7 editor picks in Nashville.
7 italian places 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.
Chef Tandy Wilson's Germantown room in Nashville serves blue-collar Italian and Southern cooking since 2007. Kitchen leans italian southern.
OrderBelly ham pizza with mozzarella, oregano, chiles and pickled peppers.
TipBradley Midgett took executive chef duties in March 2025; the menu stays Wilson's. Sunday Suppers are the easy seat.
Philip Krajeck's casual East Nashville sibling to Rolf and Daughters opened in 2018, running naturally leavened pizza and a vegetable-forward menu.
OrderThe mushroom pizza and whatever bitter green is currently on the menu.
TipClosed Wednesdays. Walk-in seats at the long marble bar are the best move on a weeknight.
The Joseph Hotel's Italian fine-dining room in Nashville opened August 2020 with refined regional cooking. Located in Downtown. Priced at $$$$.
OrderPasta tasting and the whole fish; pair with the Italian-leaning wine list.
TipThe espresso bar on the ground floor serves the same kitchen at half the price for an aperitivo.
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.
OrderThe mushroom pizza and whatever bitter green is currently on the menu.
TipClosed Wednesdays. Walk-in seats at the long marble bar are the best move on a weeknight.
The Joseph Hotel's Italian fine-dining room in downtown Nashville opened August 2020 with refined regional Italian cooking. A Forbes Star award-winner.
OrderPasta tasting paired with a deep regional Italian wine list.
TipThe espresso bar on the ground floor serves casual antipasti at half the price; counter seats welcome walk-ins.
Philip Krajeck's Germantown Italian-American kitchen in Nashville earned a Michelin Recommended listing in 2025 for its handmade pastas and wood-fired plates.
OrderSquid ink chitarra with octopus and chickpea, plus seasonal vegetable plate.
TipReservations on Resy 30 days out; the bar takes walk-ins from 17:00 and serves the same menu.
Tandy Wilson's James Beard award-winning Italian-Southern kitchen in Germantown, Nashville opened 2007. Led by chef Tandy Wilson and Bradley Midgett.
OrderBelly ham pizza with mozzarella, oregano, chiles and pickled peppers.
TipSunday Suppers are the easy seat: family-style menu, $65 per person, no special-occasion bookings.
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