Second Place: Mitchell Delicatessen
Third Place: Tower Market & Deli
More Best of Nashville wins: 51st Deli also took Best Deli in the Readers' Poll in 2026. In our Writers’ Choice they’ve been named Best Glow Up (2019).
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