16 restaurants in Nashville, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Nashville.
Rolf and Daughters ★ 4.7
germantown · 700 Taylor St, Nashville, TN 37208
Hours: Daily 17:00-22:00
Chef Philip Krajeck's Germantown Italian-American kitchen in Nashville opened in 2012 inside the Werthan factory and runs handmade pastas and wood-fired.
Tip: Reservations open 30 days out on Resy; the bar takes walk-ins from 17:00 and serves the same menu.
Audrey ★ 4.7
east-nashville · 809 Meridian Street, Nashville, TN 37207
Hours: Daily 17:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-14:00
Sean Brock's East Nashville Appalachian fine-dining room opened 2021, named for his grandmother and in the 2025 Michelin Guide. Sam Jett runs day-to-day.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. June, the upstairs counter, is on hiatus for guest chef sessions in 2026.
Prince's Hot Chicken ★ 4.7
south-nashville · 5814 Nolensville Rd, Ste 110, Nashville, TN 37211
Hours: Sun-Thu 10:30-22:00, Fri-Sat 10:30-0:00
Andre Prince Jeffries's family invented hot chicken in Nashville in the 1930s. The Nolensville shop runs the canonical version. James Beard America's Classic.
Tip: The Nolensville location is the heart of the operation; the original Dickerson Pike shop closed and reopened on Broadway.
City House ★ 4.6
germantown · 1222 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00, Sun 17:00-21:00
Chef Tandy Wilson's Germantown room in Nashville serves blue-collar Italian and Southern cooking since 2007. Kitchen leans italian southern.
Tip: Bradley Midgett took executive chef duties in March 2025; the menu stays Wilson's. Sunday Suppers are the easy seat.
Husk Nashville ★ 4.6
downtown · 37 Rutledge Street, Nashville, TN 37210
Hours: Sun-Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-22:30, Sat-Sun 10:00-14:00
Sean Brock's Rutledge Hill institution in Nashville cooks ingredient-driven Southern food on a wood hearth, run today by chef de cuisine Brian Baxter.
Tip: Lunch is a quieter seat with the same kitchen. Book the porch in spring; it overlooks downtown.
Arnold's Country Kitchen ★ 4.6
the-gulch · 605 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30-14:45, Sat 11:00-15:00
The Arnold family's Gulch meat-and-three lunch counter in Nashville won the James Beard America's Classics Award in 2009. Located in The Gulch.
Tip: Cafeteria line, lunch only Monday through Friday 10:30-14:30. A North Nashville sit-down location opened in 2025.
Yolan ★ 4.6
downtown · 403 4th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201
Hours: Mon-Fri 17:00-22:00, Sat 10:00-14:00, Sat 17:00-22:00, Sun 10:00-14:00, Sun 17:00-22:00
The Joseph Hotel's Italian fine-dining room in Nashville opened August 2020 with refined regional cooking. Located in Downtown. Priced at $$$$.
Tip: The espresso bar on the ground floor serves the same kitchen at half the price for an aperitivo.
Lockeland Table ★ 4.5
east-nashville · 1520 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206
Hours: Mon-Sat 16:00-22:00
Chef Hal Holden-Bache's East Nashville room in Nashville opened in 2012 in a Lockeland Springs corner storefront, running wood-fired pizzas and Southern.
Tip: Happy hour 16:00-17:30 runs half-price pizza and pours at the bar; a James Beard nominee for Community Kitchen.
Folk ★ 4.5
east-nashville · 823 Meridian St, Nashville, TN 37207
Hours: Mon-Wed 17:00-21:00, Thu-Sat 17:00-22:00
Philip Krajeck's casual East Nashville sibling to Rolf and Daughters opened in 2018, running naturally leavened pizza and a vegetable-forward menu.
Tip: Closed Wednesdays. Walk-in seats at the long marble bar are the best move on a weeknight.
Drusie and Darr ★ 4.5
downtown · 231 6th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219
Hours: Mon-Fri 7:00-14:00, 17:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 7:00-14:00, 17:00-22:00
Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Hermitage Hotel restaurant in downtown Nashville opened 2022 with seasonal cooking, Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.
Tip: Breakfast at the Hermitage is the unsung meal: best biscuits in the hotel dining circuit.
The Optimist ★ 4.4
germantown · 1400 Adams Street Nashville, Tennessee 37208
Hours: Sun-Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 16:30-23:00
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.
Tip: Skip the line by booking the bar; downstairs at Le Loup serves the same raw bar with cocktails.
Hattie B's Hot Chicken ★ 4.4
hillsboro-village · 112 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-22:00
The Bishop family's Midtown hot chicken counter in Nashville opened in 2012 and is the tourist-friendliest gateway to the dish. Located in Hillsboro Village.
Tip: Lines run 60 minutes at peak. Hit a satellite location (West, Downtown) or go off-peak for a faster seat.
Monell's Dining and Catering ★ 4.4
germantown · 1235 6th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
Hours: Mon 8:00-15:00, Tue-Sat 8:00-15:00, 17:00-20:30, Sun 8:00-16:00
Monell's family-style Southern dining in Germantown has run since 1995, seating strangers at communal tables in a Victorian house seven blocks north.
Tip: Reservations available; tables seat ten. Sunday brunch is the marquee meal, books a week ahead.
Two Ten Jack ★ 4.3
east-nashville · 1900 Eastland Ave #105, Nashville, TN 37206
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-14:00, 16:00-21:00, Fri 11:00-14:00, 16:00-22:00, Sat 16:00-22:00
Patrick Burke's Eastland Avenue ramen and izakaya counter in Nashville opened in 2014. The tonkotsu and miso ramens are the canonical bowls in East Nashville.
Tip: Happy hour 16:00-18:00 runs $5 plates and discounted sake; counter seats easier than booths.
Adele's ★ 4.3
the-gulch · 1210 McGavock St, Nashville, TN 37203
Hours: Sun-Thu 17:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 9:30-14:00
Jonathan Waxman's Gulch room in Nashville cooks seasonal California-style food in a converted automotive garage. Located in The Gulch. Priced at $$$.
Tip: All-you-can-eat Sunday brunch buffet is the value play; carving station, smoked salmon, pastries.
Sunda New Asian ★ 4.2
the-gulch · 592 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-23:00, Sun 17:00-22:00
Billy Dec's Chicago import in The Gulch in Nashville runs modern Southeast Asian small plates and a strong sushi programme since 2022, with a deep cocktail.
Tip: Late-night service runs until 23:30 Friday and Saturday; the bar is the easy walk-in seat.