The Catbird Seat
Michelin Star
James Beard Recognized
Andy Doubrava
Tiffani Ortiz
The Catbird Seat is a Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant in The Gulch helmed by chefs Andy Doubrava and Tiffani Ortiz — Nashville's most acclaimed restaurant, now in a spectacular new multi-floor space, with 13-16 courses and the most coveted reservation in the city.
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The Catbird Seat has always been Nashville's most important restaurant. The recent move to the Bill Voorhees Building in The Gulch — a multi-floor space that makes the old Midtown location look modest by comparison — has made it the best version of itself yet. Chefs Andy Doubrava and Tiffani Ortiz lead a kitchen that has only gotten sharper since the move.
The format is the point. Guests sit around the kitchen counter watching 13-16 courses take shape within arm's reach — proteins hand-portioned, sauces mounted, garnishes placed with the kind of precision that only makes sense when you understand the flavors underneath. The food is serious and at the same time playful. Both things are true simultaneously, and pulling that off night after night is what separates this kitchen from nearly everything else in the country.
Order one wine pairing and one non-alcoholic pairing to split. Both are worth engaging with. The meal costs $175 prepaid.
Michelin awarded The Catbird Seat one star in the inaugural American South Guide. It is Nashville's best restaurant. If you can get a reservation, take it.
The format is the point. Guests sit around the kitchen counter watching 13-16 courses take shape within arm's reach — proteins hand-portioned, sauces mounted, garnishes placed with the kind of precision that only makes sense when you understand the flavors underneath. The food is serious and at the same time playful. Both things are true simultaneously, and pulling that off night after night is what separates this kitchen from nearly everything else in the country.
Order one wine pairing and one non-alcoholic pairing to split. Both are worth engaging with. The meal costs $175 prepaid.
Michelin awarded The Catbird Seat one star in the inaugural American South Guide. It is Nashville's best restaurant. If you can get a reservation, take it.
The hardest reservation in Nashville and the most worth getting — Nashville's highest-rated restaurant, Michelin-starred, now in a spectacular new space that's somehow even better than before.
The Catbird Seat opened in 2011 and helped establish Nashville's tasting menu culture. It recently moved from its original Midtown location to the Bill Voorhees Building in The Gulch, a multi-floor space that is more spectacular than anything the restaurant occupied before. Chefs Andy Doubrava and Tiffani Ortiz — a husband-and-wife team — now lead the kitchen.
Guests sit around the kitchen counter watching 13-16 courses prepared within arm's reach. The menu changes constantly and costs $175 per person before tax and tip, prepaid at reservation. Reservations open on the first of the month at noon on OpenTable for the following month. The restaurant is open Wednesday through Saturday.
The sourcing reflects years of relationships with local farms and producers. The wine pairing is worth doing. The non-alcoholic pairing is equally creative. The whole experience is calibrated to feel inevitable rather than showy.
Michelin awarded The Catbird Seat one star in the inaugural American South Guide, citing its 'youthful, maximalist vibe.'
Guests sit around the kitchen counter watching 13-16 courses prepared within arm's reach. The menu changes constantly and costs $175 per person before tax and tip, prepaid at reservation. Reservations open on the first of the month at noon on OpenTable for the following month. The restaurant is open Wednesday through Saturday.
The sourcing reflects years of relationships with local farms and producers. The wine pairing is worth doing. The non-alcoholic pairing is equally creative. The whole experience is calibrated to feel inevitable rather than showy.
Michelin awarded The Catbird Seat one star in the inaugural American South Guide, citing its 'youthful, maximalist vibe.'
