Downtown favorite Gannons is heading up the hill to Wedgewood‑Houston, with the steak-and-oyster standout planning a second Nashville location inside Houston Station. The move brings one of Lower Broadway’s buzziest newcomers, which landed on Yelp's 2024 Best New Restaurants list, into a neighborhood that seems to add a new restaurant or bar every time you blink.
The expansion first surfaced in public records on July 14, when the Gannons name appeared on local leasing documents. Nashville Business Journal spotted the listing activity and connected it to plans for a second outpost in Wedgewood‑Houston.
Houston Station’s community directory now lists “Gannons Houston Station — Opening Soon,” and commercial real-estate site LoopNet shows Gannons on the building’s tenant roster. The former factory complex, more than a century old, has been refashioned into a creative hub that packs in restaurants, retailers and offices, all feeding off the neighborhood’s growing foot traffic.
Why Wedgewood‑Houston?
Wedgewood‑Houston is in full-on growth mode, which makes it a logical landing spot for a downtown name looking to double up. As outlined by AJ Capital Partners, the area has seen a wave of development that includes new apartment projects, a Live Nation anchored venue and big-ticket tenants like Pastis and Hermès. All that fresh density and star power translates into a bigger built-in audience for restaurants like Gannons.
What to Expect
On its website, Gannons describes the downtown spot as a “RESTAURANT | OYSTER BAR | LIBATIONS,” with live jazz and a menu focused on steaks and seafood. That branding suggests the WeHo location will keep the same general playbook, pairing classic surf-and-turf vibes with a cocktail-heavy bar program.
For now, though, the details are still under wraps. Neither the Houston Station directory nor the commercial listings list a firm opening date, only that Gannons is an upcoming tenant. The restaurant’s current site sticks to existing hours and offerings for the downtown location, without yet mentioning reservations, policies or timing for the Wedgewood‑Houston spinoff.
