BrunchAsian wood-fired Sunday brunch$$$15-28east-nashvilleSun 11:00-14:30OpenTable
Junior Vo's wood-fired Asian room on Porter Road in East Nashville runs Sunday brunch with hamachi crudo and Japanese chicken-and-waffles. OpenTable Top 100.
Order: Japanese chicken and waffles with ube butter
Tip: Reservations recommended; the bar takes walk-ins. Brunch runs 11 to 2:30 Sundays only.
BrunchAll-day brunch with bowling$$$12-22downtownSat-Sun 09:00-14:00OpenTable
Strategic Hospitality's 13,000 square-foot Peabody Street complex in downtown Nashville serves weekend brunch with bowling lanes, copper-bar coffee cocktails.
Order: Brioche French toast
Tip: Family groups book the lanes; brunch + a game runs about $40 per person. Reserve 10:00 lanes for a quieter time.
BrunchBagel and lox brunch$$$10-18hillsboro-villageDaily 08:00-15:00Walk-in only
Proper Bagel on Belmont Boulevard in Nashville opened 2017 with New York-style hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagels and a full appetising counter for weekend.
Order: Everything bagel with whitefish salad
Tip: Saturday line builds by 10:00; Sunday is quieter. The lox platter with sliced Gaspe Nova is the upgrade move.
BrunchAll-day biscuit sandwich brunch$$$12-18the-gulchDaily 07:00-15:00Walk-in only
Karl and Sarah Worley's Gulch biscuit counter in Nashville opened 2012 and pioneered the city's all-day biscuit sandwich format. Located in The Gulch.
Order: Bonuts (biscuit doughnuts with lemon curd)
Tip: Bonuts are the order; East Nashville location at 1024 Woodland gets through the queue faster on weekends.
BrunchPancakes and breakfast classics$$$11-17hillsboro-villageDaily 06:00-15:00Walk-in only
Hillsboro Village's Pancake Pantry in Nashville has cooked scratch pancakes since 1961, with 23 varieties and a queue that wraps the block every weekend.
Order: Sweet potato pancakes
Tip: Weekday line is easier; tourists pile up Saturday and Sunday from 09:00. Sweet potato pancakes are unsung.
BrunchCountry breakfast with biscuits$$$13-22south-nashvilleMon-Thu 08:00-21:00, Fri-Sun 07:00-21:00OpenTable
Loveless Cafe on Highway 100 in Nashville has served scratch biscuits, country ham and redeye gravy since 1951, anchoring the Natchez Trace's tourist circuit.
Order: Country ham with redeye gravy and biscuits
Tip: Lines build by 09:00 weekends; put your name down and shop the on-site Hams & Jams Country Market while you wait.