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Is Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant Still Open? Food Paradise Update

Food Paradise, Season 9 Nashville, Tennessee

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's September 2026 listing and the restaurant's own website both show the downtown Nashville location operating as part of Puckett's multi-city restaurant group. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode featured Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant for its Southern comfort-food menu and general-store-turned-diner concept, with the Nashville location doubling as a live-music venue downtown. Puckett's operates as part of a small Tennessee restaurant group with additional locations in Franklin, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Columbia, Cullman, Hendersonville, and Pigeon Forge, according to the restaurant's own website. Yelp's listing for the Church Street address, updated September 2026, shows the restaurant still active with new photos and reviews posted that month. The restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-09, listed current hours, menu, catering options, and live-music booking information for the downtown Nashville location. Visit Music City's business listing also described the Church Street location as pairing Southern classics with regular live music, and noted its spot in the SoBro entertainment district near Broadway and the riverfront.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 9

Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: Southern Comfort Food · What was featured: Puckett's Southern comfort food and live music, general-store diner concept
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 9 Food Paradise

Season 9: 70 of 100 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 13 Season 9 episodes →

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/pucketts-restaurant-nashville-3
  2. puckettsrestaurant.com http://puckettsrestaurant.com/
  3. visitmusiccity.com https://www.visitmusiccity.com/nashville-businesses/pucketts-nashville/5461
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