When it comes to dining, one agonizing question always accompanies the process: “What kind of food are you in the mood for?”
Gone are the days of having to choose just one option, with the opening of downtown’s highly anticipated Assembly Food Hall, where guests can experience the best of Nashville’s food, drinks, and entertainment all under one roof.
The massive multi-level dining and entertainment venue at Fifth + Broadway boasts over 100,000 square feet, making it one of the largest food halls in the country. The European-style dining hall features more than 20 eateries, multiple bars, two full-service restaurants, live music venues, and an expansive rooftop overlooking Broadway with some of the most stunning skyline views Music City has to offer.
“Our goal is to showcase the best of Nashville under one roof,” says David Daniels, senior vice president of marketing at The Food Hall Co., Assembly Food Hall’s parent company. “There’s nothing else like it in the area so we’re really complementing and filling a void that currently exists downtown, which helps make downtown even more of a destination than it is today.”
Setting Assembly Food Hall apart from traditional food courts is its fast-casual, open kitchen environment and chef-driven menus. With an unbelievably diverse lineup of cuisine to choose from, guests can experience a plethora of eateries sure to satisfy any craving.
“People want variety, they want options, and it allows us to appeal to pretty much any walk of life,” Daniels says. “Whether you’re five or 50 you’re going to find something in our food hall that you’re going to like to eat and that’s really the beauty of it. You can go with a group and you don’t have to all settle on one genre of food; you can get whatever you’re in the mood for, you can sample off each other’s plates. It provides this opportunity to not have to conform to one specific cuisine and gives you this great opportunity to try foods you’ve never tried before.”
In addition to a diverse lineup, Assembly Food Hall places extreme emphasis on showcasing local cuisine. With Nashville favorites such as Coco’s, Prince’s Hot Chicken, The Pharmacy Burger, Thai Esane, and countless others, Assembly Food Hall brings the places Nashvillians know and love—but that out-of-towners may be unaware of—right to the heart of downtown.
“We curate locally first,” says Daniels. “You’ve got great concepts in Franklin, you’ve got good food up in Clarksville, and it’s difficult to work your way around the city to hit all these places. We think the secret sauce here is to be able to go to one place to have some of the best cuisine available in the city. It’s a great showcase for the Nashville market and community, and it’s something that we pride ourselves on.”
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a Nashville native, Assembly Food Hall offers something for everyone. Pop in to grab breakfast and a coffee; bring your laptop and get some work done; walk over from your office to pick up lunch; catch up with friends over dinner; or sip a cocktail listening to some incredible live music. Whatever the occasion or craving, Assembly Food Hall has you covered for breakfast, lunch, dinner, late-night, and everything in between.
“We want people to feel like they had a great hospitality experience, they felt cared for, they felt right at home,” says Daniels. “Whether they’re from London, California, or they live in Hendersonville, they all were treated great, felt some good homegrown Nashville hospitality, and most importantly that they can’t wait to get back.”
5055 Broadway Pl., 615-800-5395; assemblyfoodhall.com