Inside of Knoxville

Tesoro Gelato: Soft Opening in the Old City (And the Return of a Friend)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 15, 2025

Tesoro Gelato is now serving up gelato in the Old City. Drop in and you’ll find a familiar face for those of us who’ve been around downtown for a while. Just about a year ago Phil...

Wabi Wear Repair Opens at 122 South Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 11, 2025

Owner Spencer Edward Siefke says the name of the business comes from the Japanese Wabi Sabi, beauty and perfection. It is what he sees in vintage, sometimes quite damaged, clothing and what he strives for in...

Otsu Opens at the Mill and Mine

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 2, 2024

Otsu, the latest restaurant by Jesse Newmister and Margaret Stolfi opened in the Mill and Mine last week, bringing a new twist on Asian-fusion restaurant offering a generous menu of dumplings and other Japanese and pan-Asian...

Contra Vintage Shop Is Now Open in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 20, 2024

If you read my profile of Danny Perez a few weeks ago as part of the article about Contra Vintage Shop coming to downtown, you know that he has a habit of exceeding expectations. He’s done...

St. Lucille’s Cajun Kitchen Opens Tomorrow!

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 17, 2024

Just about six months ago I wrote about St. Lucille’s coming to 8 Emory Place. Owned by Michael Frede and operated in conjunction with Aaron McClain, owner of the adjacent Crafty Bastard, the restaurant is now...

Contra Vintage Shop to Open in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 6, 2024

It’s only been a few months since space at 125 South Central Street became vacant with the departure of Honeymouth leather goods, which operated there for over four years. Even as Georgia was announcing that her...

The Humble Hog to Open Soon on Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 24, 2024

As, it seems with every opening, a long, sometimes torturous path finally has led toward the opening of The Humble Hog at 312 South Gay Street (next to Chivo in the Century Building). Over two years...

Hotel Cleo Now Welcomes Guests on Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 3, 2024

Again demonstrating that projects are sometimes worth the wait, the long anticipated (announced here in October 2021) Hotel Cleo opened its doors in the last hours of 2023. Announced a full two years, two months ago,...

Eddie’s Health Shoppe Downtown: Growing and Evolving for Five Years

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 16, 2023

Eddie’s Health Shoppe, originally opened in Halls in 1995, opened its second location in West Knoxville in 2004, began production of ZenEvo Chocolates in 2012, and followed with the downtown location in 2018. The location had about...

Potluck Café Has Opened at 1328 North Broadway Bringing a Little French With That Food

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 11, 2023

Potluck Café opened recently at 1328 North Broadway in the little slice of real estate on the corner of Glenwood and Broadway, most recently home to Noble Kava, which has moved to a new location...

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Tesoro Gelato: Soft Opening in the Old City (And the Return of a Friend)

Wabi Wear Repair Opens at 122 South Gay Street

Otsu Opens at the Mill and Mine

Contra Vintage Shop Is Now Open in the Old City

St. Lucille’s Cajun Kitchen Opens Tomorrow!

Contra Vintage Shop to Open in the Old City

The Humble Hog to Open Soon on Gay Street

Hotel Cleo Now Welcomes Guests on Gay Street

Eddie’s Health Shoppe Downtown: Growing and Evolving for Five Years

Potluck Café Has Opened at 1328 North Broadway Bringing a Little French With That Food

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville