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Where to eat in Nashville

The 10 restaurants that local best-of lists name most often. We read 13 lists from local papers, magazines and food writers, counted who shows up, and link every one.

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Bastion

434 Houston Street, Nashville, TN 37203

Josh Habiger's 24-seat Wedgewood-Houston restaurant holds a Michelin star; the front bar takes walk-ins and serves nachos.

Restaurant Wed to Sat 5:30p to 9:00p (reservations required); Big Bar Sun to Thu 5:00p to midnight, Fri and Sat 5:00p to 1:00a

Named by MICHELIN Guide American South 2026 selection (press release, Oct 21, 2026), One MICHELIN Star · The Infatuation, The Best Restaurants In Nashville, Top 25 (Oct 27, 2026) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2026 Writers' Choice, Bastion, The Catbird Seat and Locust for their Michelin stars · MICHELIN Guide American South 2025, inaugural selection (Nov 2025), as listed by WATE, One MICHELIN Star and 2 more

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Locust

2305 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37204

Trevor Moran's Japanese-influenced 12 South restaurant with one Michelin star, open Friday to Sunday by reservation.

Fri to Sun 12:00p to 3:00p (lunch tasting menu) and 6:00p to 9:00p (dinner), reservations only

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Arnold's Country Kitchen

605 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203

Cafeteria-line meat and three in the Gulch; the Scene readers' meat-and-three pick 2024 to 2026.

Mon to Fri 10:30a to 2:45p; Sat brunch 11:00a to 3:00p

Named by Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2026 Readers' Poll, Best Meat-and-Three · MICHELIN Guide American South 2026 selection (press release, Oct 21, 2026), Recommended · The Infatuation, The Best Restaurants In Nashville, Top 25 (Oct 27, 2026), also in its Where To Eat When You're Visiting Nashville guide (Oct 5, 2026) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2025 Readers' Poll, Best Meat-and-Three and 2 more

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Kisser

747 Douglas Ave., Suite 105B, Nashville, TN 37207

Daytime Japanese comfort food in East Nashville, a Michelin Bib Gourmand; known for onigiri and katsu sandwiches.

Mon, Wed, Thu and Fri 11:00a to 3:00p; Sat and Sun 10:00a to 3:00p; Tue closed

Named by MICHELIN Guide American South 2026 selection (press release, Oct 21, 2026), Bib Gourmand · The Infatuation, The Best Restaurants In Nashville, Top 25 (Oct 27, 2026), also in its Where To Eat When You're Visiting Nashville guide (Oct 5, 2026) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2026 Writers' Choice, Kisser's inari · MICHELIN Guide American South 2025, inaugural selection (Nov 2025), as listed by WATE, Bib Gourmand and 1 more

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Peninsula

1035 W Eastland Ave, Nashville, TN 37206

Iberian cooking in East Nashville, a Michelin Bib Gourmand in both years of the American South guide.

Thu to Sat 5:00p to 10:00p

Named by MICHELIN Guide American South 2026 selection (press release, Oct 21, 2026), Bib Gourmand · The Infatuation, The Best Restaurants In Nashville, Top 25 (Oct 27, 2026) · MICHELIN Guide American South 2025, inaugural selection (Nov 2025), as listed by WATE, Bib Gourmand · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2024 Readers' Poll, Best Creative Menu and 1 more

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S.S. Gai

1101 McKennie Avenue, Nashville, TN 37206

Thai chicken spot in East Nashville, a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2025 and 2026.

Thu to Mon 11:00a to 9:00p; Tue and Wed closed

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Degthai

614 18th Ave N, Nashville, TN

Thai street food, the Scene readers' Thai pick every year from 2023 to 2026.

Mon to Thu 11:00a to 9:00p; Fri to Sun 11:00a to 10:00p

Named by Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2026 Readers' Poll, Best Thai Restaurant and Best Takeout · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2025 Readers' Poll, Best Thai · Yelp, Top 100 US Restaurants 2025, No. 28, as reported by WSMV (Dec 24, 2025) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2024 Readers' Poll, Best Thai and Best Takeout and 1 more

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St. Vito Focacceria

605 Mansion Street, Nashville, TN 37203

Italian focacceria in the Gulch, a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2025 and 2026.

Sun to Thu 11:00a to 2:00p and 5:00p to 9:00p; Fri and Sat 11:00a to 2:00p and 5:00p to 10:00p

Named by MICHELIN Guide American South 2026 selection (press release, Oct 21, 2026), Bib Gourmand · The Infatuation, The Best Restaurants In Nashville, Top 25 (Oct 27, 2026) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2026 Writers' Choice, St. Vito Focacceria · MICHELIN Guide American South 2025, inaugural selection (Nov 2025), as listed by WATE, Bib Gourmand

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The Catbird Seat

700 8th Avenue South, 5th Floor, Nashville, TN 37203

Fifteen-course tasting menu from chefs Andy Doubrava and Tiffani Ortiz; one Michelin star in 2025 and 2026.

Wed to Sat 5:00p to 9:00p

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International Market

2013 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212

Belmont Boulevard restaurant with a lunch steam table and family-style dinners; Michelin-recommended in 2025 and 2026.

Lunch Wed to Sat 11:00a to 4:00p; dinner Tue to Thu 5:00p to 9:00p, Fri and Sat 5:00p to 10:00p; Sun and Mon closed

Named by MICHELIN Guide American South 2026 selection (press release, Oct 21, 2026), Recommended · The Infatuation, The Best Restaurants In Nashville, Top 25 (Oct 27, 2026), also in its Where To Eat When You're Visiting Nashville guide (Oct 5, 2026) · MICHELIN Guide American South 2025, inaugural selection (Nov 2025), as listed by WATE, Recommended · The New York Times, The 25 Best Restaurants in Nashville (Oct 2024), as reprinted by Edible Nashville (Oct 8, 2024)

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How this list is ranked

Each place gets a point for every recent local best-of list that names it: readers' choice results, local papers and magazines, food writers. Review-site top tens count half. Newer lists break ties. Nobody can pay to be on it. When reader votes come in, they count too.

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