Diners' Choice: Best Food restaurants in Nashville

OpenTable

Updated May 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall cuisine in Nashville? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Kase x Noko

5.0

5 (210)

$50 and over

Japanese

East Nashville

About the restaurant

A 14 seat, neighborhood Omakase from the team that brought you Noko Nashville. This is a 14 course, 90min nigiri & hand roll dining experience for $75. We highly recommend arriving 5-10 minutes early to enjoy a drink at our Japanese cocktail bar as we start promptly at your reservation time. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the cuisine, we will not be able to accommodate fish allergies or vegetarians.

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Maria

Dined 2 days ago

Everything was amazing! Loved the food and service, highly recommend

Bastion

5.0

5 (101)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

South Nashville

About the restaurant

Bastion is the 24-seat restaurant of James Beard Foundation Award Nominee Chef Josh Habiger. It is located in a separate area within the casual cocktail bar of the same name, and it is a part of the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood of Nashville, TN. Bastion's dining room features counter seating around the kitchen for parties of 2 as well as three tables for parties of 3 to 6. Bastion's small team serves a weekly set menu of six dinner courses featuring many dishes with a wide variety of flavors, ingredients, and inspirations. Friendly service guides you through the culinary experience, which also features wine pairings, creative cocktails, and a curated vinyl soundtrack. Come early or stay late in the hidden Little Bar, which is a private offering for guests of the restaurant.

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SteveVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Cool ambiance, creative delicious food. Just an amazing culinary experience

International Market - Nashville

4.9

4.9 (17)

$30 and under

Thai

Belmont / Hillsboro

About the restaurant

International Market originally opened in 1975, introducing generations of Nashvillians their first taste of Thai cuisine. Now across the street from the original location, Arnold and Anna Myint continue the family tradition by day and serve an evolved chef-curated menu by night. Inspired by their heritage and southern roots, International Market serves authentic Thai flavors by means of local and regionally sustainable purveyors.

International Market has earned the Thai Select Classic Award, a prestigious recognition from the Ministry of Commerce and Royal Thai Government, a first for Nashville. This award, akin to Michelin recognition, is prominent in major U.S. cities like Chicago and New York. Criteria include anonymous dining visits evaluating food authenticity, heritage, atmosphere, and hospitality. The restaurant upholds original owners Win and Patti Myint's culinary legacy, and showcases Chef Arnold's modern Thai cooking approach.

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Rolff

Dined on Mar 19, 2025

IM is consistent, reliable, and delicious. They have been one of our top 3 restaurants since day one. Thank you!

etc.

4.9

4.9 (2895)

$31 to $50

Fusion / Eclectic

Green Hills

About the restaurant

Located in the Bedford Commons complex of the Green Hills neighborhood, etc. offers lunch and dinner Monday through Friday and dinner on Saturday. At the second, smaller version of sister restaurant Etch, Chef Deb Paquette incorporates her favorite spices, produce, and global recipes into the menus for an adventurous dining experience. The bar program offers a succinct wine list with selections from around the world, select craft beer, and an array of elevated craft cocktails.

The cozy 2400 square foot layout features simply adorned tables, comfortable banquette seating, a large inviting bar, along with plenty of open-air seating. Funky light fixtures, striking electric blue tile, copper and glass accents, and warm woods fill out the intimate space.

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Karen

Dined 4 days ago

The ambiance is very welcoming; the service is friendly, helpful and perfectly executed; the menu is filled with unusual and interesting options; the food is beyond compare!

Valentino's Ristorante

4.9

4.9 (2059)

$31 to $50

Italian

Midtown

About the restaurant

NEW LOCATION at 1808 HAYES STREET !!! Beautiful covered patio!
Pasta, Steaks and Chops. Nashville's premier Italian restaurant. You won't leave here hungry. For over 27 years, a Nashville original, Valentino's Ristorante serves the finest Italian cuisine using fresh local ingredients from some of Tennessee's finest. Musicians, movie stars and movers and shakers all have touted Valentino's as the place for great Italian food, live entertainment and private events. Just ask Bill Gates, Robert Redford, Rascal Flatts and the Vice President of the United States. Buon appetito.

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MargeVIP

Dined on May 5, 2025

This is my go-to place for amazing Italian food. The lasagna is the best I have ever had and the table side made Caesar salad is so fresh. Excellent service every time!

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4.9

4.9 (109)

$50 and over

Irish

Belmont / Hillsboro

About the restaurant

Locust brings a chaotic elegance to Nashville's dining scene. Chef Trevor Moran and team carefully assemble an ever-changing menu highlighting seafood and local, seasonal products: think raw bar selection, whole grilled fish, a decadent crab omelette, all rounded out with tea and biscuits shaved ice.

Lunch: Friday - Sunday 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (reservations required)
Dinner: Friday - Sunday 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (reservations required)
Patio Bar: Sunday 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

*Please note that Locust is a CARD ONLY establishment, and does not accept cash payments at this time.

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Tamara

Dined 2 days ago

Very special dining experience! Get the dessert! 🙂

Koré

4.9

4.9 (143)

$31 to $50

Tapas / Small Plates

East Nashville

About the restaurant

A new international tapas restaurant called ᴋᴏʀé has opened in 97 Chapel Ave., East Nashville. Don't walk, run!

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Samantha

Dined 5 days ago

12/10 experience!!! Travis was a great waiter and all the food was awesome

Noko

4.9

4.9 (1596)

$31 to $50

Asian

East Nashville

About the restaurant

Nestled in the heart of East Nashville, Noko is an Asian-inspired, wood-fired restaurant inspired by wanderlust and simplicity of the region. Here, Executive Chef Dung “Junior” Vo aims to perfect the balance of new and old techniques in wood fire cooking, putting his Asian-influenced spins on familiar proteins and indigenous vegetables through smoking, searing, and roasting.

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Ellee

Dined 2 days ago

Highly recommend, great food, great drinks, fantastic service.

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4.9

4.9 (1220)

$30 and under

Italian

Edgehill

About the restaurant

Bella Napoli is Nashville's only restaurant to offer handcrafted authentic Neapolitan style pizza and Italian cuisine. Come experience the flavors of Italy with your friends and family and enjoy a truly Italian experience in Nashville!

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Sharon

Dined 3 days ago

Food was excellent—we had the charcuterie board, Laura pizza and the pasta with cheese sauce. Nice selection of wines. Service is great! It was an all around fantastic Mother’s Day celebration!!!

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4.9

4.9 (909)

$30 and under

Lebanese

Waverly / Melrose / Breeze Hill

About the restaurant

Epice is a family-owned Lebanese bistro in the heart of Nashville. We balance modern design with classic Lebanese dishes, aromatic spices with fresh herbs, and friendly service with professional knowledge. The cocktails are crisp, the entrees aromatic, and the wine elegant. Come celebrate.

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JamieVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Always outstanding. We have been going to Epice for years, and every time we say, "Wow, we need to come here more often." Unique dishes, exquisite flavors, great service, a neighborhood vibe, in a beautiful setting. Harris, our server knew every detail of every dish and gave great advice. The Arnabeet cauliflower appetizer is our favorite, but the Epice Salad, Za'atar chicken, Salmon, and Lamb meatballs are close behind. Every dish on the menu is delicious, as well as the desserts. A Nashville gem.

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