Inside of Knoxville

Southern Grit Opens at 126 South Central Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 25, 2019

Downtown’s newest restaurant opens today in the Old City with a familiar face greeting new customers. I first introduced owner B.G. DeHart on this blog in 2013, with the opening of Stock and Barrel, for which...

Knox Mason Re-Opens Thursday in New Home

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 11, 2019

It’s the best of Knoxville stories. The kind of arc that can’t really happen, but does happen because, well, Knoxville. About twenty years ago in a high school typing class, freshman Alpesh Patel and junior Matt...

Simpl Opens Wednesday at 1120 Sevier Avenue on the South Side

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 27, 2019

It’s been a journey. The opening was to have been in early spring before a series of twists and turns and unexpected delays. They’ve endured the same kinds of struggles all businesses, particularly restaurants, experience when...

New Restaurant Announced for Former Bank Space

Knoxville Urban Guy·March 12, 2019

What happens when banks no longer need huge lobbies? If they’re located in a city as lucky as this one, they might get an exciting new restaurant. That’s what will happen later this year when David...

Simpl: New Restaurant Announced for South Knoxville

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 6, 2018

The south side of the river continues to attract new businesses, as Kendale Ball announces plans to open Simpl, a southern American restaurant at 1120 Sevier Avenue. The spot was most recently home to Three Bears...

Kefi, Old City Greek Cocktail Restaurant Opens

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 31, 2018

The wait was worth the end result. Urban Woman and I have been looking forward to the opening of Kefi since I first wrote about it nearly two months ago. We enjoyed the first night of public...

Tombras Cafe Opens on Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 16, 2018

On First Friday earlier this month, as I walked past the Tombras Building at the corner of Gay and Church, I noticed the originally planned, but long-in-coming cafe had been installed in the corner of the...

Kefi: Greek Cocktail Restaurant to Open in the Old City

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 5, 2018

You may not know Jim and Lori Klonaris, but if you’ve been around Knoxville for very long, you know some of their culinary and other hospitality ventures: The Side Street Cafe in Homberg, Calamata Kitchen which...

The Double S Wine Bar Set to Open Downtown

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 30, 2018

The Double S Wine Bar is on the verge of opening at 129 South Gay Street. The timing of a final permit will determine if the opening is this weekend or sometime next week. The space...

Blackhorse Brewery and Downtown Pub and Cruze Farm Dairy Shop Are Open On Gay Street

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 22, 2018

Announcements of new downtown businesses are coming so hard and fast, that they are over lapping and the actual openings can get lost in the din surrounding the next big thing. This article is an effort...

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New Restaurants

Southern Grit Opens at 126 South Central Street

Knox Mason Re-Opens Thursday in New Home

Simpl Opens Wednesday at 1120 Sevier Avenue on the South Side

New Restaurant Announced for Former Bank Space

Simpl: New Restaurant Announced for South Knoxville

Kefi, Old City Greek Cocktail Restaurant Opens

Tombras Cafe Opens on Gay Street

Kefi: Greek Cocktail Restaurant to Open in the Old City

The Double S Wine Bar Set to Open Downtown

Blackhorse Brewery and Downtown Pub and Cruze Farm Dairy Shop Are Open On Gay Street

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