How can we feed
thee? Let me count the ways
by Ed Gregory
Middle Tennessee Chapter, STC
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One of the things they say about us Southerners that
is true is that we love to eat whether it's
hot barbecue or haute cuisine.
So, whether you are looking for five-alarm chili,
a four-star restaurant, or a neighborhood meat and
three, someone has your number in one of Nashville's
many great restaurants.
At last count, there were eight restaurants within
the Gaylord Opryland Hotel proper, a bunch more in
the adjacent Opry Mills Mall (not counting the food
court), and a passel of country music tourist-focused
restaurants nearby in the Music Valley Drive area.
Away from the hotel, the list of restaurants Nashvillians
recommend to their friends includes:
CafeOneTwoThree—
123 12th Avenue North
(615)-255-2233
Consistently rated as
one of Nashville's most romantic restaurants, this
bistro offers live jazz performances most nights.
It's a bit pricey, but that doesn't keep customers
from returning.
Bound'ry—
911 20th Avenue South
(615)-321-3043
Meant to be a haven
for folks who love Southwestern food, this restaurant
features an amazing variety of Southern and Southwestern
starters and entrees.
The warm adobe and colorful interior
will charm you as well. There's a lovely courtyard
if the weather is nice.
Jack's Bar-B-Que—
416-A Broadway
(615)-254-5715
Before the revitalization
of Lower Broad and the evolution of The District as
an entertainment cluster, local office workers scurried
past dilapidated honky tonks and peep shows to stand
patiently in line at Jack's. Today, downtown office
workers stroll past restaurants, cllubs, and shops
to stand patiently in line at Jack's.
The Loveless Motel & Café—
8400 Highway 100
(615)-646-9700
You probably won't
be staying at this tiny motel on the very edge of
the county, but the breakfast there is as authentically
Southern as anything you're likely to find. Many Nashvillians
make a regular pilgrimage to the Loveless so they
can enjoy mouth-watering homemade biscuits and fried
chicken.
Tin Angel—
3201 West End Avenue
(615)-298-3444
Located near Centennial
Park on West End and 32nd , this restaurant boasts
new cuisine with a Southern flair: fried green tomatoes
as an appetizer and tortilla cats for catfish lovers.
(If you haven't tried catfish, this will be a conversion
experience for you.) The atmosphere is warm, lively,
and sophisticated.
Sunset Grill—
2002 Belcourt Avenue
(615)-386-3663
Hillsboro Village is
the eclectic, bohemian part of town featuring at least
four other excellent restaurants within walking distance
of each other (Bosco's Brewery, The Trace, Jonathan's,
and Easy's in the Village), but Sunset Grill is a
cut above, featuring sublime and creative fare, not
to mention a chance to do a bit of stargazing.
Swett's—
2725 Clifton Avenue
329-4418
Nestled in the neighborhood
between Fisk University and Meharry Medical College,
Swett's is perhaps Nashville's best-known Southern-style
meat-and-three. Their fried chicken is a local legend.
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