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A new hookah joint in Murfreesboro run by Peter Farag

A catering company run by Maged Girgis

A new Coptic-owned restaurant off Murfreesboro Pike serving half of an Egyptian menu. This is a new restaurant in 2023, yet it is on Murfreesboro Pike, showing that Copts are still in Antioch heavily.

An online-driven and ordering system run by a Coptic woman

A new food truck in 2022 run by Antonious Tawadros, a young Coptic men, this food truck sells gyros.

A restaurant that opened in September 2022 by Fady Wahba (a tech industry person) and Mehta Meximous (owner of Tasty and Delicious Burgers off Nolensville), this is another Coptic-owned restaurant that specializes in wings.

A hookah lounge run by a Coptic man named David, this is a long-time staple in the Millwood area near the Somali coffee shops.

Located in Madison, in North Nashville, the majority of the customers are Black and Latinx. At the time of this entry, they had a $6.99 special. King Tut is painted on the walls.

Owned by William Magdy, this Greek-style restaurant is typical of Coptic restauranteurs who want to share their culture, but in a palpable way to a white audience (typically). This restaurant also is located in rural Smyrna.

A jointly Coptic-owned restaurant in downtown Nashville, this modern, cute and hip restaurant opened during the pandemic in 2021 and after the Christmas bombing in downtown Nashville. One of the owners is Macarious Daniel. It also is a bar.