7 italian rooms in Nashville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Nashville | Italian across every city.
Nashville's Italian kitchens favor handmade pasta and wood-fired cooking over the red-sauce template. Rolf and Daughters and City House, both in Germantown, are the cornerstones, with Tandy Wilson's City House pairing rustic Italian plates with a Southern accent. Folk in East Nashville extends the wood-fired pizza tradition, while Yolan downtown is the city's most ambitious fine-dining Italian room.
City House ★ 4.6
germantown · 1222 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
Chef Tandy Wilson's Germantown room in Nashville serves blue-collar Italian and Southern cooking since 2007. Kitchen leans italian southern.
Folk ★ 4.5
east-nashville · 823 Meridian St, Nashville, TN 37207
Philip Krajeck's casual East Nashville sibling to Rolf and Daughters opened in 2018, running naturally leavened pizza and a vegetable-forward menu.
Yolan ★ 4.6
downtown · 403 4th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201
The Joseph Hotel's Italian fine-dining room in Nashville opened August 2020 with refined regional cooking. Located in Downtown. Priced at $$$$.
Folk ★ 4.7
east-nashville · 823 Meridian St, Nashville, TN 37207
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.
Yolan ★ 4.4
downtown · 403 4th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201
The Joseph Hotel's Italian fine-dining room in downtown Nashville opened August 2020 with refined regional Italian cooking. A Forbes Star award-winner.
Rolf and Daughters ★ 4.4
germantown · 700 Taylor St, Nashville, TN 37208
Philip Krajeck's Germantown Italian-American kitchen in Nashville earned a Michelin Recommended listing in 2025 for its handmade pastas and wood-fired plates.
City House ★ 4.2
germantown · 1222 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
Tandy Wilson's James Beard award-winning Italian-Southern kitchen in Germantown, Nashville opened 2007. Led by chef Tandy Wilson and Bradley Midgett.