Must-see restaurants in Downtown & the Gulch

  • Husk

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Set in a Victorian house overlooking downtown and the river, Husk provides an authentic, farm-to-table Southern food experience. It offers a daily…

  • Etch

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Well-known Nashville chef Deb Paquette's Etch serves some of the city's most inventive cuisine – comfort food whose flavors and textures have been…

  • Chauhan Ale & Masala House

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Namaste and Nashville collide at celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan’s Gulch eatery that showcases inventive Indian fusion on a global scale. Typical Desi fare…

  • Otaku Ramen

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Angle for a seat overlooking the open kitchen at this spare but stylish ramen joint. Behind the counter, efficient cooks stuff duck confit into pillowy…

  • Legendairy Milkshake Bar

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Glittering jewels of creamy, delicious goodness are served in giant glass jars with extra wide straws. The signature shakes are a gravity-defying mess of…

  • Peg Leg Porker

    Downtown & the Gulch

    This good-time Gulch addition serves affordable old-school Memphis-style barbecue. It's pretty much pork ribs (wet with sauce or dry-rubbed) and succulent…

  • Saint Añejo Cantina

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Whether it's Friday dinner or a weekend brunch, this local eatery is always buzzing. Festive lights create a welcoming space, supported by a well-stocked…

  • Adele's

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Like its singing counterpart, Adele's is classy, hugely popular and knows how to deliver the goods – in this case, top quality, seasonal, locally sourced…

  • Farm House

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Comfort food gets fresh and, dare we say, fancy at this SoBro venture from hometown chef Trey Ciocca. A Southern oasis in the thick of downtown's…

  • Virago

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Sexy. Sultry. Intimate. What we're trying to say is that this modern sushi lounge has darn good lighting. So we'll forgive the name Virago, which means…

  • Woolworth on 5th

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Once the center of the Nashville lunch counter protests during the Civil Rights movement, this art deco restaurant in the arts district now goes out of…

  • The Diner

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Open 24 hours, the ground floor serves milkshakes – alcohol optional – and desserts. But as you go up through six (yes, six) floors, the red vinyl seats…

  • Bajo Sexto Taco

    Downtown & the Gulch

    A bajo sexto is the big guitar used by mariachi bands. It's a fitting moniker for an Oaxacan taqueria located inside the Country Music Hall of Fame. The…

  • Merchant's

    Downtown & the Gulch

    In a renovated 19th-century hotel in the heart of downtown, this clubby bistro has gleaming parquet floors, white tablecloths and a mahogany bar…

  • Biscuit Love

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Biscuit Love's gluttonous gourmet takes on the Southern biscuit and gravy experience have been a Nashville standard since 2012, and long lines regularly…

  • Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Big families and hungover bachelorettes ease into the day at this hoppin' joint, where biscuits and gravy, slow-smoked barbecue, eggs Benedict and fine…

  • Turnip Truck Urban Fare

    Downtown & the Gulch

    Like any self-respecting organic market, the parking lot here is atrocious. Once parked, step inside this Gulch grocery store for pre-made sandwiches and…

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