Top Chef winner Gabe Erales is bringing his Tex-Mex heavyweight Ometeo to Nashville, landing at Peabody Union on the city’s South Bank. Partners say the restaurant will combine a live-fire kitchen and scratch-made tortillas with a sprawling outdoor bar that looks straight out over the Cumberland River, right next to Ascend Amphitheatre. Opening details are still under wraps, with the team saying they will share timing in the months ahead.
From Tysons To Nashville
Ometeo first debuted in Tysons, Virginia, where Erales and Long Shot Hospitality opened a large, seafood-forward Tex-Mex spot that leans hard on in-house masa and playful, over-the-top dishes, as reported by Eater DC. The Tysons menu leans on Gulf ingredients and big-format plates, from a molino program for masa to a foot-long “quesadilla machete” and hefty fajitas. Owners say that the same spirit will guide the Nashville menu, which will be tailored to Tennessee ingredients.
What To Expect At Peabody Union
In Nashville, the team plans to center live-fire cooking, a chef-driven fajita program, and a scratch heirloom corn and flour tortilla program while keeping signature dishes like Matamoros tacos, beef rib with ayocotes, and chile colorado enchiladas, according to Nashville Lifestyles. Grizform Design Architects has crafted an interior that moves guests from a tile-and-iron entry into a vaulted bar and then out to a river-facing patio bar. “We’re excited to bring Ometeo to Nashville, offering a take on Tex-Mex that respects its roots,” partner Jeremy Carman told the magazine.
Timeline And Local Fit
Some local reporting has suggested that Long Shot Hospitality was eyeing a summer 2027 opening for the Peabody Union location, though the restaurant’s team has not confirmed a firm date, per coverage in The Tennessean. Peabody Union has already lined up tenants such as Jeni’s Ice Cream and Moxies, and developers promote the project as a walkable, riverfront dining and retail hub, according to Peabody Union. That kind of staggered timeline would give the South Bank more time to fill in as a full-fledged dining corridor before Ometeo opens its doors.
For Nashville diners, Ometeo is shaping up to be a large-scale Tex-Mex player on the riverfront, one that mixes nostalgia with chef-minded technique. We will update when the team shares a confirmed opening date and reservation details.
