Nashville: Corn-fed and Cornbread City
2016 SFA summer Symposium
Nashville City Guide
Dinner
404 Kitchen
404 12th Avenue South
Matt Bolus cooks in a renovated shipping container.
Dinner only, closed Sunday and Monday.
1808 Grille at Hutton Hotel
1808 West End Avenue
Tennessee twist on classic plates.
Open daily.
Capitol Grille
231 Sixth Avenue North
Set in the grand Hermitage Hotel.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days.
The Catbird Seat
1711 Division Street
Twenty seat dinner theater.
Wednesday through Saturday for dinner.
City House
1222 Fourth Avenue North
Tandy Wilson cooks Southern-Med.
Open seven nights.
Epice
2902 12th Avenue South
Neighborhood bistro serving elegant Lebanese cuisine.
Closed Monday night.
Husk
37 Rutledge Street
“If it doesn’t come from the South, it isn’t coming through the door.”
Lunch, brunch, and dinner seven days.
Josephine
2316 12th Avenue South
Andrew Little plots a Pennsylvania Dutch renaissance.
Lunch, brunch, and dinner seven days.
Lockeland Table Community Kitchen & Bar
1520 Woodland St.
Local fare in an East Nashville reconstructed storefront.
Closed Sunday.
Margot Café & Bar
1017 Woodland St.
Five Points French and Italian cuisine.
Closed Monday.
Miel Restaurant
343 53rd Avenue North
Sylvan Park French outpost.
Closed for Monday dinner.
Rolf & Daughters
700 Taylor Street
Philip Krajeck crafts modern peasant food and handmade pastas.
Seven nights for dinner.
The Southern Steak & Oyster
150 3rd Ave. South
So-bro Southern adventure with a twist.
Open seven days.
Everyday Dining
400 Degrees Hot Chicken
319 Peabody Street
Aqui Hines knows her fire.
Closed Sunday and Monday.
Arnold’s Country Kitchen
605 8th Avenue South
The meat-n-three standard-bearer.
Lunch weekdays.
Biscuit Love Brunch
316 11th Avenue South
It began as a truck; now it’s a phenomenon.
Breakfast and lunch, seven days.
Burger Up
2901 12th Avenue South
More than just a burger joint.
All day, seven days.
Butcher & Bee
902 Main St.
Pulled squash with smoked slaw.
Seven days, lunch, dinner, and late.
House of Kabob
216 Thompson lane
Get skewered.
Lunch and dinner seven days.
Chauhan Ale and Masala House
123 12th Ave. N.
Chicken pakora po-boys.
Lunch weekdays, brunch Sunday, dinner seven nights.
I Dream of Weenie
113 South 11th Street
East Nashville’s iconic Volkswagen bus hotdog stand.
Seven days of fun and mustard.
Jack of Hearts BBQ
5343 Main Street (Spring Hill)
Get jacked up, south of town.
Closed Sunday.
Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q
7004 Charlotte Pike
Pig on a bun.
Open everyday.
Las Paletas
2907 12th Avenue South
Mexican popsicles by sisters Irma Paz-Bernstein and Norma Paz-Curtis.
Seven days of icy treats.
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint
3108 Belmont Blvd.
Pat Martin makes a mean hoecake bbq sandwich.
4 local joints, open seven days.
Más Tacos, Por Favor
732 McFerrin Street
Made-from-scratch Mexican cuisine, sold from a Winnebago.
Closed on Sunday.
Peg Leg Porker
903 Gleaves St.
Carey Bringle on the pits.
Lunch and dinner, closed Sunday.
Pinewood Social
33 Peabody Street
Eat, drink, caffeinate…swim, bowl, play bocce.
Lunch and dinner and late night, closed Sunday.
Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack
123 Ewing Drive
André Prince Jeffries is the ur fryer.
Lunch and dinner, closed Sunday and Monday.
Silver Sands
937 Locklayer St.
Sophia Vaughn fries the best hot water cornbread in the city.
Breakfast and lunch, closed Saturday, open Sunday.
The Sutler Saloon
2600 Franklin Pike
Drinks, food & live music—including bluegrass brunch.
Open daily into the wee hours.
Music Venues
(Note: Bring $1 and $5 bills. Bands often play for tips)
Bluebird Cafe
4104 Hillsboro Pike
90 seat venue for the established and the up-and-coming.
Two shows nightly.
Layla’s Bluegrass Inn
418 Broadway
Live music nightly.
Seven days.
Robert’s Western World
416 Broadway
Hillbilly, rockabilly, and country music.
Daily from 11 in the morn.
Second Fiddle
420 Broadway
Antique radios and music memorabilia line the walls.
Seven days through late night.
The Springwater Supper Club & Lounge
115 27th Avenue North
A rock and roll bar with cheap longnecks.
Daily noon til late.
The Stage
412 Broadway
“A little bit Texas and a whole lotta Nashville.”
Seven days of drinks and frolics.
Shopping
Azadi International Food Market & Bakery
391 Elysian Fields Court
Try the lahmacun, a Kurdish flatbread, with lamb or goat.
Seven days.
Billy Reid
4015 Hillsboro Pike #104
Best service and clothes in the biz. Plus SFA gear.
Open til 7 six nights, til 6 on Sunday.
Fanny’s House of Music
1101 Holly Street
Music store and vintage clothing shop.
Seven days.
Hatch Show Print
224 Fifth Avenue South
Letterpress heaven with vintage posters.
Seven days.
Lazzaroli Pasta Shop & Italian Market
1314 5th Avenue North
Handmade, fresh-cut pastas and more.
Closed Sunday.
Olive & Sinclair Factory & Chocolate Shop
1628 Fatherland Street
Bean-to-bar chocolate maker.
Tours Tuesday through Saturday.
Hillsboro Village
Hillsboro Road, between Vanderbilt and Belmont
Four blocks of boutiques, coffee shops, and jewelry troves.
12South Neighborhood
12th Avenue South/Granny White Pike
Boutiques and restaurants and such.
