2 editor picks in Nashville.
2 seafood places in Nashville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Nashville | Seafood across every city.
Landlocked Nashville has built a credible seafood scene around oyster bars and wood-fired cooking. Henrietta Red in Germantown is the city's reference point for raw-bar dining, with a long oyster list and a seasonal menu, while The Optimist nearby brings a Southern fish-house sensibility to the same neighborhood.
Chef Julia Sullivan's Germantown seafood room in Nashville opened in 2017 with a raw bar, wood-grill program and a wine list built around growers.
OrderHalf-dozen oysters from the daily list, then the wood-grilled whole fish.
TipBrunch on Saturday is the easier seat. Happy hour 17:00-18:00 runs $1 oysters at the bar.
Ford Fry's Atlanta-born seafood concept landed in Nashville's Germantown Hammer Mill in 2023, anchoring a seafood tower programme and Le Loup cocktail lounge.
OrderThe opulent seafood tower for two, plus the wood-grilled fish of the day.
TipSkip the line by booking the bar; downstairs at Le Loup serves the same raw bar with cocktails.
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