Featured · Ledger · October 21, 2026
What opened and closed in Franklin in 2026
Every restaurant, bar, coffee shop and store that opened, closed or was announced at a Franklin address this year, month by month, with the date and where we read it.
Eat & Shop
Where to eat and shop in Franklin
Where to eat, drink and shop in Franklin, from people who live here. The atlases rank the places; every place we cover has its own page with what is on there this month.
Eat & Shop
More to read.
Openings and closings
What opened and closed lately.
Tin Roof 2.
Closed a day short of 20 years, three weeks after the city's Beer Board fined it $2,500 and suspended its beer permit over overserving. Its owners blamed police scrutiny. The Rafters opened in the space days later.
Hawkers Asian Street Food.
The Florida chain's second Tennessee restaurant, on the ground floor of McEwen Northside's newest building. Williamson Source gave Monday, Oct. 5 as opening day; the Scene and the Nashville Post had it open by Oct. 2. An early-2026 target had passed.
The Rafters.
Max Coyle reopened the Tin Roof 2 space under a new name within days of its last night on Oct. 9, with the kitchen running while new beer and liquor permits were pending.
Bravado Small Plates & Pizzabar.
POP Hospitality Group's Italian small plates and wood-fired pizza in the former Honeysuckle. Dinner began Sept. 23; brunch followed on Oct. 3 and lunch on Oct. 5, which the Herald called the grand opening.
O'Charley's, Murfreesboro Road.
Managers told staff that the chain's remaining Middle Tennessee restaurants, Franklin's among them, would close after dinner on Sept. 9. The company made no statement.
Bob's Discount Furniture.
A 56,620-square-foot furniture and mattress store at Cool Springs Crossing, one of four the chain announced for Middle Tennessee. A June report had said Aug. 31.
The Coffee Atlas
Twenty coffee shops, in the atlas's order.
1819 Coffee
Thompson's Station
The Fainting Goat Coffee
Franklin
Elroy Coffee Co
Franklin
The Coffee House at Second & Bridge
Franklin
Hank's Coffee Station
Franklin
The AWAKEN House
Spring Hill
Onyx + Alabaster
Franklin
Frothy Monkey
Franklin
The Well Coffeehouse
Brentwood
Settlers Coffee and Provisions
Thompson's Station
Crema Coffee Roasters
Brentwood
The Flower Kitchen
Franklin
Honest Coffee Roasters
Franklin
Surefire Coffee Co.
Brentwood
The Good Cup
Franklin
Red Bicycle Coffee & Crepes
Franklin
Southerner's Coffee
Franklin
Billy Goat Coffee Cafe
Mt. Juliet
Curio Brewing Company
Closed July 29, 2026
Mr. Art's Coffee House
Franklin
Downtown shops
46 shops on and off Main Street.
Clothing · 16
Jewelry · 5
Gifts and home · 11
Antiques and consignment · 3
Books, music and art · 4
Candles, skin care and sleep · 3
Food and drink · 3
Bikes · 1
In production
Coming to this section.
The Plate Atlas: brunch
Top Spots chapter four, starting with brunch: a reader nomination thread, then visits and scores, every restaurant a place page.
Storefront profiles
Long-form profiles of the owners and makers behind Franklin's shops, reported on site.
Tell us where you eat
Where should the Plate Atlas start?
Send the brunch, the happy hour or the counter you would take a visitor to, and what to order. Nominations set the list we visit; nobody pays to be on it.