Where to eat in Nashville: lists by category

Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

These are our lists of places to eat in Nashville, one page per kind of food. Each page gives every place we could confirm inside the city, with its address, its hours as its own website publishes them, its phone number and a link to its own page.

How we made these lists. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Nashville’s city limits, the same data behind our local business directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 20, 2026, with other locations added from each business’s own pages. Every list is alphabetical. None is a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on one. Run a restaurant? Write to us to add or correct your entry.

The lists

Where to get wings. Buffalo Wild Wings on Charlotte Pike and Murfreesboro Pike, the pizza chains on West End Avenue and in Bellevue, Whitt’s Barbecue and eight Roma Pizza & Pasta shops, several open past midnight.

Where to get pizza. From Sho Pizza Bar and Five Points in East Nashville to 312 Pizza Co. in Germantown, Alla Vita in Wedgewood-Houston, five TailGate Brewery taprooms and the late-night Roma shops.

Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants. Seven Las Palmas restaurants, three Ladybird Taco shops for breakfast tacos, and taquerias from Buchanan Street to East Nashville and Bellevue.

Where to get barbecue. Edley’s, Martin’s and Jack’s in their neighborhoods across the city, Rippy’s on Broadway, Bringle’s in The Nations and Shotgun Willie’s in Madison.

Breakfast and coffee. Biscuit Love, Milk & Honey and PopUp Bagels in the Gulch, Star Bagel and Dose in Sylvan Park, four Frothy Monkey cafes and a 24-hour Waffle House.

Where to get burgers. Burger Up in 12South, Cledis in the Gulch, Elm Hill and Bellevue, Jack Brown’s in Germantown, Gabby’s on Humphreys Street and Hugh-Baby’s.

Sushi and Asian restaurants. Japanese, Korean, Thai and Chinese restaurants from Midtown and the Gulch to East Nashville and Bellevue, including Otaku Ramen and Xiao Bao.

Ice cream and desserts. Eight Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams scoop shops and five Five Daughters Bakery doughnut shops.

Bakeries. d’Andrews downtown, Yeast for kolaches in East Nashville, City Limits in Bellevue, Star Bagel and Five Daughters.

Patios and outdoor dining. Restaurants, cafes and taprooms whose own sites say they have a patio, many of them dog-friendly.

Before you go

Hours change, especially on holidays and game days, and several places on these lists close when they sell out. Each entry links to the place’s own page, so check it or call before a late visit. If a place on a list has closed or moved, tell us and we will update it at the next quarterly check or sooner.

More food guides

• Brunch: weekend and all-day brunch, with days and hours.
• Date night: restaurants and evenings out.
• Restaurant inspections: how to look up a restaurant’s health inspection, with Metro Public Health scores from 0 to 100.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find a list of restaurants in Nashville?

Our where-to-eat lists cover wings, pizza, Mexican, barbecue, breakfast and coffee, burgers, sushi and Asian, ice cream and desserts, bakeries and patios, each with addresses, hours and phone numbers from the places’ own websites.

Are these Nashville restaurant lists rankings?

No. Every list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody pays to be on it.

How often are the lists updated?

Every list was last checked on Oct. 20, 2026, and is refreshed every three months. Places can write to us to correct their entry.

Where can I check a Nashville restaurant’s health inspection?

Our restaurant inspections page explains where to look up inspection scores for restaurants in Nashville and Davidson County.