BrunchSeafood brunch with raw bar$$$18-32germantownTue-Sun, see siteResy
Julia Sullivan's Germantown seafood room in Nashville runs a Saturday and Sunday brunch with raw bar and wood-grill plates. Open tue-sun, see site.
Order: Oysters and the wood-grilled fish brunch
Tip: Brunch is the easier seat than dinner; book the bar for walk-in availability.
BrunchAll-you-can-eat Sunday brunch buffet$$$48the-gulchSun 10:00-14:00OpenTable
Jonathan Waxman's Gulch room in Nashville opens Sundays for an all-you-can-eat buffet brunch with carving station, smoked salmon, pastries and the JW chicken.
Order: Buffet plus the JW chicken
Tip: Book mid-morning; the carving station replenishes through service. Reservations open 30 days out.
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.