually, there will be more than 20 places in the hall.)
Those eight are, in alphabetical order, Cotton & Snow (cotton candy and shaved ice), DeSano Pizza, Donut Distillery, NoBaked Cooke Dough, Oke Poke, Smokin Chikin, Thai Esane and Whisk Crepes Cafe.
The team rated each place 1 - 10 (with only one verbal brawl breaking out) to come up with our completely subjective, amateur ranking.
By Sarah Tate
Mar 4, 2021
After a year that severely impacted Nashville s restaurant and retail industries, a new unique development years in the making has finally opened to the public. Fifth + Broadway, located across from Bridgestone Arena and the Ryman Auditorium, is the city s first dining and retail district and includes the largest food hall in the country, according to
News Channel 5.
The project began construction in 2017, and will ultimately include over 30 restaurants and retail stores, nearly 400 apartment units, office space, and is even home to the National Museum of African American music, which opened earlier this year. FIfth + Broadway builds on the strong identity of downtown as the neighborhood where everyone can find something special and uniquely Nashville, in an unprecedented way, said
Assembly Food Hall
Officials with the soon-to-open Assembly Food Hall at Fifth + Broadway have announced its phase one opening will be next Thursday. Phase two will open in May, according to a release.
The food hall is one of the anchors of the downtown-based mixed-use development, which also houses the headquarters-to-be of Alliance Bernstein and the 381-unit The Place residential tower and the National Museum for African American Music. The expansive multi-level dining and entertainment facility will feature more than 25 eateries, multiple bars, two full-service restaurants, live music venues and a rooftop space overlooking Broadway.
Phase one eateries include Cotton & Snow, DeSano Pizzeria, Donut Distillery, NoBaked Cookie Dough, Oke Poké, Smokin Chikin, Thai Esane and Whisk Crepes Café. Also to open are a wine bar offering more than 40 wine choices and a bar serving more than 32 local and national craft beers on draft.
Assembly Food Hall Downtown Opening on March 4 The massive food hall includes several local options Tweet Share
Photo: www.assemblyfoodhall.comAfter spending more than four years rising from the ground at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway in the location previously home to the Nashville Convention Center, the enormous Fifth + Broadway commercial and residential complex is finally about ready for its closeup. Taking up a major portion of the hundreds of thousands of square feet under its roof is the nation’s largest food hall Assembly Food Hall, to be specific, which is preparing to open its North Hall on Thursday, March 4. Nashville eaters have a lot to look forward to.