Supperland Restaurant & Speakeasy

Original Construction: 1948 & 1956

Preservation Project Completed: 2018 - 2021
Preservation (Commercial) – Restoration of an historic commercial structure

Supperland Restaurant & Speakeasy

Inside of the Main Dinning Area

Back Courtyard and Entrance to the Restaurant

Building of the Bar During the Renovation Process

View of the Bar After the Renovations

Dinning Room After the Renovations with the Center Aisle Homage Still Visible

View of the Dinning Room in the Midst of the Renovations

Fourteen Foot Grill Situated in What Was Once the Chancel Area of the Church

Front Entrance After the Renovation Process

Front Entrance During the Renovation Process

Owners Jamie Brown & Jeff Tonidandel

Closeup of the Seating in the Main Dining Space Including Repurposed Church Pews

Stairway During the Restoration

Wall Texture Closeup

About the Project

Award-winning restaurant Supperland opened in March 2021 in two historic church buildings in Plaza Midwood, one of Charlotte’s oldest neighborhoods. The husband-wife owners, Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, chose to preserve the red brick exteriors of the two historic buildings (built in 1948 and 1956) and to tell the story of their original use as a church with some of the restaurant’s interior elements, including staining the original floors to highlight the center aisle of the church and creating a show kitchen to draw the eye to where the energy would have been in the church – toward the pulpit and choir. They also kept original walls that were rough from plaster being torn off over the years. In addition to the restaurant, the couple created a speakeasy in an unfinished basement in the smaller of the two historic church buildings. Repurposing these old church buildings in Charlotte, a city known for its churches and church architecture, preserves a valuable marker of the city’s past.