Website: https://tablarasatoys.com/
Tabla Rasa Toy Store Cafe is a neighborhood toy store and cafe in Nashville, Tennessee. The website describes it as a toy store for everyone and invites visitors to “open your mind to play,” offering soft serve ice cream and coffee alongside its retail selection. The business presents itself as a combined toy store, cafe, and skate shop, describing the location as offering soft serve ice cream, a toy store, and a skate shop under one roof. Located in the Porter Road area of East Nashville, it is positioned as a community-oriented destination for children of all ages and the adults who shop with them.
Products
Tabla Rasa organizes its toys into a range of play categories and age groups. Product categories listed on the website include:
- Ride + Swing
- Outdoor Play
- Fidget + Sensory
- Build + Construct
- Games
- Puzzles
- STEM
- Design + Color
- Pretend
- Stories
- Wheels + Wings
The store also groups its selection by age, with sections for Baby, Toddler, Ages 4-6, Ages 7-10+, and a “Young at Heart” category described as toys “from ‘Aha!’ to ‘HAHAHA!!'” The website highlights curated picks such as “Best Toys By Age,” including selections for a baby’s first year, ages one to three, ages four to six, ages seven to ten and up, and the Young at Heart group. In addition to toys, the cafe side of the business offers soft serve ice cream and coffee, and the store includes a skate shop component.
About
The website explains the store’s name and philosophy, stating that Tabla Rasa Toys is a neighborhood toy store for children of all ages, created with the philosophy that a child’s mind begins as a blank slate, or “Tabula Rasa,” to be filled with information found through new experiences. This idea is summed up in the store’s recurring invitation to “open your mind to play.” The business notes that it loves creating neighborhood spaces, and that its owners operate two other local businesses, Shelby Ave Bicycle Co and Green Fleet Bikes. An online shop is available for browsing and purchasing toys through the website.
Location & Contact
Tabla Rasa Toy Store Cafe is located at 1200 Porter Rd, Nashville, TN 37206. The business can be reached by email at [email protected], and the website notes that event inquiries can be sent to the same address. A map of the store’s location is embedded on the Visit Us page, and an online store is available for shopping. The business maintains a presence on Facebook and Instagram under the handle @tablarasatoys.
Additional Information
The website includes a “Visit Us” page with location details and a map, an “Our Story” page describing the store’s philosophy, and an online shop organized by play category and age group. The combination of a curated toy store, a cafe serving soft serve ice cream and coffee, and a skate shop, along with its connection to two sister local businesses, is the central focus of Tabla Rasa’s online presence.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (tablarasatoys.com).