The Catbird Seat is a tasting menu fine-dining restaurant in Downtown, Nashville.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 700 8th Avenue South, Fifth Floor, Nashville, TN
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.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipThe espresso bar on the ground floor serves casual antipasti at half the price; counter seats welcome walk-ins.
Sean Brock's Rutledge Hill institution in Nashville cooks ingredient-driven Southern food on a wood hearth, recommended in the 2025 Michelin Guide American.
OrderCornbread skillet, then whatever the menu lists from the wood hearth.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipLunch is quieter with the same kitchen. Book the porch seats in spring; they overlook downtown.
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Hermitage Hotel restaurant in downtown Nashville opened 2022. Order the plant-forward small plates built around tennessee produce.
OrderPlant-forward small plates built around Tennessee produce.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipWeekend brunch at 11:00-14:00 is the Hermitage's quieter face; the bar pours top by-the-glass selections.
Josh Habiger's 24-seat tasting-menu room in Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville opened 2016 and was awarded a Michelin Star in November 2025 under Strategic.
OrderThe chef's tasting menu; no a la carte service.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipThe adjacent neighbourhood bar runs walk-in service with a separate snack menu and is the cheaper way to try the kitchen.
Irish chef Trevor Moran's 12 South dumpling and kakigori counter in Nashville earned a Michelin Star and 20th place on North America's 50 Best Restaurants.
OrderPork dumplings in chicken broth and the seasonal kakigori shaved ice.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipFriday through Sunday only, lunch and dinner. Moran wants his team to have weekends; midweek bookings are not an option.
Sean Brock's Appalachian fine-dining room in East Nashville opened 2021, recommended in the 2025 Michelin Guide. Sam Jett took day-to-day in 2025.
OrderHeritage pork from Brock's own farm and the cornmeal program.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipJune, the tasting counter upstairs, is on hiatus for guest-chef sessions in 2026. Audrey downstairs runs nightly.
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.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipThe espresso bar on the ground floor serves casual antipasti at half the price; counter seats welcome walk-ins.
Sean Brock's Rutledge Hill institution in Nashville cooks ingredient-driven Southern food on a wood hearth, recommended in the 2025 Michelin Guide American.
OrderCornbread skillet, then whatever the menu lists from the wood hearth.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipLunch is quieter with the same kitchen. Book the porch seats in spring; they overlook downtown.
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Hermitage Hotel restaurant in downtown Nashville opened 2022. Order the plant-forward small plates built around tennessee produce.
OrderPlant-forward small plates built around Tennessee produce.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipWeekend brunch at 11:00-14:00 is the Hermitage's quieter face; the bar pours top by-the-glass selections.
