Located at 11 Jefferson Street, Meat N Greet is a family-owned restaurant that specializes in burgers, hotdogs, and unique cocktails. Meat N Greet is a distinguished restaurant here in historic downtown Newnan, with Newnan-Coweta Magazine “Best of Coweta” naming Meat N Greet the 2024 “Best Overall Restaurant.”
Before Meat N Greet called 11 Jefferson Street its home, the building has had a long history of tenants throughout the years. The building was erected in 1920. The first documented tenant was the Newnan Times Herald, with the Thomasson family merging the Newnan Herald and the Newnan Times into one newspaper and moving into the building in 1947. When moving into the building, the press was moved via tractor. In the lot behind the building, a pit was dug to accommodate the press. The Newnan Times Herald had been serving Newnan since the 1860s, with the first edition published in 1865. On December 24th, 1947, the first issue of the joined Newnan Times Herald was published while at 11 Jefferson Street. Shortly after the first edition was published, the Newnan Times Herald moved their business to 16 Jefferson Street, where it has been ever since. In 1990, In Stitches Needlework Supplies used the building for their business, which provided embroidery services. Throughout the early 2000s to the mid 2010s, 11 Jefferson Street went through several different types of restaurants, the first being the Daily Grind Coffee Shop coffee chain. Then, it was Gabby’s Bistro and Cooking School in the late 2000s. Andre’s Restaurant used the space in 2010, before quickly changing to Saza Restaurant, an Italian restaurant, which closed in 2013. Meat N Greet started its business here in 2014 and has been at 11 Jefferson Street ever since, continuing to serve this community from its historic building.
Historical information courtesy of Newnan-Coweta History Center.