Our Nashville Favorites
Barbecue
Peg Leg finishes our top-three barbecue joints in Nashville. This one is in the gulch, so it's a short drive or Uber from our house. The pulled pork sandwich is the best in Tennessee!
181 locals recommend
Peg Leg Porker BBQ
903 Gleaves StPeg Leg finishes our top-three barbecue joints in Nashville. This one is in the gulch, so it's a short drive or Uber from our house. The pulled pork sandwich is the best in Tennessee!
Edley's is right around the corner; turn right onto 12th and it's a block down the street. Along with Martin's, Edley's is one of our neighborhood favorites. Try the brisket tacos!
418 locals recommend
Edley's Bar-B-Que
2706 12th Ave SEdley's is right around the corner; turn right onto 12th and it's a block down the street. Along with Martin's, Edley's is one of our neighborhood favorites. Try the brisket tacos!
Martin's is a 10-15 minute walk or short drive down to Belmont Blvd. Along with Edley's it's one of our favorites. We prefer the brisket at Martin's!
401 locals recommend
Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint
410 4th Ave SMartin's is a 10-15 minute walk or short drive down to Belmont Blvd. Along with Edley's it's one of our favorites. We prefer the brisket at Martin's!
Food scene
Josephine is our favorite restaurant in Nashville for special occasions. Luckily, it's just a few blocks up 12th Ave South. It's won a James Beard award for best restaurant the South -- and it's darn good. Quiet tables, usually need a reservation...but can often get squeezed in at the bar if you don't have one.
166 locals recommend
Josephine
2316 12th Ave SJosephine is our favorite restaurant in Nashville for special occasions. Luckily, it's just a few blocks up 12th Ave South. It's won a James Beard award for best restaurant the South -- and it's darn good. Quiet tables, usually need a reservation...but can often get squeezed in at the bar if you don't have one.
Great Burgers, literally across the street. This is also our favorite place to grab a drink at the bar.
323 locals recommend
Burger Up
2901 12th Ave SGreat Burgers, literally across the street. This is also our favorite place to grab a drink at the bar.
Ladybird opened up last fall and it's delicious. It's our new favorite place for breakfast (great breakfast tacos!)
14 locals recommend
Ladybird Taco
2229 10th Avenue SouthLadybird opened up last fall and it's delicious. It's our new favorite place for breakfast (great breakfast tacos!)
This place is awesome. It's worth the trip up to Germantown for one of the best restaurants in the South with a fun and creative menu!
117 locals recommend
Henrietta Red
1200 4th Ave NThis place is awesome. It's worth the trip up to Germantown for one of the best restaurants in the South with a fun and creative menu!
Hawkers opened up in East Nashville this year -- so it's across town - but worth the 15-minute drive. Hawkers has an eclectic menu of Asian Street food - it's like being at a big market in Singapore or Hong Kong - we bring our kids here to eat outside. It's a lot of fun!
54 locals recommend
Hawkers Asian Street Food
626A Main StHawkers opened up in East Nashville this year -- so it's across town - but worth the 15-minute drive. Hawkers has an eclectic menu of Asian Street food - it's like being at a big market in Singapore or Hong Kong - we bring our kids here to eat outside. It's a lot of fun!
Legit Old School Nashville
It's too bad that John Prine passed away last March, because he was known to be a lunch regular at Arnold's. If you're looking for a classic Nashville Meat + 3, don't miss Arnold's. (Meat + 3 is a classic Southern restaurant where you are served cafeteria style - you choose a daily meat special plus 3 sides.)
145 locals recommend
Arnold's Country Kitchen
605 8th Ave SIt's too bad that John Prine passed away last March, because he was known to be a lunch regular at Arnold's. If you're looking for a classic Nashville Meat + 3, don't miss Arnold's. (Meat + 3 is a classic Southern restaurant where you are served cafeteria style - you choose a daily meat special plus 3 sides.)
Class old-school diner and burger place. Great burgers, atmosphere untouched from the 1950s!
35 locals recommend
Brown's Diner
2102 Blair BlvdClass old-school diner and burger place. Great burgers, atmosphere untouched from the 1950s!
You can go to Hattie B's like everyone else visiting town...or you can go to the real, old-school hot chicken joints - Prince's and Bolton's. (They each of have 2 locations around town.) They are NOT PLAYING with the heat on the hot chicken!
55 locals recommend
Prince's Hot Chicken Shack SoBro
423 6th Ave SYou can go to Hattie B's like everyone else visiting town...or you can go to the real, old-school hot chicken joints - Prince's and Bolton's. (They each of have 2 locations around town.) They are NOT PLAYING with the heat on the hot chicken!
You can go to Hattie B's like everyone else visiting town...or you can go to the real, old-school hot chicken joints - Prince's and Bolton's. (They each of have 2 locations around town.) They are NOT PLAYING with the heat on the hot chicken!
151 locals recommend
Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish
624 Main StYou can go to Hattie B's like everyone else visiting town...or you can go to the real, old-school hot chicken joints - Prince's and Bolton's. (They each of have 2 locations around town.) They are NOT PLAYING with the heat on the hot chicken!
Monell's - well worth the short drive to Germantown. This is a classic old-school Black-owned business that has been filling bellies forever. They bring baskets of fried chicken to the table like other restaurants bring bread. Need I say more. So good!
303 locals recommend
Monell's
1235 6th Ave NMonell's - well worth the short drive to Germantown. This is a classic old-school Black-owned business that has been filling bellies forever. They bring baskets of fried chicken to the table like other restaurants bring bread. Need I say more. So good!
Great place for a milkshake, fries and to to listen to Chuck Berry or Elvis. This is a few miles West of us near the Sylvan Park neighborhood...worth a drive for an old-school hangout!
83 locals recommend
Bobbie's Dairy Dip
5301 Charlotte AveGreat place for a milkshake, fries and to to listen to Chuck Berry or Elvis. This is a few miles West of us near the Sylvan Park neighborhood...worth a drive for an old-school hangout!
Sweet Treats!
Really good, really fancy donuts -- dangerously close...right up 12th Ave South!
202 locals recommend
Five Daughters Bakery 12th South
1110 Caruthers AveReally good, really fancy donuts -- dangerously close...right up 12th Ave South!
Jeni's has a few locations around town, including right up 12th Ave South -- it's the best ice cream around!
754 locals recommend
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
1892 Eastland AveJeni's has a few locations around town, including right up 12th Ave South -- it's the best ice cream around!
Fox's could have also been in my "Legit Old School Nashville" section because it's like a 1950s donut shop. It's a little bit of a drive, but really good!
22 locals recommend
Fox's Donut Den
3900 Hillsboro PikeFox's could have also been in my "Legit Old School Nashville" section because it's like a 1950s donut shop. It's a little bit of a drive, but really good!
The sweet potato cupcake here is 100% the best cupcake in the South...maybe America! Head up to Germantown, Nashville's oldest neighborhood. It's a great place to walk around and definitely stop at Cupcake Collection!
89 locals recommend
The Cupcake Collection
1213 6th Ave NThe sweet potato cupcake here is 100% the best cupcake in the South...maybe America! Head up to Germantown, Nashville's oldest neighborhood. It's a great place to walk around and definitely stop at Cupcake Collection!
East Park is across town in East Nashville -- really big, really indulgent, really cool donuts. Worth the trip!
48 locals recommend
East Park Donuts & Coffee
700 Main StEast Park is across town in East Nashville -- really big, really indulgent, really cool donuts. Worth the trip!
City/town information
Franklin is our favorite nearby day-trip town. It's about 30 minutes south of Nashville and has a beautiful, historic city square with great shopping, great restaurants and many interesting landmarks. Our favorite place to eat are Meridee's Breadbasket and Pucket's.
251 locals recommend
Franklin
Franklin is our favorite nearby day-trip town. It's about 30 minutes south of Nashville and has a beautiful, historic city square with great shopping, great restaurants and many interesting landmarks. Our favorite place to eat are Meridee's Breadbasket and Pucket's.
Sightseeing
Columbia is a little further afield (about 45 minutes south,) but another beautiful quintiessential southern charm town!
35 locals recommend
Columbia
Columbia is a little further afield (about 45 minutes south,) but another beautiful quintiessential southern charm town!
Music
Robert's is our favorite honky tonk. If you want to see great rock-a-billy music and eat a fried bologna sandwich come here!
601 locals recommend
Robert's Western World
416 BroadwayRobert's is our favorite honky tonk. If you want to see great rock-a-billy music and eat a fried bologna sandwich come here!
This is our favorite mostly-locals music venue. Hopefully post-Covid they will bring back their weekly Friday lunchtime show, which is broadcast life on WMOT Roots Radio - it always features four sets from up-and-coming country/folk/Americana artists.
159 locals recommend
3rd & Lindsley Bar & Grill
818 3rd Ave SThis is our favorite mostly-locals music venue. Hopefully post-Covid they will bring back their weekly Friday lunchtime show, which is broadcast life on WMOT Roots Radio - it always features four sets from up-and-coming country/folk/Americana artists.
If you've done your homework prior to visiting you already know about Station Inn and already want to visit!
245 locals recommend
The Station Inn
402 12th Ave SIf you've done your homework prior to visiting you already know about Station Inn and already want to visit!
You already know about the Ryman and all the Lower Broadway bars...but have you heard of Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge. It's a drive up to Madison, which is, um, interesting...but worth it for a $2 Hi Life and great music!
46 locals recommend
Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge
102 E Palestine AveYou already know about the Ryman and all the Lower Broadway bars...but have you heard of Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge. It's a drive up to Madison, which is, um, interesting...but worth it for a $2 Hi Life and great music!