93 ranked restaurants. From East Nashville hot chicken to Germantown meat-and-threes.
Issue № 146 · rebuilt Monday, September 14
Best for authentic ethnic dining experience.
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Day trips, seasons and nights out, written by the people who do the thing. Every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.
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93 ranked rooms across 74 guides.
Rooms covered in each one.
Best Restaurants in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Hattie B's Hot Chicken - Nashville - Midtown · 12 rooms
Best Romantic Restaurants in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Hattie B's Hot Chicken - Nashville - Midtown · 12 rooms
Best Italian Restaurants in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Five Points Pizza · 12 rooms
Best Steak in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Skull's Rainbow Room · 12 rooms
Best Mexican Restaurants in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Bartaco · 11 rooms
Best Sushi in Brentwood (2026)
№ 1: Korea BBQ & Sushi · 6 rooms
Best Southern Restaurants in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Monell's Dining & Catering · 12 rooms
Best Outdoor-Seating Restaurants in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Hattie B's Hot Chicken - Nashville - Midtown · 12 rooms
Best Rooftop Restaurants in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Hattie B's Hot Chicken - Nashville - Midtown · 12 rooms
Best Breakfast Burrito in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Monell's Dining & Catering · 12 rooms
The Best Hot Chicken in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: Hattie B’s Hot Chicken · 6 rooms
Best Thai Restaurants in Nashville (2026)
№ 1: King Market · 12 rooms
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