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The Fastest Growing Restaurants in Tennessee

The restaurants below are growing fastest in Tennessee. Shoney's Restaurants & Franchising leads by new locations with 31 opened in the last 90 days; Just Love Coffee Cafe - Tuscaloosa leads by revenue and review growth with 57 new reviews in the same window. Happy hunting!

Key takeaways
  • 64 restaurants opened new locations in Tennessee in the last 90 days. Shoney's Restaurants & Franchising leads with 31 new locations.
  • 5775 restaurants are picking up new reviews faster than the rest of the market. Just Love Coffee Cafe - Tuscaloosa added 57 new reviews in the same window.
  • Use these lists for live prospecting. Operators in active expansion have budget and decision velocity B2B vendors want to catch.

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Tennessee restaurants by new locations

Ranked by net new locations opened in the trailing 90 days across Tennessee. Top 9 shown. National chains with 75 or more locations are excluded.

Rank Restaurants Locs New · 90d StageAccelerating opened a new location in the last 30 days.
Active opened a new location earlier in the 90-day window.
Contacts
01 Shoney's Restaurants & Franchising
Nashville · 3.5
70 ▲ +31 Active 10+contacts
02 Touchdown Wings At Chattanooga
Chattanooga · 4.2
11 ▲ +8 Active 10+contacts
03 Uncle Maddio's Pizza
Murfreesboro · 4.2
48 ▲ +6 Active 10+contacts
04 Taichi Bubble Tea
Chattanooga · 4.5
49 ▲ +4 Active 10+contacts
05 Storming Crab - Seafood Restaurant Knoxville
Knoxville · 4.4
9 ▲ +2 Active 7contacts
06 Opah Greek Grill
Murfreesboro · 4.6
9 ▲ +2 Active 10+contacts
07 Helen's Hot Chicken
Nashville · 4.1
6 ▲ +2 Active 10+contacts
08 Taco Nganas
Memphis · 4.4
8 ▲ +2 Active 10+contacts
09 Rainbow Wok
Chattanooga · 3.8
8 ▲ +2 Active 10+contacts

Tennessee restaurants by revenue and review growth

Ranked by net new reviews picked up across web and social channels in the trailing 90 days. Top 9 shown.

Rank Restaurants Reviews New · 90d Tags Contacts
01 Just Love Coffee Cafe - Tuscaloosa
Murfreesboro · 4.6
30,524 ▲ +57 Multi-location 10+contacts
02 Bellacinos Restaurant
Lebanon · 4.3
27,560 ▲ +52 Multi-location 10+contacts
03 Pizza Pluss
Jonesborough · 3.8
17,625 ▲ +46 Multi-location 10+contacts
04 Barberitos Southwestern Grille
Johnson City · 4.1
20,265 ▲ +45 Multi-location 10+contacts
05 Taichi Bubble Tea
Chattanooga · 4.5
11,533 ▲ +44 Multi-location 10+contacts
06 Colton's Restaurant Group
Dickson · 4.0
76,849 ▲ +41 Multi-location 10+contacts
07 Shoney's Restaurants & Franchising
Nashville · 3.5
87,721 ▲ +37 Multi-location 10+contacts
08 Yum Yum Chinese Restaurant
Sevierville · 3.9
14,933 ▲ +36 Multi-location 10+contacts
09 Drake's
Bristol · 4.4
45,790 ▲ +33 Multi-location 10+contacts

Methodology

Two independent rankings, no composite score.

By new locations: net new locations opened across Tennessee in the trailing 90 days. Each row is one restaurant that opened at least one new location in the window.

By revenue and review growth: net new reviews picked up across web and social channels in the same window. Reviews are the cleanest available proxy for restaurant revenue, which is hard to source publicly.

Restaurants records draw from 12+ public and private data sources, refresh weekly, and are independently verified against at least two of them. Owner contacts come from a separate 20+ source scan and refresh monthly. For a national view of restaurant industry data, browse every metro and state in the directory.

About Orbital

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Common questions

How are the fastest-growing restaurants ranked?

Two independent rankings, no composite score. Section A ranks by net new locations opened in the trailing 90 days. Section B ranks by net new reviews picked up in the same window across web and social channels. Each row is one restaurant.

Which restaurant chains are growing the fastest in Tennessee?

Shoney's Restaurants & Franchising leads on new locations in Tennessee with 31 new openings in the last 90 days. See the full ranking above.

What are the top rated restaurants in Tennessee?

The Section B ranking surfaces Tennessee restaurants adding the most reviews, a proxy for both popularity and growth velocity. Businesses picking up hundreds of net new reviews per quarter are running strong.

How do I reach the owner of an expanding restaurant in Tennessee?

Every restaurant on this list has verified owner / GM contacts available upon signing up with Orbital. You get mobile phones, work emails, and decision-maker titles. Contact records are independently verified before unlock and refresh monthly.

How does Tennessee compare to Tennessee on restaurant expansion?

Tennessee is one of Tennessee's primary restaurant markets. The ranking above is filtered to in Tennessee; for the Tennessee view, see the state-level fastest-growing page.

Are any Tennessee restaurants backed by private equity?

Multi-location chains flagged in the ranking above are the most common PE and M&A targets in the restaurant space. Roll-up activity has been heaviest among restaurants with 5+ locations and ≥4-star ratings.

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