Second Place: Henrietta Red
Third Place: Juicy Seafood
More Best of Nashville wins: The Optimist also took Best Seafood (2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021), Best Dessert (2021), Best Wine List (Restaurant or Bar) (2021) and Best New Restaurant (Opened since October 2019) (2020) in the Readers' Poll. In our Writers’ Choice they’ve been named Best Lobster Roll (2026, 2022), Best High-End Seafood (2025) and Best Seafood (2021).
