The best restaurants in Nashville, according to critics

49 Nashville, TN restaurants featured on published critics’ lists from 5 publications: Bon Appétit, Eater Nashville, James Beard Foundation, MICHELIN Guide, The New York Times. Ordered by how many of those lists agree.

• Peninsula — East Nashville, Nashville — on 4 critics’ lists
• Bastion — Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville — on 3 critics’ lists
• Kisser — East Nashville, Nashville — on 3 critics’ lists
• Locust — 12 South, Nashville — on 3 critics’ lists
• SS Gai — East Nashville, Nashville — on 3 critics’ lists
• Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish — East Nashville, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• City House — Germantown, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• Edessa — South Nashville, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• Folk — East Nashville, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• Iggy's — Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• International Market — Belmont, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• Junior — East Nashville, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• Noko — East Nashville, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• Sho Pizza Bar — East Nashville, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• St. Vito Focacceria — The Gulch, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• Tailor — Germantown, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• The Catbird Seat — The Gulch, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• Xiao Bao — East Nashville, Nashville — on 2 critics’ lists
• Arnold's Country Kitchen — Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville
• Bad Idea — East Nashville, Nashville
• Big Al's Deli — Salemtown, Nashville
• Butcher & Bee — East Nashville, Nashville
• Butterlamp — East Nashville, Nashville
• Dino's Bar — East Nashville, Nashville
• East Side Banh Mi — East Nashville, Nashville
• Elliston Place Soda Shop — Elliston Place, Nashville
• etch — Downtown, Nashville
• FatBelly Pretzel Bakery & Deli — East Nashville, Nashville
• Gojo Ethiopian Cafe and Restaurant — Woodbine, Nashville
• Henrietta Red — Germantown, Nashville
• King Tut's — Nolensville Pike, Nashville
• Little Hats Market — Germantown, Nashville
• Lockeland Table — East Nashville, Nashville
• Maiz De La Vida — The Gulch, Nashville
• Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint — Melrose, Nashville
• Monell's — Germantown, Nashville
• Present Tense — Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville
• Prince's Hot Chicken Shack — Downtown, Nashville
• Redheaded Stranger — East Nashville, Nashville
• Riddim N Spice — Jefferson Street, Nashville
• Roze Pony — Belle Meade, Nashville
• Shotgun Willie's BBQ — East Nashville, Nashville
• Silver Sands — Germantown, Nashville
• Sperry's Restaurant — Belle Meade, Nashville
• The Butter Milk Ranch — 12 South, Nashville
• Turkey and the Wolf Icehouse — East Nashville, Nashville
• Uzbegim — Midtown, Nashville
• VN Pho & Deli — West Nashville, Nashville
• Wendell Smith's Restaurant — The Nations, Nashville

The Nashville lists

• The 19 Best New Restaurants of 2026 — Bon Appétit
• The 38 Best Restaurants in Nashville — Eater Nashville
• James Beard America's Classics Award Winners (1998–2026) — James Beard Foundation
• James Beard Award Winners 2025 — James Beard Foundation
• MICHELIN Guide American South — Bib Gourmand Nashville 2025 — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Starred Restaurants (Nashville) — MICHELIN Guide
• The 25 Best Restaurants in Nashville Right Now (2024) — The New York Times

The Critic List — the critics’ “best restaurants” lists, in one place. We don’t write the lists; the critics do, and every one links back to the original.