Best Restaurants in Nashville – A Local's Guide to Dining

Nashville has quietly become one of the best food cities in the South. Here's our running list of the restaurants worth your time.

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Outside Loveless Cafe on a cloudy Sunday morning

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The interior at 5th & Taylor

5th & Taylor

Upscale Germantown restaurant serving refined American comfort food in a historic warehouse

Steak sandwiches on a plate with fries

Urban Grub

12 South restaurant known for oysters, smoked meats and a lively patio

8th & Roast interior with big windows

8th & Roast

Original Nashville coffee roaster known for seasonal drinks and house-made food

The outside patio at Buttermilk Ranch

The Butter Milk Ranch

12 South brunch spot known for biscuits, pastries and dry-aged meats

Loveless Cafe exterior

Loveless Cafe

Bellevue Southern institution famous for biscuits and country cooking

I Dream of Weenie hot dog in front of VW bus

I Dream of Weenie

Quirky East Nashville hot dog stand operating from a vintage Volkswagen bus

The bar at Fenwicks 300

Fenwicks 300

Melrose diner serving classic breakfast and lunch favorites

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