One of the best restaurants, period. If you’re into the tasting menu/pairing thing, you must try this place. Intimate and vibey, the staff, chefs
For: dinner (very nice)
Favorites: tasting menu, get the pairing but split it with someone or three people
Nearish: Dicey's Tavern, shopping
One of our favorite restaurants anywhere. Imagine the kind of food you get on an excellent tasting menu but… it’s à la carte. Nothing is what you
For: dinner (nice)
Favorites: cucumber/melon, endive, beet, chewy rice, mussels, and for dessert the marzipan with pairing.
Nearish: Redheaded Stranger
Just an excellent neighborhood bar. Not quite divey. Classic, like stepping back in time. Great vibes and the burger is one of the best in town
For: lunch, dinner (casual)
Favorites: The burger and fries (and a beer)
Nearish: Cafe Roze, restaurants, vinyl store, etc.
The best grilled or fried chicken in our neighborhood. They know Thai flavors and don’t disappoint. The mango fried sticky rice is not what you
For: lunch, dinner (casual)
Favorites: Thai seasoned grilled and fried chicken, the fried chicken sando (for lunch), mango fried sticky rice.
Nearish: coffee, restaurants, vintage stores, etc.
An Italian market and excellent deli counter with something for everyone
For: breakfast, lunch & dinner (and great cocktails)
Favorites: great pasta and sandwiches: sausage peppers & onions, chicago style beef (jue on the side), Bolognese Rigatoni
Nearish: ceremony, reception, coffee
Our go-to neighborhood restaurant. They’re open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I’d say grab a reservation if you plan to visit
For: breakfast, lunch & dinner (and great cocktails)
Favorites: country ham toast, simple breakfast, broccoli melt (add grilled chicken), oysters, pistola or martinez (cocktails), preserved lemon labna, gnocchi, smoked trout dip, swordfish, the duck is just excellent, paprika chicken.
An homage to the Japanese kissaten -a neighborhood spot serving some of the best Japanese food we’ve had
For: breakfast, lunch
Favorites: inari, chopped salad, onigiri (yaki and Japanese curry), egg salad sando (I love roe but not needed), yellowtail collar, chicken curry rice, creamy bacon udon. All the desserts are excellent.
A great Southwestern inspiried taco shop with homemade flour tortillas
For: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Favorites: RHS Burrito (we go regular but veggie option available), Burger (hatch chilles, come on!) and the #1, #5 and #7 tacos but you can't really go wrong. Biscuit sandwich (if it's a special that day)
A lovely place for a walk along the Cumberland River and close to the reception
Nearish: wedding, reception, coffee, restaurants
Great for lunch at the park, swimming if it’s not too cold, or rent a boat for a couple hours for lovely views of the fall in Nashville
Favorites: swimming, boats, lunch at the park
Nearish: not much but close enough for a little trip
A must visit for music lovers
Favorites: Dolly, Elvis, and the history of Bluegrass
Nearish: Broadway, The Ryman
The Belcourt is an art house theater and where we go to the movies. Always showing something unusual and a curated selection of the newest films.
Favorites: The 1925 Hall (original large theater with velvet seats)
Nearish: pancake pantry
Explore Andrew Jackson’s Home and Estate. This is one of the best historical attractions in the Nashville area
Never been but it is a grand looking hotel and you should probably visit the lobby even if you don’t stay here
Near by: State Capitol, Peg Leg Porker, broadway, coffee
We’ve never been but dang, the photos are amazing. Look at the lobby and bar! Noelle pays homage to the building’s predecessor, the Noel Place,
Near by: The Ryman, coffee, broadway, not far from ceremony/reception
Nashville’s oldest neighborhood. A historic 1865 Federal-style home reimagined as a ten suite boutique hotel
Near by: ceremony, reception, restaurants, coffee