Nashville Restaurants

  1. Arnold's

    Arnold's has long been a favourite for locals after a good meat-and-three-veg meal. Folks line up outside this tiny shack for the fried green tomatoes, peppery roast beef, greens and lemon ice-box pie.

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  2. Elliston Place Soda Shop

    The ancient Elliston Place Soda Shop has served fountain Cokes and meat-and-threes to Vandy students since the 1930s, and the decor hasn't changed much since.

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  3. Farmers Market

    One of the best places in town to have lunch is at this charming market, where you'll find a covered food court with stalls serving tacos, gyros, jerk chicken, po'boys and plenty more.

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  4. Margot Cafe

    This newcomer to the low-profile East Side does rustic French and Italian cuisine with great sophistication - think goat cheese ravioli, locally raised braised lamb, Riesling ice cream. The small restaurant, with exposed brick and yellow walls, is cozy and casually romantic. Menus change daily.

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  5. Market Street Public House

    This dark wood-paneled pub is a friendly refuge from the noise and lights of the District. There's a great selection of homemade microbrews and regulars' beer steins hang on the wall. The menu has salads, burgers and sandwiches as well as heartier 'pub fayre' like shepherd's pie and fish 'n' chips.

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  6. Merchant's

    In a renovated 19th-century hotel in the heart of The District, this clubby bistro has gleaming parquet floors, white tablecloths and a mahogany bar overlooking Broadway. Splurge on ritzy, old-school fare like steak au poivre and chicken Louis. The downstairs Grille has cheaper, more casual eats.

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  7. Noshville

    Misplaced Yankees adore this delightful New York-style deli, a play on the Yiddish word 'nosh,' meaning 'snack.' Customers sink their teeth into gigantic, juicy corned beef and pastrami sandwiches at the red vinyl booths, sip matzo ball soup at the modern chrome counter or get a bagel and lox to go.

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  8. Prince's Hot Chicken

    Cayenne-rubbed 'hot chicken,' fried to succulent perfection and served on a piece of white bread with a side of pickles, is Nashville's unique contribution to the culinary universe. Tiny, faded Prince's, in a north-side strip mall, is a local legend. In mild, medium, hot and death-defying extra hot, its chicken will burn a hole in your stomach and you'll come back begging for more.

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  9. Tin Angel

    Near Vanderbilt universtiy, a West Nashville corner bistro with exposed-brick walls and pressed-tin ceiling, serving eclectic, upscale Tennessee-meet-Paris dishes.

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