Christopher & Nate's Cafe to close in Fall River Nov. 25 as owners plan Taunton reopening, Fall River Reporter says

FALL RIVER Christopher & Nate's Cafe in Fall River closes Wednesday, Nov. 25, its owners announced on Facebook, according to NBC 10 and the Fall River Reporter, and the owners plan to reopen near the Taunton green, the Reporter said.

The farewell post, signed by Christopher, Nate and Maddie, set the last day at 1816 South Main St. and called the move a bittersweet goodbye without naming the new city, both newsrooms reported Nov. 3. In a video on the cafe's Facebook page, owner Christopher Silvia said the cafe is going to Main Street near the Taunton green, the Reporter reported Nov. 4.

The Reporter has credited the cafe with helping revitalize its corner of the South End, where the Silvias "transformed a neglected property into a cozy, community-focused spot."

"You have made this little cafe much more than a business," the owners wrote in the announcement, both newsrooms reported. "I am deeply grateful for everyone who has walked through our doors, shared a meal, and supported us along the way," the statement read, according to NBC 10, which said the owners asked customers to follow the cafe's Facebook page for news on the new location, its concept and the opening.

In a separate message, one of the owners wrote that it was "fun building a cafe and a kitchen out of a storage room" but that "we all have to grow up," the Reporter said.

Why Taunton

The idea started with a customer who spoke well of Taunton about a month before the video, Silvia said, according to the Reporter. On a Sunday visit, the green's fall decorations, fountain and courthouse struck him, and he called the scene "picture perfect." He said Taunton's downtown organization and its economic development representative reached out, and he credited the economic development contact with helping find and secure the Main Street space, the Reporter said.

The kitchen was a major factor, Silvia said, since for three and a half years he has cooked in a space he described as essentially a hallway, using an induction burner, KitchenAid appliances and a used oven, while the Taunton location will have a hood system and new professional equipment. "I created a kitchen out of duct tape and superglue," he said, according to the Reporter.

He said the move is not a goodbye to Fall River, where he still lives and plans to keep posting on the cafe's page, the Reporter said. "My humanity doesn't have borders," Silvia said. "I'm merely moving my job from one city to another." The owners are weighing a new name for the cafe but have not decided, according to the Reporter.

On South Main Street since 2023

Silvia, a Fall River native, opened the cafe with his husband, Nathan Silvia, in March 2023 in the former Jeff's Ice Cream building, the Reporter said. The menu changes often and runs from lobster rolls and Portuguese roasted chicken to pot roast, sandwiches, pastries and coffee. The owners also organized neighborhood cleanups, free farmers markets, toy drives, sensory-friendly holiday parties, a fund for people who could not afford a meal and free pizza for kids, according to the Reporter.

A second location at 99 South Main St., in the A.J. Borden Building, opened in March 2025 and closed a couple of months later, the Reporter said. The Reporter has also reported a North End location inside the New Boston Medical Center.

What happens next

The last day at 1816 South Main St. is Wednesday, Nov. 25, according to the owners' announcement as both newsrooms reported it. South Coast 360 asked the owners Nov. 5 and again Wednesday for the Taunton address, the opening date and a comment, and they had not answered as of Wednesday afternoon. We will update this story when the owners announce the new address and opening date.

Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.