A longtime staple of the coffee world is closing its doors.

Fido, the mainstay Nashville coffee shop has told customers it plans to close shutter operations. There is a catch, however; the restaurant isn’t closing until June 1, 2028.

The dog-friendly establishment’s founder, Bob Bernstein, posted a large notice and countdown clock in the shop (located at 1812 21st Ave S in Nashville) explaining the closure and advanced notice. Berstein, who opened the Hillsboro Village location on Oct. 11, 1996, explained that he wanted to treat these final years as a “celebration.”

“…things change. I’ve changed. The city has changed. And Boom Town economics has changed everything,” Bernstein wrote. “Many question why I made this announcement three years in advance of closing. Typically restaurants wait

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