10 Great Restaurants in Nashville

Great restaurants in Nashville abound, as the city is every bit as much a foodie haven as it is musical, with Southern, ethnic, and all manner of cooking to enjoy. New restaurants are opening up in this city every day, and many have immediately become culinary staples of the local food scene. You can dine out for every meal, every day, and stay for a month without eating the same thing twice or experiencing bad food.

No matter what kind of cuisine you like, from Southern barbecue to spicy chicken or your favourite ethnic food, it’s just around the corner in Nashville. Check out 10 great restaurants in Nashville, and what to try in Music City.

1. Butcher & Bee

Try the whipped feta and mezze

Ideal para: Famílias, Alimentação

Butcher & Bee originated in Charleston, but the Nashville branch is really its own thing with an ever-changing menu and the freshest ingredients. Some of the fan-favorite menu selections here are the whipped feta and the vast mezze selection. If you want, you can go for a special chef’s choice option on the menu, which is like saying “surprise me,” but with a near-guarantee of a great meal. With this choice, the kitchen selects every course and finishes it off with a speciality dessert from the in-house pastry chef.

Butcher & Bee is in a convenient location as well. It’s just a 7-minute drive northeast of the centre of town.

Localização: 902 Main St, Nashville, TN 37206, USA

Abre: Hours may vary

Telefone: +1 615-226-3322

2. Hathorne

Enjoy New American cuisine and a cosy, casual vibe

Ideal para: Famílias, Alimentação

Hathorne is a restaurant serving up New American-style cuisine in the Sylvan Park area, offering casual dining with seasonal menus and a great wine menu. Here you’ll experience everything from New York strip steak to seared annatto pork dumplings, fried cauliflower and roasted beetroot, and beyond. Weekend brunch is also available, and you can enjoy everything from the speciality house burger to a French omelette. Bar offerings include a cultivated wine list, craft brews on tap, and signature cocktails.

Hathorne has a stripped-down, casual feel with wooden tables and visible beams overhead. It’s a friendly, down-home place just 10 minutes west of the centre of town.

Localização: 4708 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209, USA

Abre: Hours may vary

Telefone: +1 629-888-4917

3. Folk

Enjoy quality Italian food at great prices

Ideal para: Famílias, Alimentação

Folk is a pizzeria in East Nashville that has become a local favourite for its variety of Italian offerings and consistently good food no matter when you pop in. Though its speciality is its craft pizza, that’s far from all you can get at Folk. Other menu highlights (and favourites among the local crowd) include chicken Milanese and clam pies. It’s not surprising that this pizzeria is a favourite of foodies, as the owner, Philip Krajeck, was already known for his other nearby popular restaurant, Rolf and Daughters.

If you’re looking for solid Italian food at good prices, Folk is an easy jaunt from city centre. It’s just 9 minutes north of the centre of Nashville.

Localização: 823 Meridian St, Nashville, TN 37207, USA

Abre: Daily from 5 pm to 10 pm

Telefone: +1 615-610-2595

4. Skull’s Rainbow Room

Take a walk back to the 1940s

Ideal para: Alimentação, Vida noturna

Skull’s Rainbow Room was a legendary hangout that shuttered in 1999 and now is back with all the flair and fun of the original and offering an astounding upscale menu. Some of the menu highlights here include duck empanadas, lobster bisque, and honey-glazed pork chops. It’s upscale food with a relaxed vibe and a true 1940s atmosphere that stretches all the way back to the original incarnation.

It’s more than just a restaurant, though. Here you can enjoy nightly live jazz music from local and national acts as well as burlesque performances. The best thing about Skull’s Rainbow Room is that it’s right in the heart of city centre Nashville.

Localização: 222 Printers Alley, Nashville, TN 37201, USA

Abre: Daily from 5 pm to 2 am

Telefone: +1 615-810-9631

5. Darfons Restaurant & Lounge

Enjoy upscale, relaxed fine dining

Ideal para: Casais, Alimentação, Luxo

Darfons Restaurant & Lounge is an upscale eatery offering a broad menu and plenty of options for cocktails and drinks, making it an attractive destination for businesspeople. This restaurant’s dress code is “smart, respectful attire,” which means business casual or even more formal. The restaurant offers different menus for lunch and dinner, with daily specials available. Sunday brunch is also available, and the dessert menu is expansive. When it comes to drinks, you’ll have a huge selection of cocktails, brandy, cordials, liqueurs, beer, wine, and just about anything you can think of to choose from.

Darfons is ideal for an upscale romantic dinner or a business meeting over drinks. It’s 15 minutes to the east of city centre.

Localização: 2828 Elm Hill Pike #106, Nashville, TN 37214, USA

Abre: Monday–Friday from 10 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 5 am (closed on Sundays)

Telefone: +1 615-955-5515

6. City House

Experience Southern-Italian fusion cuisine

Ideal para: Famílias, Alimentação

City House offers an unusual fusion of Southern and Italian food served up with local hospitality in a bustling, vibrant, and festive environment. The dining room is cavernous, and the atmosphere is always one of celebration here, especially on Sunday nights, when the kitchen decides to play with new recipes and goes way off menu. They also offer outdoor dining, which has made it a popular destination for the crowds. The fusion here is rustic Italian cuisine made with locally sourced Southern ingredients.

The prices are pretty affordable as well, falling well into the mid-range. It’s in Germantown, just 6 minutes from the centre of city centre.

Localização: 1222 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

Abre: Hours may vary

Telefone: +1 615-736-5838

7. Monell’s Dining & Catering

Enjoy Southern hospitality and make new friends

Ideal para: Famílias, Alimentação

Monell’s Dining & Catering offers up classic Southern cooking combined with old-fashioned Southern hospitality in a genuine Victorian manor with family-style vibes. Everything about this restaurant screams “down-home,” even the fact that you’ll be sitting with strangers at long tables while you enjoy the help-yourself meal. It’s a great place to make new friends while you dig into staples like cheese grits, fried chicken, biscuits, cornbread, and green beans.

Monell’s slogan is “Enter as strangers, leave as friends.” It’s a classic restaurant in Germantown just 6 minutes from city centre.

Localização: 1235 6th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

Abre: Hours may vary

Telefone: +1 615-248-4747

8. Hattie B’s Hot Chicken - Nashville

Line up for some spicy fried chicken

Ideal para: Famílias, Alimentação

Hattie B’s Hot Chicken in Nashville is about as synonymous with the South as it gets, offering up a menu of classic Southern fare and a range of heat levels. If you like it mild and easygoing, choose your chicken at heat level 1. If you like to be red-faced with smoke coming out of your ears, heat level 6 is the way to go. Technically, the scale goes from “no heat” to “shut the cluck up.” It’s a family-friendly restaurant serving up old-fashioned food like mac and cheese, coleslaw, greens, and iced tea.

There’s almost always a line here to get in, but the wait is well worth it. Hattie B’s is located in the heart of city centre Nashville.

Localização: 112 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203, USA

Abre: Monday–Thursday from 11 am to 10 pm, Friday–Saturday from 11 am to 12 am,midnight, Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm

Telefone: +1 615-678-4794

9. Etch Restaurant

Try some casual international fusion cuisine

Ideal para: Famílias, Alimentação

Etch Restaurant offers up international fusion cuisine and features a full bar and chef’s bar along with an eclectic menu inspired by various regions from all over the world. At the chef’s bar, patrons can interact with the restaurant’s chef and talk about how the food is made, possibly even getting a demonstration. The cultivated wine list offers over 80 choices, and you’ll also have your pick of tonnes of local craft beers as well as signature craft cocktails. An in-house pastry chef whips up sweet treats for dessert, and the offerings change seasonally.

Etch offers up global fusion cuisine in a friendly and casual setting. It’s located right in the city centre area of Nashville.

Localização: 303 Demonbreun St, Nashville, TN 37201, USA

Abre: Hours may vary

Telefone: +1 615-522-0685

10. Lou Nashville

Have a seat in a classic Parisian café

Ideal para: Famílias, Alimentação

Lou Nashville is one of the newer eateries in town that offers an elegant and casual Parisian-style café experience with a unique menu. If you’re into takeaway, you can grab a curated picnic and wine sack to take with you. They offer outdoor dining options, and they’re known for their bake-sale fund-raisers. Whether you’re here for coffee and a sandwich or a glass of great wine from a variety of vintages and countries, you’ll find a welcoming, friendly, and European experience right here in Nashville.

Lou Nashville is right outside of town. It’s about 13 minutes northeast of the city.

Localização: 1304 McGavock Pk, Nashville, TN 37216, USA

Abre: Hours may vary

Telefone: +1 615-499-4495

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