
Best Restaurants in Nashville
A cultural and culinary capital of the South, anchored by music and hot chicken.
Nashville is more than just Music City—it’s a city of neighborhoods, creativity, and explosive growth. From the neon blur of Broadway to hidden vinyl bars in East Nashville, this is where hot chicken, honky-tonks, and haute cuisine collide. It’s loud, it’s proud, and it’s redefining the South.
The Spots
The spotThe rating
1Locust12 South · Modern American · $$$Delicious as F*ck2The Catbird SeatThe Gulch · American · $$$$Delicious as F*ck3BastionWedgewood-Houston · American · $$Delicious as F*ck4KisserEast Nashville · Japanese · $$Delicious as F*ck5PeninsulaEast Nashville · Spanish · $$Delicious as F*ck6Tailor NashvilleGermantown · Indian · $$Delicious7Bad IdeaEast Nashville · Southern · $$Delicious8iggy’sWedgewood-Houston · Italian · $$$Delicious9FolkEast Nashville · Italian · $$$$Delicious10Sho Pizza BarEast Nashville · Pizza · $$$DeliciousBrowse all 291 Nashville restaurantsWhat movedOct 23CauponorBacklog →Damn GoodOct 20TrapHouse WingzBacklog →Worth TryingOct 9Teddy's TavernOn the Radar →Worth Trying
The beef
The spotHouse vs crowd
Stoke Haus Brewing & Barbecue2 weighed inWorth TryingDelicious as F*ckMomotaro Nashville2 weighed inWorth TryingNopeAll the beef in NashvilleNope ListPuckett's RestaurantDowntown · SouthernNopeSperry's Cool SpringsFranklin · Seafood, SteakhouseNopeThe Loveless CafeBellevue · SouthernNopeThe Pancake Pantry - NashvilleDowntown · AmericanNopeViragoThe Gulch · JapaneseNopeMonell'sGermantown · SouthernNopeSee all 6 Nopes in Nashville
Guides
Sylvan ParkSeptember 202612 SouthJuly 2026AmericanJuly 2026Delicious as F*ck RecognitionJuly 2026DowntownJuly 2026East NashvilleJuly 2026
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