The 38 Best Restaurants in Nashville

Eater Nashville · updated July 2026 · 38 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• Bastion — Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville
• Big Al's Deli — Salemtown, Nashville
• Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish — East Nashville, Nashville
• Butcher & Bee — East Nashville, Nashville
• City House — Germantown, Nashville
• Dino's Bar — East Nashville, Nashville
• East Side Banh Mi — East Nashville, Nashville
• Edessa — South Nashville, Nashville
• etch — Downtown, Nashville
• FatBelly Pretzel Bakery & Deli — East Nashville, Nashville
• Folk — East Nashville, Nashville
• Gojo Ethiopian Cafe and Restaurant — Woodbine, Nashville
• Hai Woon Dai — Antioch
• Iggy's — Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville
• International Market — Belmont, Nashville
• Junior — East Nashville, Nashville
• King Tut's — Nolensville Pike, Nashville
• Kisser — East Nashville, Nashville
• Little Hats Market — Germantown, Nashville
• Lockeland Table — East Nashville, Nashville
• Locust — 12 South, Nashville
• Maiz De La Vida — The Gulch, Nashville
• Monell's — Germantown, Nashville
• Noko — East Nashville, Nashville
• Peninsula — East Nashville, Nashville
• Riddim N Spice — Jefferson Street, Nashville
• Roze Pony — Belle Meade, Nashville
• Sho Pizza Bar — East Nashville, Nashville
• Shotgun Willie's BBQ — East Nashville, Nashville
• SS Gai — East Nashville, Nashville
• St. Vito Focacceria — The Gulch, Nashville
• Tailor — Germantown, Nashville
• The Butter Milk Ranch — 12 South, Nashville
• The Catbird Seat — The Gulch, Nashville
• Turkey and the Wolf Icehouse — East Nashville, Nashville
• VN Pho & Deli — West Nashville, Nashville
• Wendell Smith's Restaurant — The Nations, Nashville
• Xiao Bao — East Nashville, Nashville

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