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5th & Taylor
Located in the charming Germantown neighborhood, 5th & Taylor made a big splash when it opened in 2015, and the buzz has not subsided. Housed in a textile warehouse turned restaurant, the creative spot serves Southern American cuisine like onion-bacon...
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Adele’s
What once was an auto-repair shop in the Gulch is now Adele’s, a chic New American restaurant from chef Jonathan Waxman, a contestant on Top Chef Masters and the owner of Barbuto in New York. Staying true to its roots,...
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Biscuit Love
Visitors seeking casual Southern fare need to look no further than Biscuit Love, located in the hip Gulch neighborhood. The near-constant line (often wrapped around the block on weekends) is a testament to the food, and the convivial dining room...
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Butcher & Bee
Sometimes when a restaurant decides to open a second location, the result is a lesser version of the first. That is not the case for Butcher & Bee, an iconic Charleston sandwich spot that opened an outpost in a former...
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City House
City House is one of those restaurants where most of the ingredients sound foreign but come together to make something magical. In a homey brick building in Germantown, this Goop-approved haunt is a reliable Nashville classic. Chef Tandy Wilson does...
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Hattie B’s Hot Chicken
With five levels of heat—southern (no heat), mild, hot, damn hot and “Shut the Cluck Up”—Hattie B’s fried chicken offers something for everyone, but the iconic spot is known for its hottest variety. The popular joint is low-key and casual,...
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Husk
The second outpost of the famed Charleston eatery, Husk Nashville brings the same amount of flavor as its counterpart and an equally excellent dining experience. Chef Sean Brock opened this spot in the spring of 2013, and with seasonal ingredients...
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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
This is the place to go for dessert in Nashville, evidenced by the 30-minute lines on a Friday or Saturday night. Serving wildly inventive artisan ice cream–perennial favorites are Brown Butter Almond Brittle and Brambleberry Crisp–most visitors sample several flavors...
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Rolf & Daughters
A pasta-lovers heaven, Rolf & Daughters opened to applause in late 2012, and was ranked third on Bon Appétit’s list of Best New Restaurants of 2013. In a redesigned dining room in Nashville’s Werthan Mills Factory, the eatery has a...
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The Catbird Seat
This culinary experience is in a class of its own in Nashville. Chef Trevor Moran, who previously worked at Copenhagen's Michelin-starred Noma, serves 32 guests per seating, around a u-shaped bar so diners can watch him work. It’s a tough...
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It’s hard to keep up with the Nashville dining scene, as new restaurants seem to open at the rate they do in major metropolitan cities. One difference, however, is the easy geniality that perpetuates every dining establishment in the city, from the down-home Loveless Café to the upscale Catbird Seat, which will have you wondering why you ever tolerated brusque high-mindedness for the sake of innovative cuisine.