While in Nashville, they noticed the popularity of classic American eats, but saw that no one was doing it with the same SoHo atmosphere of Black Tap. The space was previously an office lobby, and they will contract with several local companies to complete renovations. They found the site in the July 2020 and will be doing a full-scale interior renovation before opening, the exact cost of which is unknown. “We felt that this could be a great flagship restaurant for us outside of New York City with a rich food culture and a lot of excitement going on,” Barish said. As they met more people, found their favorite spots and noticed the amount of people still out and about, they decided Nashville was right for a Black Tap. The couple came to Nashville during the start of the pandemic to visit family and get out of New York City for a while. Mulligan’s background is in architecture, noting that she enjoys designing restaurants because of the creativity and the ability to later see people in her space. The pair also plans to open Black Taps in Dallas and Miami, which would bring their total number of locations to 21.Black Tap is known for its loaded milkshakes and craft American cuisine.Ī New York City-based burger and shake concept is livening up downtown’s 211 Commerce building, home to FirstBank.īlack Tap Craft Burgers & Beer, founded by husband-and-wife duo Chris Barish and Julie Mulligan in 2015, will open in November.īarish opened his first concept, Light, in midtown Manhattan in 2000 and has been in the hospitality space since, including partnering with Gordon Ramsay to open his concepts. The couple will be doing a full renovation of the space in downtown’s 211 Commerce building for the 130-seat Nashville restaurant. It was partly based on the popularity of classic American food in Nashville, they told the Journal, and their perception that “no one was doing it with the same SoHo atmosphere of Black Tap.” Apparently, according to the Nashville Business Journal, the couple visited Nashville early on in the pandemic, and as they “met more people, found their favorite spots, and noticed the amount of people still out and about,” they decided to open a Black Tap in the city. Mulligan and Barish, who opened Gordon Ramsay at Caesars Palace and Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas, has since opened Black Taps in Vegas, downtown Disney in California, Switzerland, Singapore, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and two more in NYC. The chain’s shake menu can also be upgraded with alcohol, and owners plan to incorporate Nashville-specific food and drink specials and bring in local craft brews.īlack Tap is run by New York power couple Chris Barish and Julie Mulligan, though it was founded by Barish and then-business partner Joe Isidori in 2015, when it became known for fancy wagyu burgers and what is perhaps the “ most Instagrammed milkshake ever.” With that popularity also came disputes, from a $25 million lawsuit that was settled to a former employee claiming she was the true creator of the milkshakes. “Crazy,” $17 versions like the cotton candy, a strawberry shake with a blue and pink pearl chocolate rim topped with a lollipop, rock candy, and cotton candy and the Cakeshake, served with a funfetti cake slice, rainbow sprinkles, and a cherry went viral. Still, the star of the show are the shakes - early on in New York, the restaurant mostly drew crowds not for the burger but for its elaborate, picture-worthy shakes. ![]() (It will be interesting to see how Nashvillians react to the NYC-born recipe.) Chicken sandwiches start at $18, and a half-dozen wings, Korean barbecue or Nashville hot, go for a cool $16. ![]() ![]() Black Tap plans to bring over-the-top milkshakes, bougie burgers, and a menu of craft beers to 211 Commerce Street in November 2022, a press release announced this week.Īt Black Tap, Nashville diners can expect burgers ranging from a $17 All-American to the $22 Mulberry Street Burger, a prime beef patty with provolone, hot cherry peppers, prosciutto, soppressata, and parmigiano-reggiano. A New York burger and shakes sensation is expanding to three more cities in the next few years, and one of its first stops will be downtown Nashville.
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