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$15-28BrunchAsian wood-fired Sunday brunchEast Nashville
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.
OrderJapanese chicken and waffles with ube butter
TipReservations recommended; the bar takes walk-ins. Brunch runs 11 to 2:30 Sundays only.
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$12-22BrunchAll-day brunch with bowlingDowntown
Strategic Hospitality's 13,000 square-foot Peabody Street complex in downtown Nashville serves weekend brunch with bowling lanes, copper-bar coffee cocktails.
OrderBrioche French toast
TipFamily groups book the lanes; brunch + a game runs about $40 per person. Reserve 10:00 lanes for a quieter time.
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$10-18BrunchBagel and lox brunchHillsboro Village
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.
OrderEverything bagel with whitefish salad
TipSaturday line builds by 10:00; Sunday is quieter. The lox platter with sliced Gaspe Nova is the upgrade move.
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$12-18BrunchAll-day biscuit sandwich brunchThe Gulch
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.
OrderBonuts (biscuit doughnuts with lemon curd)
TipBonuts are the order; East Nashville location at 1024 Woodland gets through the queue faster on weekends.
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$11-17BrunchPancakes and breakfast classicsHillsboro Village
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.
OrderSweet potato pancakes
TipWeekday line is easier; tourists pile up Saturday and Sunday from 09:00. Sweet potato pancakes are unsung.
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$13-22BrunchCountry breakfast with biscuitsSouth Nashville
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.
OrderCountry ham with redeye gravy and biscuits
TipLines build by 09:00 weekends; put your name down and shop the on-site Hams & Jams Country Market while you wait.