What This Story Is About
- The Melting Pot is planning to return to downtown Nashville nearly six years after the 2020 Christmas Day bombing destroyed its Second Avenue location.
Why It Matters
- The restaurant’s return would bring back a longtime downtown dining destination after it lost its original location and later had its Second Avenue lease terminated.
For Context
- The Melting Pot said in January it would not return to Second Avenue after its landlord terminated the lease. At the time, the restaurant said it would search for another Nashville location.
Catch Up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Melting Pot is planning a new downtown Nashville location after its former Second Avenue restaurant was destroyed in the 2020 Christmas Day bombing.
What to know about The Melting Pot’s return
Managing partner Demetrius Kelley has secured majority ownership of the restaurant and plans to reopen the fondue restaurant at 315 Deaderick St. in the former UBS Bank building, according to an announcement from the restaurant’s public relations firm, Mainland.
When will The Meltin Pot return?
The new location is expected to open in late 2026 or early 2027.
The planned restaurant will feature 35-foot floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Tennessee State Capitol, a change from the restaurant’s historic former home on Second Avenue…