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Located inside Edgehill Village — a.k.a. the former White Way laundry plant — Bella Napoli makes perfect use of the quaint courtyard between the once-industrial buildings. Swags of white lights festoon the secluded patio, which is lined with Cinzano umbrellas. The feeling is distinctly that of European alfresco dining. A wood-burning oven is the focus of Bella Napoli, figuratively and literally, as the majority of the menu items — pizzas, calzones and panini — are based on excellent handmade dough that rises for 15 hours and cooks in temperatures near 900 degrees

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The name comes from the baggy pants worn by South American gauchos, the cowboys of the pampas, who, incidentally, lent their name to the baggy pants worn by American women in the 1970s. Throughout the cozy dining rooms swathed in white tablecloths, servers known as passadores circulate with large skewers of flesh fresh from the fire. If you’re ready for another hunk of meat, turn your double-sided coaster to the green side. Need a minute to work through the meat, rice, beans and yuca that are piling up on your plate, or the caipirinha or sangria that’s chilling in your glass? Flip the coaster to red.

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Bongo After Hours Theatre
The first of Bob Bernstein's three coffee shops, Bongo Java is the unofficial student center for Belmont University across the street, a pit stop for new mothers strolling babies, and a networking hangout for musicians. Breakfast on a bagel and a simple sandwich menu feed this laid-back crowd from morning till night, and an upstairs theater provides a unique creative outlet.

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Boscos
Once a trailblazer among local brewpubs, Boscos has aged into a sturdy anchor of the Vanderbilt dining corridor. The Hillsboro Village store brews beer on site, which it provides to the newer Cool Springs location. Both stores serve lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch, with a focus on brick-oven pizzas. On Sunday, Boscos jazz brunch shines with a roster of eggs Benedict that includes fried oysters, artichoke hearts, ribeye and crabmeat. — Carrington Fox

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Serving “global cuisine,” Bound’ry takes diners on a culinary trip around the world with a variety of influences in its tapas-style and dinner-portioned dishes. The regularly evolving menu offers daily extensions, handmade artisan bread and signature desserts. The two-tiered, multiroomed restaurant vibrates with color, texture and original art; outdoor seating and open-air bar in warm weather. 

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Randy Rayburn, veteran restaurateur and owner of Sunset Grill and Midtown Café, partners up with two longtime employees—Sunset GM Craig Clifft and executive chef Brian Uhl—to create Cabana, an ambitious project  that will put the trio’s legendary talents to the test. Bar, restaurant, lounge and a 2,900-square-foot year-round outdoor patio is the multiple-personality concept envisioned by the team, offering something for everyone—the drinker, the diner and scene-makers looking for a late-night hang. Ten private cabanas—each outfitted with a flat-screen TV—offer the ultimate in private parties. Uhl envisions his menu as playful and spontaneous, with items like chicken-wing lollipops, mini lobster corn dogs, oyster shooters and Tennessee Sliders.

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ChaChah
11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Fri,; 5 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sat.; 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-11 p.m. Sun.

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Man cannot live on margaritas alone, so when cocktail hour turns the corner to mealtime, Chago’s offers a refreshingly inventive roster of south-of-the-border-inspired dishes drawn from chef-owner Chad Head’s imagination and his life in San Diego. In addition to the predictable repertoire of enchiladas, quesadillas, burritos and taquitos, there is a handful of surprises, including shrimp-and-fish ceviche served with plantain chips; spicy wings with pineapple, tamarind or banana glaze; street tacos; and pineapple stuffed with chicken, steak, pork or shrimp. While Chago’s has a cheap and cheerful cocktails-on-the-patio vibe, the atmosphere is equally welcoming to young children and college students. A kids menu of $3 and $4 plates, and festive agua fresca made with crushed strawberries, mint, lime and soda water, put an endearing family-friendly face on a hip hangout.

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Within easy walking distance of the sprawling Vanderbilt Medical Center compound, Cuisine of India nearly sent docs, nurses and support staff into cardiac arrest when it lost its lease on the original site. But when a sushi restaurant went out of business in the nearby building that houses Pizza Perfect, Cuisine snatched it, redecorated the large dining room, and was back in business with its popular lunchtime buffet of well-executed Indian fare—with an emphasis on vegetarian dishes—in a white tablecloth environment. 

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Chicago-born Adam Deal adds Windy City cuisine to the Nolensville Road offerings. His friendly wienery puts on the traditional Vienna Beef dog, dressed up with all the necessary trimmings—poppy seed buns, celery salt, sport peppers, sauerkraut, bright-green relish and chili—and sides of tater tots and housemade potato chips. 

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Juanita Lane's sweet repertoire of European-style bakery delights includes chocolate hazelnut torte, chocolate turtle cake, coconut cream pie with macadamia nut crust, buttercake with truffle filling and a secret family recipe for crustless pear cheesecake with sour cream topping and strawberry sauce. Stop in daily for cookies, desserts and newly added decadent cupcakes, but be sure to call at least 24 hours ahead for custom cakes and holiday traditions like Christmas cookies, pecan and pumpkin pies and buche de Noel.

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Walk by the grid of corner windows and you might mistake Edgehill Cafe for a furniture showroom. Like Nest Interiors across the street — where Gwyneth Paltrow sourced her home décor during her Nashville stay — the coffee shop wears an eclectic and endearing blend of industrial, organic décor, with hints of flea market chic. On top of that, Edgehill serves Drew’s Brews and a terse menu of downright good food, starting with breakfast sandwiches, bagels, oatmeal and cinnamon toast, and dotted with pastries, scones, sandwiches and salads. In such an inviting environment, it’s easy to see how breakfast with coffee can merge into lunch with pomegranate green tea and ultimately into light supper with a glass of wine. For such occasions, Edgehill offers a handful of wines available by the glass.

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Fido
A coffee shop for all ages, Fido blends gritty atmosphere—exposed brick walls, local art, study hall tables—with sneakily refined dining. Along with a menu of bagels, organic muffins and breakfast dishes, a rotating roster of local and seasonally influenced entrées elevates the cozy coffee shop to an unexpectedly food-focused restaurant. Caffeinated college kids can cram next to families enjoying seared shrimp with white bean cake and mâche, fennel-orange and avocado salad, and peanut butter and jelly. A Hillsboro Village landmark, this former pet shop is a diner’s best friend any time of day. — Carrington Fox
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