Best New Addition to Germantown

For a neighborhood stacked with good restaurants, Germantown can feel sleepy. Mother’s Ruin, which opened late last year, helps remedy that. The Nashville outpost of the New York-based restaurant has one of the best — and weirdest — bloody marys in town (Worcestershire, pickle juice, red wine!), excellent waffle fries (Old Bay included) and a burger I’d go back for (topped with crunchy, sprout-laced mayo). Loud music, all-day hours, open backyard, decision-destroying slushies — all of these things come together to give Germantown the bar vibe it lacked. Best Yankee export in years. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

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