3. Midtown Cafe
8.6
102 19th Ave S (btwn West End & Broadway), Nashville, TN
New American Restaurant · 23 tips and reviews
Shoaib Rahman: The shrimp and grits are amazingly spicy, cheesy, and delicious. On the other hand, I would recommend passing on the lobster mac & cheese.
jane massey: Chicken croquettes -- nom nom nom
Finis Dailey: The pork chops are AMAZING!!!
5. Mason's
8.3
2100 West End Ave (btwn 21st Ave S & Louise Ave), Nashville, TN
American Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews
Lauren Alexander: This place is amazing! The manager Marcos is an absolute delight. The bartenders are very attentive. The drinks are amazing and the decor is fabulous.
Condé Nast Traveler: At Mason’s, burgers are given the upscale lunch treatment and come with aged cheddar and tomato bacon jam. Read more.
Elle Breezee: Happy hour seven days!! Half price wine and $5 draughts!! The bar menu is to die for!! And half price 5-7p. Get the deviled eggs
Connie: Loved the spicy broth - spicy, but delicious. Make your own sauce for dipping...tons of options!
Wendy: The Mei Fun was awesome but the fried shrimp app. had to much batter and bland. My husband didn’t like the sweet/ sour chicken, had too much batter and bland. Beautiful restaurant though.
Bob P: Will have to come back to try more. Lettuce, beef, clear noodles. Loved it
8. 5th & Taylor
9.3
1411 5th Ave N (Taylor St), Nashville, TN
American Restaurant · 42 tips and reviews
James: Hundreds of candles help create the romantic vibe & ambiance found in this former warehouse space. I highly recommend the duck, which is absolutely delectable.
Carrie Bevis: The duck wings are out of this world, almost candy-like. The bison sirloin and tuna were both fantastic and expertly complimented with seasoning or sides. Save room for dressert.
Brant McQuitty: The starters, decor, outdoor seating and servers are fantastic. The bacon wrapped quail stuffed with dates was lovely.
Bob P: It was fantastic! Our server Chloe was very prompt to our response and the food~ food was cooked perfect with awesome flavor. The flank steak was beyond my expectation!
Cuneyt Uysal: Y'all got to step up and take better food photos. This place is ridiculously good. My "set menu" is lamb kebabs, pork belly, seasonal tomato salad and the ribs.
John Northrup: The food and beers are delicious! If you crave spicy food and are adventurous try the Hot Chicken Pakoras. The Rose Cheesecake is heavenly!
Ed King: Fantastic weekend brunch. Omelette w goat cheese, cherry tomatoes and Italian sausage. OMG.
The Wall Street Journal: This is really refined Italian food, and they have a great selection of wines. It's one of the restaurants putting Nashville on the map. Read more.
Us Weekly: Great for celeb-spotting . . . Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have date nights at this Italian eatery!
12. Moto
8.1
1120 McGavock St (12th Ave), Nashville, TN
Italian Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews
Anita: The calamari, brussle sprouts, and blueberry lasagna is amazing!!
AJ Hart: two words. Blueberry Lasagna. it's phenomenal. Unique hipster interpretation of italian dining. great atmosphere, especially if you can snag a window table!
April Lavalle: Delicious food and dessert! Black spaghetti was wonderful. Asha is the best waitress!
14. The Stillery
8.8
113 2nd Ave N, Nashville, TN
American Restaurant · 42 tips and reviews
Andrew: Baked cheese appetizer is fantastic!
Julie Luxemberg: Mac & cheese was some of the best I've ever had. Hot chicken pizza was amazing, with extra hot sauce on the side! Prepare to waddle home
Jason Baxter: Brick oven pizza was great. Catfish was perfectly cooked as was the Mac and cheese. The baked cheese appetizer was also great, but ask for extra bread.
tze chun: Can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Try the crudo and cornbread!
Eater: Attached to the 404 Hotel and housed in a re-purposed storage container, it has been drawing crowds since opening. Matt Bolus is turning out creative dishes using products like house-made burrata.
CNN: For his Tomato Galette, Matt envelops lemony ricotta in a toasted cornmeal crust, and piles on heirloom tomatoes—a twist on tomato pie without any pretension. Read more.