Quietly celebrating their 30th anniversary in Nashville this year, Amerigo remains a stalwart and steady dining choice for casual Italian in Midtown. The menu is remarkably consistent because frequent diners won’t let them change anything — but don’t miss out on seasonal specials made using local farm-fresh ingredients. The attentive servers dress like they work in an even more upscale restaurant — without a scrap of denim or flannel in sight — but the atmosphere is still casual enough that you can keep your kids occupied by letting them draw with crayons on the butcher-paper table coverings. It’s the best of both worlds. CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN

