Harlem Nights Scratch Kitchen & Cocktails to Celebrate Chamber Ribbon Cutting October 13

The Lamar County Chamber of Commerce events calendar lists a ribbon cutting for Harlem Nights Scratch Kitchen & Cocktails on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, hosted by the Chamber in Paris. Harlem Nights is a scratch-made soul food restaurant at 1320 Fitzhugh Ave in Paris, open since 2014 and known for elevated Southern cooking served in a warm, intimate dining room.

The restaurant offers a private dining room, a cozy fireplace, and a fully licensed mobile bar for off-site events, and it is led by owner Tyrone Hayden, who brings more than two decades of restaurant leadership to the operation. The October ribbon cutting marks a fresh public milestone for an established local business rather than a grand opening, and it follows the restaurant's long membership in the Paris-Lamar County Chamber directory.

Why established operators matter to the market

Ribbon cuttings are usually associated with new businesses, but established operators celebrating milestones are just as telling. A restaurant that has survived more than a decade in a small market has proven it can hold a lease, draw repeat customers, and reinvest in its space, which is exactly the tenant behavior that keeps commercial property occupied and stable.

Paris's dining scene has gathered statewide attention this year, with BonFire earning a spot on Texas Monthly's list of the best new restaurants in Texas. That recognition, combined with the staying power of local institutions like Harlem Nights, strengthens the case for hospitality and food-service uses in the city's commercial inventory.

The read for 1905 E Price St

For the property at 1905 E Price St, the hospitality angle is direct: the building's 12 private rooms with full baths and its commercial kitchen are suited to hospitality group lodging, event space, or a food-service operator. A market where restaurants thrive and reinvest is a market where that kind of conversion finds a ready operator.