276 Best Restaurants in Tennessee, USA

Follow the gravel drive to the back of the Wedge building and you’ll see a large covered deck and a huge mural of a pizza slice—the pizza here is delicious. The space inside is both cavernous and cozy, with comfy seating areas and a reading area stocked with books, which are great places to enjoy salads, wings, and other typical pizza-restaurant fare such as breadsticks, dessert wedges, and New York–style cheesecake. A row of dartboards lines one wall, and there is a pool table and other diversions. The Wedge hosts dart tournaments, trivia contests, live music, and Nashville SC watch parties.

This unpretentious bar and grill, which sits in the shadow of the Pyramid alongside the Mississippi River, dishes out large portions of steak and seafood, excellent burgers, and a full selection of rice-based dishes, including several vegetarian options. A weekday "Meat and two" lunch special includes features entrees like country-fried steak and catfish, accompanied by sides like macaroni and cheese, turnip greens, and other vegetables. The kitchen stays open until 3 am, seven nights a week.

This rooftop restaurant and bar is known for its picture-perfect all-pink ambience, including a giant sculpture of Dolly Parton’s face. The menu features spunky cocktails like the Grey Goose and Campari Anti Hero or the smoky mezcal Fixin to Leave, shareable bites like a grazing board or classic crudité, and mains like caviar (even if it's not a special occasion), marinated mussels, and smoked chicken.

If you're packing a picnic for the park—or if you just need a meal that's not fried—this long-standing organic spot is an outlier in a town built on pancakes and pizzas. The simple menu of wraps, sandwiches, and salads is made to order but ready almost as fast as grab-and-go.

Enjoy an idyllic stream-side setting that's just right to sip the signature sweet tea (served sweet, either hot or cold). Savor the sherried tomato bisque, or sample creative salads like dill pea or arugula tossed with strawberries and feta with a citrus vinaigrette. The attentive staff is eager to make recommendations from the limited menu while you share a basket of warm wild-plum muffins. 

Acclaimed chef Tony Mantuano has brought his talents from Chicago to Nashville with this elegant Italian restaurant that offers a changing tasting menu focused on different regional Italian cuisines. À la carte options inspired by dishes from across Italy are also available. The wine list features Italian bottles rarely seen at other local restaurants, and the pastry program is top-notch. Adding to the ambiance, entire wheels of aged Parmesan serve as both ingredients and decor, separating the dining area from the kitchen.