![]() ![]() If you’re looking to get out of town, head to Franklin for Bishop’s. Meat and Three: For a meat-and-three plate with a side of nostalgia, visit Elliston Place Soda Shop in Midtown. Also, here’s a fun running list of all hot chicken-inspired dishes around town that color outside the lines with creative takes like Nashville hot oysters, Nashville hot ice cream, and a Nashville hot bloody mary. Now tourists can find dishes featuring hot chicken at hundreds of local restaurants, but only a few stand out among locals, who have even formed a Facebook group to discuss the topic. Today several restaurants get accolades for their take on the iconic dish, and of course, Nashvillians argue over which version is the best. The Ewing Drive location is sadly now permanently closed, but there’s an outpost on the south side and a counter at the new Assembly Food Hall still cranking out that familiar fiery fowl. Hot Chicken: A true Nashville original, hot chicken was born more than 70 years ago at Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack. You should also check out International Market, which elicited sighs of relief when it reopened right across the street from its original location preorder 24 hours in advance to ensure you don’t miss the Hatyai Thai fried chicken. Among the still-hot recent additions: the new location of community-focused Scout’s Pub and the three-level Love Language Nashville.Įssential Restaurants: If you need to whittle down the Essential 38 (updated quarterly), reserve a coveted spot at Sean Brock’s ambitious East Nashville restaurant Audrey, which was recently named one of Eater’s Best New Restaurants in America. Hot Restaurants: You can find the hottest of the hot restaurants right now in Nashville on the regularly updated Heatmap. Below, we pull the top one or two points on the most popular maps to help time-starved eaters prioritize which spots to visit. Where to Start on Eater Nashville’s Best MapsĮater provides dozens of maps to guide you to the top places and things to eat and drink in Nashville. Whether visiting Nashville to try some homegrown barbecue and fiery hot chicken, or a local looking to expand your circle of go-to joints, this guide will help navigate all things food in Music City. But while it didn’t originate here, country music certainly evolved in Nashville, in the basement studios of Music Row, on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, and in the hearts of the thousands of hopeful musicians who call Music City home.Ĭountry music may have put Nashville on the map, but today the city is known for much more, including its bustling healthcare industry, flourishing art scene, ace hockey team, and of course, its growing list of impressive offerings when it comes to food. ![]() ![]() Use this handy guide to experience the best dining Nashville restaurants have to offer-no cowboy boots, matching pink tank tops, or pedal taverns required.Ĭountry music wasn’t born in Nashville - the genre’s roots run much deeper than that, drawing from Kentucky bluegrass, Southern gospel hymns, Appalachian folk music, Mississippi Delta blues, and other regional formats that have influenced history’s most beloved country hits. Nashville has become known for a lot of those touristy things, but there’s really so much more to it than that - and Eater’s here to help. But with roots set in decades of Southern cooking meshed with the influence of immigrants from the far reaches of the globe, Nashville has quickly furthered its restaurant repertoire with a variety of noteworthy spots, far from basic. And yes, there’s more country music (and bachelorette parties) than you can shake a stick at. Yes, it’s easy to find biscuits and barbecue by the bucket-full. Yes, it’s the birthplace of Nashville hot chicken. ![]()
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