What to order at Butcher and Bee

Must order
The whipped feta with fermented honey and whichever mezze the kitchen is running.
Signature dishes
Whipped feta with fermented honey, Mezze plates
Editor tip
Reservations on Resy for the dining room; the bar takes walk-ins early.

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CuisineIsraeli
Price$$
NeighborhoodEast Nashville
HoursThu 17:00-21:00, Fri 17:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-14:00
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Location

Address: 902 Main St, Nashville, TN 37206

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Patrick Burke's Eastland Avenue ramen and izakaya counter in Nashville opened 2014. The tonkotsu and miso ramens are the canonical bowls in East Nashville.

OrderTonkotsu ramen with extra egg and chashu, plus karaage chicken.

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Brian Lea and Leina Horii's 40-seat Highland Yards Japanese comfort-food room earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand and Garden and Gun Hot List in Nashville.

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$$ Italian PizzaEast Nashville

Philip Krajeck's casual East Nashville room in Nashville opened 2018, running naturally leavened pizza and a vegetable-forward menu with natural wine on tap.

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Sarah Gavigan's Division Street ramen shop in The Gulch, Nashville opened 2014 and remains the Gulch's reliable bowl. Walk-in friendly, kid-friendly.

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