Top Restaurants in Nashville, Tennessee

Stockyard

Cuisine: American, Steakhouse
Price: $$$$

Stockyard, Nashville's finest steakhouse, combines Southern tradition with truly excellent upscale cuisine. While the restaurant's seafood, pork and poultry dishes are all fantastic, it's the steaks that are the stars of the menu. Inventive seasonings and sauces really dress up these premium cuts of meat; and there are possibilities ranging from Cajun prime rib to Hawaiian marinated prime rib eye. Matching the luxury of this premium food and drink, the prices are not cheap but the dining experience is amazing. If you're from out of town, the restaurant offers a great shuttle service which will pick you up right from your hotel: no more worrying about getting directions or finding parking required!

Prince's Hot Chicken Shack

Cuisine: Southern
Price: $

Prince's Hot Chicken Shack is one of those shining stars of local cuisine that proves a meal doesn't have to be expensive to be delicious. Super spicy chicken is the restaurant specialty, but don't order it hot unless you've truly got trained taste buds and a stomach of steel. The meat is perfectly cooked and juicy, and the spices are simply out of this world: a true example of great Southern cooking. So delicious is the chicken that you have to wait amongst hordes of locals and out-of-towners alike to get your share, but the payoff is well worth it.

Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine

Cuisine: Indian
Price: $$

Trying to find good ethnic restaurants is a challenge in tradition-steeped Nashville, as is attempting to find a place with actual choices for vegetarians instead of just a lone option on the menu. Luckily, Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine excels at their Indian and Pakistani dishes and everything in the restaurant is vegetarian friendly to boot. Try one of the dosa, the restaurant's specialty, which are an Indian version of crepes stuffed with a variety of vegetables and spices. Other menu items include an extensive selection of curries and even a kid's menu of lighter, less spicy fare. The lunch buffet is a nice way to really explore the flavors of India and get a filling meal while you're at it.

Flyte World Dining & Wine

Cuisine: New American
Price: $$$

Embracing the flavors and styles of cuisines from around the globe, Flyte World Dining & Wine offers a warm, inviting place to enjoy food, wine and company. The dinner menu features a bit of everything, from hearty meat dishes to light plates of vegetables. Half of the excitement of visiting Flyte World is getting the chance to choose a glass or two of wine from the extensive selection of highly rated bottles. Most are available both by the glass and by the bottle so you can indulge in a favorite or sample a selection. Every night the Flyte Fix menu lets you have a three-course meal for one low price; a fabulous way to explore a whole world of tastes without spending a fortune.

City House

Cuisine: Italian
Price: $$

The fantastic aesthetics of City House perfectly suit its fashionable Germantown address, and the amazing food has given it a star spot in Nashville's restaurant lineup. Northern Italian meals featuring pizzas, pastas and meat-based plates make up the small but varied menu. An ample wine selection lets you indulge, though there are fewer choices if you're looking for just one glass. If you're trying to eat here on the weekend, make a reservation in advance: City House is one of the town's hottest spots to eat out.