Calypso Cafe is a vegetarian-friendly spot in Berry Hill, Nashville.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Build your own bowl with brown rice, black beans and the curry coconut sauce. Multiple locations across the city.
2 hours
Learn how to make vegan soul food in a hands-on cooking class in Nashville. Discover plant-based alternatives for meat and dairy, and enjoy a complete soul food dish.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Walk through Downtown Nashville with five food tastings, lively stories, and sights like the Ryman, Country Music Hall of Fame, Broadway’s honky tonks, and hidden gems...
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Experience East Nashville through 5 tastings and stories of resilience, creativity, and community on a guided walking food tour.
Address: 700 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN 37204
Nicoletto's Italian Kitchen on Gallatin Pike in East Nashville handmakes gluten-free pasta in-house every morning, alongside traditional flour pastas.
TipGluten-free menu rotates daily; the lasagne is the move for first-timers. Book ahead for weekend evenings.
I Dream of Weenie's East Nashville Woodland Street school-bus stand in Nashville serves hot dogs on gluten-free or wheat buns with house chili and toppings.
TipGluten-free buns are the same price as regular; ask at the window. Cash and card; outdoor seating only.
Shawarma Shack on Gallatin Pike in East Nashville runs halal chicken and lamb shawarma plates and wraps. At 2918 Gallatin Pike. Booking recommended.
TipThe chicken shawarma wrap with garlic sauce is the canonical order; combo plates feed two.
Kalamatas in Green Hills, Nashville runs Mediterranean fast-casual plates with halal lamb and chicken: gyros, falafel bowls and salads. At 3764 Bedford Ave.
TipLamb gyro plate with the lemon-roasted potatoes is the move; vegetarian falafel platters are equally strong.
Goldie's Delicatessen near Vanderbilt, Nashville opened 2018 as the city's first kosher-style deli: pastrami sandwiches, matzo ball soup, latkes.
TipKosher-style (not certified kosher); the Reuben sandwich and matzo ball soup are the canonical orders.
Graze in East Nashville's Riverside Village area runs an entirely plant-based menu: bowls, sandwiches and weekend brunch since 2014. At 1888 Eastland Ave.
TipThe Buffalo cauliflower wings are the under-the-radar order; weekend brunch books up by 11:00.
