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 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.