Date night, girls night, graduation dinner…you name it, these local dinner spots are great for any occasion in Nashville. We’ve listed the very best places to enjoy a nice dinner in Nashville’s most popular neighborhoods. Sometimes just a simple list of ideas is the best resource. Happy dining!

Nashville’s BEST dINNER rESTAURANTS

Downtown + SoBro

• Yolan – Italian
• Stationairy – American *NEW OPTION*
• Twelve Thirty Club – Supper Club level – Steak & Seafood
• Drusie & Darr – Seasonal Cuisine
• Bourbon Steak – Steakhouse
• Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
• Jeff Ruby’s – Steakhouse
• The Nashville Grange – Southern
• Merchants – American
• Etch – Contemporary American
• Liberty Common – Southern Brasserie
• Husk – New Southern
• Stateside Kitchen – Seasonal cuisine
• Trattoria Il Mulino – Italian
• The River House – Steak and Seafood
• The Continental – Modern Hotel Restaurant
• Church and Union – New American
• Sixty Vines – New American

The Gulch

• Carne Mare – Italian Chophouse
• Sambuca – New American
• 404 Kitchen – Modern European
• The Dutch – American
• STK – Steakhouse
• MOTO – Italian
• Adele’s – New American
• Superica – Tex-Mex
• Virago – Asian Fusion & Sushi
• Kayne Prime – Steakhouse
• Sunda – New Asian
• Tànsuŏ – Contemporary Chinese
• Chauhan – Indian
• Marsh House – Seafood
• The Dutch – American

12 South

• Josephine – Modern American
• Burger Up – Burgers
• Urban Grub – Seafood
• Epice – Lebanese
• Emery – Contemporary American

East Nashville

• Butcher & Bee – American
• Folk – Seasonally-Inspired New American
• Peninsula – Spanish Cuisine
• Margot – French & Italian Cuisine
• Two Ten Jack – Izakaya + Ramen
• Lockeland Table – American
• Hawkers – Asian Street Fare
• lou – American
• Lyra – Middle Eastern
• Pelican & Pig – Fine-Casual American

Germantown

• Henrietta Red – American
• Rolf & Daughters – Northern Italian & Mediterranean
• Geist – American
• 5th and Taylor – American
• City House – Italian
• Saint Stephen – American
• Butchertown Hall – American
• O-Ku – Japanese
• The Optimist –  Seafood
• Tailor – Western Indian Gujarati dishes (currently closed while relocating to a new space in early 2022)

Midtown

• Henley – Southern
• Elliston Place Soda Shop – Southern
• Flatiron – American Classics to Modern Fare
• The Catbird Seat – Interactive Dining Experience
• Giovanni – Italian

Wedgewood-Houston

• Earnest Bar & Hideaway – American
• Bastion – Seasonally-inspired Menu

Edgehill Village

• Barcelona Wine Bar – Tapas-style Restaurant
• Sadie’s – American with a Mediterranean flair

Sylvan Park

• Lola – Spanish Cuisine
• Hathorne – American
• Answer – Globally-driven Cuisine
• Miel – Farm-to-table

The Nations

• Nicky’s Coal Fired – Italian
• PennePazze – Italian

Melrose

• Sinema – American

Green Hills

• etc – New American
• Char – American
• Emmy Squared – Italian

Hillsboro Village

• E3 Chophouse – Steakhouse

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