Diners' Choice: Southern restaurants in Nashville

OpenTable

Updated 05 April 2025

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Midtown Cafe

4.9

4.9 (5209)

$31 to $50

Southern

Midtown

About the restaurant

Open Table TOP 50 Best Southern Restaurant in USA offering a casual, affordable, fine dining atmosphere with breakfast / brunch / lunch all seven days and dinner Monday through Saturday with cage free eggs, biscuits, pancakes, seafood, prime steak, veal, pastas & featuring 40 wines by the glass and 150 selections. Located just off West End at 102 -19th Ave S in the West End / Vanderbilt / Music Row / Midtown / Medical Center neighborhoods. Since 1987, casual fine dining with quality ingredients prepared and served by caring professionals.

Open weekdays for Breakfast 8am-2pm. Lunch 11am-2pm Mon-Sun. Dinner starting at 4:30 Monday - Thursday and 5:00pm Friday and Saturday.
Complementary Valet Parking for Lunch and Dinner

Shuttle offered for events at Tpac, Ryman, The Symphony, and Bridgestone with a 40$/ person check minimum. Must call restaurant to reserve shuttle seats. Requests made on Open Table may not be honored, due to limited seating.

Top review

Dr . SashaVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Café itself was average, but the food was amazing! I would definitely go again.

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Crispy Brussels Sprouts

Urban Grub

4.8

4.8 (5448)

$31 to $50

Southern

Waverly / Melrose / Breeze Hill

About the restaurant

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Urban Grub is a casual fine dining bar and eatery located in a renovated carwash in Nashville’s iconic 12 South district.

The design of the restaurant features a rustic elegance, filled with custom woodwork, stone fireplaces and rounded booths tucked in intimate corners. Urban Grub offers both indoor and outdoor seating with a combination of the two in the beer garden, accompanied a view of the restaurant’s meat curing room, as well as a covered gazebo for larger parties.

From the inviting indoor-outdoor atmosphere to the elevated Southern cuisine of fresh seafood, house-made charcuterie, and prime dry-aged steaks, the experience is unforgettable.

Top review

Alison

Dined 2 days ago

Every dish was delicious. We ordered most of the sides to share, all were generous and tasty. Pork chop was amazing and huge. Excellent service and attention to detail. Would go again tomorrow

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4.7

4.7 (2461)

$31 to $50

Southern

Downtown / Sobro

About the restaurant

We are a southern Restaurant & Bar (Best Happy Hour in Nashville) with a touch of Italian. Chefs Trey Cioccia & Robert Compton have been working side by side for 17 years. We are located directly across the street from the Schermerhorn and one block from the Bridgestone Arena, Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Ascend Amphitheater. We are a casual laid back restaurant, with a bar that makes y'all feel at home. We have Happy Hour every day (at the bar) and valet parking on Fridays and Saturdays. If you wake up hungry on the weekend, we serve Brunch and all you need to drink Mimosa's

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Susanne

Dined 6 days ago

Everything we ordered was delicious and Marla was so friendly & helpful!

Elliston Place Soda Shop

4.7

4.7 (163)

$30 and under

Southern

Midtown

About the restaurant

We’re one part soda shop, one part meat-and-three, and one hundred percent bona fide Southern eatery. We cook each meal fresh from scratch daily, following time-tested recipes and honoring our founder’s meat-and-three legacy. Bring the kids around for a treat, grab lunch with friends, or drop by for a shake and fries. And did we mention the pies?

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Bill

Dined 2 days ago

Grilled pork chop, turnip greens, creme corn and cole slaw. Could eat this meal everyday!

Kitchen Notes - Omni Nashville

4.6

4.6 (1574)

$30 and under

Southern

Downtown / Sobro

About the restaurant

We are very proud and excited about our upcoming Kitchen Notes Enhancements beginning November 8, 2024 through January 14, 2025, but you can be sure we will be serving all your favorite Southern Homemade favorites in BARLINES. Please still utilize open table to book your reservations. When we reopen January 14th you will see a new and improved look to our restaurant, but you can be sure we will still be serving all of your favorite Southern Homemade favorites and biscuits!

Kitchen Notes is open and serving a new menu created by Chef Jon Moore, of course we still have our fresh biscuits. With recipes reminiscent of your Grandmother's kitchen, we create a southern style dining experience. With breakfast that includes Home Style Grits, Nashville Hot Fried Chicken and more to start off your day. For those of you looking for something on the healthy side of the menu we have Avocado Toast, and a Southern Succotash.

Located inside the Omni Hotel, come enjoy Nashville's best breakfast.

Top review

Ashlea

Dined 3 days ago

I love the decor in Kitchen Notes! It was a great place to have a working lunch during the conference I attended nearby. Our server was wonderful and we really enjoyed everything!

Henley

4.4

4.4 (1221)

$30 and under

Southern

Music Row

About the restaurant

Rooted in the traditions of regional cooking, Henley celebrates quality products made by American hands. That starts with the hand selected bourbon and Tennessee whiskey barrels that populate our drink program and extends to our rich appreciation for the bounty available in the American South. The atmosphere evolves as you move through the space: bright and breezy on patio, hushed and moody in Snooker. As for the inner sanctum--Henley’s coveted Rabbit Hole--well, you’ll just have to experience that for yourself.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 1 Apr 2025

I recently visited Henley and had a fantastic breakfast meeting with an important business colleague. I chose Henley because it offered a sophisticated yet relaxed atmosphere, exceptional cuisine, and impeccable service. As a Nashville resident, I don’t often eat at hotel restaurants (located in the Kimpton Aertson), but I was pleased to discover this gem. Our server, Dustin, provided exemplary service. His expertly prepared vanilla latte was a delightful start to the morning and what I would sum up as a hug in a mug! Dustin was able to thread the needle perfectly to ensure our needs were met while careful to avoid excess interruption to the meeting. The food was equally as impressive. The chai banana bowl with berries was a wonderful blend of creamy, sweet, and fruity. With that said, the biscuit beignets were the star of the meal. These amazing morsels included bacon-infused powdered sugar and habanero pepper jam. It was like a spicy and sweet tango on my taste buds! Overall, the food was incredible…the cooks in the kitchen must be culinary wizards! I would absolutely recommend Henley to all and will 100% be visiting again! Can’t wait to come back and try their dinner service and brunch next!

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Experience

Snooker Private Dining

Experience

Easter Brunch Buffet at Henley

Supper Club on Belcourt

4.3

4.3 (554)

$31 to $50

Southern

Belmont / Hillsboro

About the restaurant

Supper Club - SCOB on Belcourt thrives in the historic Hillsboro Village area of Nashville, TN, creating vibrant culinary experiences. SCOB flourishes in the charming ambiance of Hillsboro Village in Nashville. Supper Club will provide an incredible menu excellent for game night, or even after. Date Night or drinks after work with two bars, deep wood, brass, and a nod to the original supper clubs in the 60's and 70's. Sexy with a bit of flare. DJs will spin an eclectic blend of acid jazz, breaks, and classics on weekends as ambiance and background, as we transition to late-night apps for round two and your final stop.

Top review

Eric

Dined 6 days ago

Excellent service, atmosphere, the music was on point and our waiter’s service was top shelf.

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Popular dish

Catfish and Waffle

Popular dish

Grand Marnier Lamb Chops

Popular dish

Lamb Chops & Eggs

Commons Club Kitchen and Bar

4.3

4.3 (279)

$30 and under

Southern

Midtown

About the restaurant

Serving as the social epicenter of Virgin Hotels Nashville, Commons Club offers an interactive experience with three distinct spaces inviting locals and hotel guests alike to eat, drink and explore Music Row. The Kitchen boasts an open-style kitchen concept and dining room including an exclusive chef’s table. Guests can enjoy an elevated mix of small plates, craveable entrées and sides available for breakfast, lunch, brunch, and dinner. The Bar offers thoughtfully crafted cocktails, a curated wine selection and a menu of bites. Adjacent to the bar is The Shag Room, a swanky space with a southern twist that features wrap-around tiered seating and a fringe ceiling installation evoking an enjoyable setting for both travelers and locals.

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Scotty

Dined on 23 Mar 2025

We had a good experience. The service was a little slow and they were not very busy. The food was good and the price was normal for the area. The hotel is wonderful. We would go here again.

Little Fib

3.9

3.9 (406)

$30 and under

Southern

Downtown / Sobro

About the restaurant

Savor American retro cuisine at Little Fib, a distinct restaurant designed to honor the rich history of Nashville through food, music and libations. Start your morning to the right beat in downtown Nashville or refuel after exploring Broadway. Located in the heart of Music City inside the Renaissance Nashville hotel.

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IsabelVIP

Dined 5 days ago

We had the breakfast Buffet on Sunday and it was very good! They have a chef preparing fresh omelettes per request. Plenty of food options, and they had Nashville hot chicken too!

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Experience

Easter at Fib

Nashville Underground

3.1

3.1 (678)

$30 and under

Southern

Downtown / Sobro

About the restaurant

Owned by brothers Joey and Gavin DeGraw, Nashville Underground was named a Top 20 Celebrity-Owned Restaurant by The Food Network, and we're just getting started...

Boasting the largest and only double-deck rooftop on Broadway, Nashville Underground delivers an intimate experience where you can Drink, Taste and Hear Nashville. Here, we celebrate the rich history of Music City combining all the elements that make Nashville so unique.

Come experience the best Nashville Hot Chicken in town, a Mimi's staple, and finish it off with a slice of homemade Pecan Pie. Choose from our many draft selections or relax with a classic cocktail. We'll be waitin' for ya!

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RileyVIP

Dined on 3 Feb 2025

Great time with a big group. Made reservations, but caught them at a good time, so we didn’t really need them. They were so accommodating for the group of 11, and I will recommend this place in the future for anyone traveling to Nashville.

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