Nashville for 2 days, what's for dinner?

['Chair]

Up in Nashville for 2 days...what are the dinner recommendations?

must be less than $50 (excluding drinks)

I was checking out: http://nashville.citysearch.com/best.../barbecue_food

but am open to all cuisines

[onthebutton]

Chair,

What part of town will you be in? How mobile will you be?

[Evan]

I've never been to Nashville but http://yelp.com is a lot better than citysearch for stuff like this.

[econophile]

monel's
rotier's

[onthebutton]

Chair,

Of those places on the BBQ list, I really like Hog Heaven and Judge Bean's. Hog Heaven isn't a place you could take a client (unless he liked slumming it), even though the food is awesome. You'd literally be eating on a screened in porch, but it's the best BBQ in Nashville. Judge Bean's is someplace you could take a client, but it's just not quite as good.



Hog Heaven

Judge Bean's

Some other places I really like:

The Boundry

Excellent tapas, nice atmosphere, good place for a business-type dinner or a date.

Midtown Cafe

Seriously underrated on all these review sites, IMO. I've always loved this place.

Restaurant Zola

My favorite "nice" place in Nashville. I've been quite a few times, and it's never been anything short of excellent.

South Street

My favorite "casual" place. It's a treehouse, they've got great food (good pulled BBQ pork), and a fun atmosphere.


If I think of any others, I'll post them. I think you'd like any of these, though, and they all offer something a little different.

[RunDownHouse]

Tin Angel, on West End Ave., is my go-to recommendation for excellent mid-range food.

[Evan]

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South Street

My favorite "casual" place. It's a treehouse, they've got great food (good pulled BBQ pork), and a fun atmosphere.



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Is this some sort of slang I've never heard before or is this place actually built in a tree?

[TheGrasshopper]

I wish Houston's was still around because that be the easiest choice ever.

If you like Italian, Demos is pretty good. Midtown Cafe is a great pick as well.

[Quanah Parker]

Nashville, huh?

The city specializes in Blood of the Lamb.
Not recommended for the weak of spirit or the open minded.

[onthebutton]

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South Street

My favorite "casual" place. It's a treehouse, they've got great food (good pulled BBQ pork), and a fun atmosphere.



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Is this some sort of slang I've never heard before or is this place actually built in a tree?

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Nah, it's nothing all that special. There is at least one tree growing through the middle of the structure, but it isn't holding the building up or anything. Both the upstairs and downstairs have glass "garage doors" that they open when the weather is nice. When you're upstairs and the doors are open, I guess it does kind of have a treehouse feeling to it, since there are several trees very close to (and inside of) the building.

If you look at some of the pictures on THIS PAGE , you can kind of see what they mean. It is pretty nice in the spring and fall.