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Fill your plate: Memphis business owners test run vacant restaurant sites

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 26, 2025 4:53 PM CT | Published: May 26, 2025 4:00 AM CT

The former Tamp & Tap site at 122 Gayoso Ave. could be the first beneficiary of a new initiative by the Downtown Memphis Commission.

Called Table Ready, the initiative is designed to fill empty restaurant sites Downtown by allowing restaurant owners to test sites with the DMC covering some of the rent and utility costs for a year. 

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Dima Amro

Dima Amro is a native Memphian who covers commercial real estate and economic development for The Daily Memphian. She received her B.A. in journalism at the University of Memphis and M.A. in investigative journalism at American University.


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