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360 Bistro				Write a Review
6000 Highway 100	Contemporary Cuisine	$$$, $$$$	Belle Meade/White Bridge/West Meade
360 offers a sultry evening out in a contemporary setting, with an elegant array of appetizers and entrées—ranging from seafood to elk, boar and duck—that qualifies as one of the most interesting menus in town. In the former location of The Grape wine bar, chef John Crow is... More>>

Andrew Chadwick's at Rutledge Hill				1 User Reviews
37 Rutledge St.	Contemporary Cuisine	$$$$	Nolensville Rd./Woodbine/Murfreesboro Rd.
Andrew Chadwick’s on Rutledge Hill occupies a house built in the mid-19th century, with 14-foot ceilings, stained glass, thick molding and fireplaces throughout. The menu is written daily and the average three-course meal with a glass of wine will cost $42. And don't look for a bar... More>>

Athens Family Restaurant				2 User Reviews
2526 Franklin Rd.	Italian/Greek/Mediterranean	$, $$	8 South/12 South/Berry Hill
The all-American breakfast at this Franklin Road eatery has earned a faithful following. The lunch and dinner menu has evolved from diner standards to an extensive selection of Greek specialties that one might find in a family-owned taberna, which is exactly the ambiance of the cheerful... More>>

B&C Market BBQ				Write a Review
900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.	Barbecue	$, $$	Downtown
One of the new members of the renovated Farmers Market food court, B&C (which stands for Bacon & Caviar) offers a familiar selection of chicken and pork barbecue, along with sides such as garlic-cheese grits, chipotle corn salad and stewed collard greens from the growers in the adjacent produce... More>>

Bailey and Cato Family Restaurant				1 User Reviews
1307 McGavock Pike	Meat-and-Three/Southern	$$	Inglewood/Trinity Lane
Don’t let the quiet exterior fool you. Inside the faded-salmon house—kitty-corner from the foodie strip of Riverside Village—the Bailey family is hard at work, smoking ribs, cleaning greens and stewing yams for a rotating menu of Southern and soul classics. If you can't... More>>

Basil Asian Bistro				Write a Review
9040 Carothers Pkwy., Suite A201	Thai/Vietnamese	$$, $$$	Franklin
By no means does the Basil menu deviate from what fans of Asian food have come to expect in Nashville. Spring rolls, lettuce wraps, dumplings, pad Thai and the other usual suspects are all present and accounted for. But the atmosphere of this snappy loft-like space is a world apart from so many... More>>

Bricktop's				Write a Review
3000 West End Ave.	Casual, Contemporary Cuisine	$$, $$$	Broadway/The Gulch/Music Row/West End
Constructed on the former site of the flagship Houston's restaurant, Bricktop's fills the popular West End location with loaded kosher hotdogs, crab cakes, grilled artichokes, deviled eggs and banana splits. Houston's founder, co-owner and homeboy Joe Ledbetter mans the door with general manager... More>>

City House				Write a Review
1222 Fourth Ave. N.	Italian/Greek/Mediterranean	$$, $$$, $$$$	Germantown/Jefferson St./Fisk
The sophisticated rustication of the room, in which old brick peeks through newly plastered walls and a wooden banquette traces the rough edges of an exposed stone foundation, mirrors the style of food that Wilson, an alumnus of Margot Cafe, delivers. Along a chef’s bar that divides the... More>>

Crema				Write a Review
15 Hermitage Ave.	Bakery/Coffeehouse/Cafe	$	Nolensville Rd./Woodbine/Murfreesboro Rd.
Named for the foamy, golden-brown extraction that develops in the filter and encrusts the top of an espresso serving, Crema brings a welcome jolt of caffeine—along with pastries and sandwiches—to the emerging district of Rutledge Hill. More>>

Dee's Q				Write a Review
1000 Riverside Drive	Barbecue	$, $$	Five Points/Shelby Bottoms
An East Nashville favorite, owned and operated by Reginald Crowder, who slow-cooks pork shoulder and ribs, chicken and Polish sausage, and kicks them up with his own spicy sauce. Also on the menu are fish sandwiches and wings (Crowder says call ahead for wing orders as they “drop them to... More>>

Eastside Fish				Write a Review
2617 Gallatin Pike	Hot Chicken/Hot Fish	$, $$	Inglewood/Trinity Lane
Donald Boatright calls himself King Fish, not to be confused with Kingfish, the new restaurant that opened on Eighth Ave. N. in mid-2006, and is challenging Boatright for a piece of the hot fish sandwich action. Eastside boasts the Crunkest Fish in Town, and he’s got a good argument,... More>>

F. Scott's Restaurant				Write a Review
2110 Crestmoor Dr.	Contemporary Cuisine	$$$, $$$$	Green Hills
For nearly 20 years, F. Scott's has maintained its status as one of Nashville's best and most popular restaurants, earning its position with a commitment to quality and excellence on every measurable level. Owners Elise Loehr Solima and Wendy Holcomb Burch run a tight ship with velvet gloves.... More>>

Firefly Grille				Write a Review
2201 Bandywood Dr.	Contemporary Cuisine	$$, $$$	Green Hills
When longtime restaurateur Curt Cole decided to open an upscale, contemporary American restaurant, he placed it in the city’s second most upscale neighborhood, Green Hills. Deer Park Grille was nestled in the curve of Bandywood that's also home to some very upscale retailers; a certain... More>>

Flyte World Dining & Wine				Write a Review
718 Division St.	Contemporary Cuisine, Wine Bars	$$, $$$$	Broadway/The Gulch/Music Row/West End
Named for a play on the word “flight,” a grouping of wines poured for tasting, the restaurant focuses on pairing seasonal organic and humanely raised foods with reasonably priced, interesting wines that people might not have tried before. The theme of flights carries through the... More>>

Genie's Persian Palace				Write a Review
6990 Moores Ln.	Middle Eastern	$$	Tennessee
Having mastered the all-American staple of hamburgers, Mohammad and Shiva Karimy, the family behind Fat Mo’s burgers, have returned to their culinary roots to open Genie’s Persian Palace, a nearly too-good-to-be-true haven of Middle Eastern food. Among all the exotic khoreshts and... More>>

Germantown Cafe				Write a Review
1200 5th Ave. N.	Contemporary Cuisine	$$, $$$	Germantown/Jefferson St./Fisk
Chris Lowry and Jay Luther’s neighborhood bistro is elegant and sophisticated, with a minimalist, contemporary-styled room framing a spectacular view of downtown. Germantown Cafe adheres to the promise of straightforward dining in the style of classic bistros, with unpretentious,... More>>

Koto				Write a Review
421 Union St.	Japanese/Korean	$$, $$$	Downtown
More than a decade ago, serious sushi lovers flocked to Koto, a little hole-in-the-wall south of downtown, to partake of the artistry of chef-owner Hajima Keruma. Sometimes he rewarded their loyalty by creating special rolls just for them. One menu staple is the Wayne Roll, consisting of eel,... More>>

La Hacienda Taqueria				Write a Review
2615 Nolensville Rd.	Hispanic	$, $$	Nolensville Rd./Woodbine/Murfreesboro Rd.
A decade ago, native Mexican Carlos Yepez opened a Hispanic market with a small grill to serve the growing south-of-the-border population. Soon word got out about his soft tacos served with chopped meat, fresh cilantro, a slice of avocado and a wedge of lime. Gringos flocked, La Hacienda... More>>

Lemongrass Sushi & Thai				Write a Review
7108 Hwy 70 S	Thai/Vietnamese	$$, $$$	Bellevue
It's worth venturing out of your sushi-and-curry comfort zone at this cheery Japanese-Thai restaurant. Don't miss the Tiger Tear salad of beef with lime and chili. Frogs legs basil and Volcano shrimp are beautiful and unusual dishes, but it is the grilled yellowtail jawbone ($7.50) that makes... More>>

Lime				Write a Review
1904 Broadway	Hispanic	$$$, $$$$	Broadway/The Gulch/Music Row/West End
In this hyper-designed environment adorned with exotic hardwoods, mosaic tile, glass brick, supple leather banquettes and glass garage doors that open onto patios, owner Chris Hyndman does to Hispanic food what he does to Asian food at his nearby Virago: houses it in an architectural showplace... More>>

Mitchell Delicatessen				Write a Review
1402 McGavock Pike	Burgers & Deli	$$	Inglewood/Trinity Lane
Chef-owner David Mitchell and chef Julia Helton are the toast of the crossroads, where they have opened up a long-awaited deli in Riverside Village. Meats and cheeses are available by the pound or in an array of sandwiches that includes lamb with mint raita, muffuletta and ham & brie. More>>

P.S. Noodle Pot				Write a Review
1307 Bell Road	Thai/Vietnamese	$, $$, $$$	Antioch
Owner Inpeng “Peng” Soumpholphakdy (P.S.) shifts the focus from rice to noodles, recasting her menu with a selection of dishes from Japan, Thailand and her native Laos. This tiny, uncluttered store centers on an open kitchen with bar seating. Treat yourself to a cool glass of... More>>

Pied Piper Creamery				Write a Review
114 S. 11th St.	Ice Cream	$	Five Points/Shelby Bottoms
Jenny Piper, who worked in a Baskin-Robbins store in college, returned to her dippin’ days in a big way, attending Carpigiani Frozen Dessert University in Winston-Salem, N.C., for six days, where she honed her recipes for whimsical and punny flavors such as My Cherry Amor, Minty Python,... More>>

PM				Write a Review
2017 Belmont Blvd.	Casual	$, $$, $$$	Belmont/Edgehill/Hillsboro Village
A near-perfect metaphor for the local culinary evolution from one generation to the next is Arnold Myint, son of International Market owners Patti and Win Myint. Having worked in New York with culinary luminary Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Arnold returned to unleash his skills at PM, the... More>>

Radius10				Write a Review
1103 McGavock St.	Contemporary Cuisine	$, $$$, $$$$	Broadway/The Gulch/Music Row/West End
Jason Brumm brings his sseafood-heavy résumé from Gulf Coast favorites like Café Thirty-A in Seagrove, Fla., to stake a claim in the emerging Gulch. With architect Manuel Zeitlin, Brumm has transformed raw industrial space into a dining landmark serving “eclectic... More>>