2025 Nightlife & Dining Power Index
The Observer, December 2025
“Strategic Hospitality, the Nashville-based company founded by brothers Benjamin and Max Goldberg in 2006, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026. The company's diverse portfolio includes renowned establishments such as The Patterson House, The Catbird Seat, The Band Box, The Country Club at First Horizon Park, Bastion, Henrietta Red, Locust, Kisser and multiple venues at Nashville International Airport. In August 2023, chef Josh Habiger joined as a partner, and the company opened Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk, owned by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, in November 2023. Spring 2025 saw the opening of Babychan, a Japanese-influenced all-day bakery and café in Germantown, from chefs Brian Lea and Leina Horii. The Goldberg brothers have been nominated for the James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurateur award multiple times, with chef Habiger also being recognized in the 2025 nomination. Bastion, Locust and The Catbird Seat became the first Nashville restaurants to earn Michelin stars in 2025.
