Helen & Benjamin
Nashville Cheat Sheet
CREMA
$$ #Coffee
Fido
$$ #Coffee #Gluten-Free
Bongo Java
$ #Coffee This coffee shop was like a second home. Google "mother teresa cinnamon bun" while you sip a latte.
Frothy Monkey
$$ #Coffee #Gluten-Free #Vegetarian #Kid-Friendly
Sam & Zoe's
$ #Coffee
Cafe Coco
$ #Cafe #LateNight Open 24 hours on weekends. Serves beer & wine. Sometimes there's live music.
Biscuit Love
$$ #Brunch #Southern This place is newer on the Nashville food scene, but I can't recommend their "Bonuts" with lemon ricotta (pictured above) enough.
Fenwick's 300
$$ #Breakfast #Diner
Fox's Donut Den
$ #Breakfast #Donuts #Sweets
Star Bagel Cafe
$ #Breakfast #Lunch #Cafe #Bagels
Loveless Cafe
$$ #Breakfast #Lunch #Southern #Biscuits A Nashville institution. Come for the biscuits and stay for...the biscuits. According to legend, Martha Stewart asked them for their recipe and they wouldn't give it up.
The Picnic Cafe
$$ #Breakfast #Lunch #Southern #Sandwiches #FruitTea This is THE place to get pimento cheese sandwiches while you're in town. If you've never had what southerners call "fruit tea" or "tea punch," get that here. It's like an Arnold Palmer but better.
The Food Company
$$ #Lunch #Sandwiches #FruitTea
The Grilled Cheeserie
$ #Lunch #Dinner #Vegetarian #GrilledCheese #Shakes
Noshville Delicatessen
$$ #Breakfast #Lunch #Dinner #Deli #Diner
Jack's Bar-B-Que
$$ #Lunch #Dinner #BBQ
Suzy Wong's House of Yum
$$ #Dinner #AsianFusion #Tapas
PM
$$ #Lunch #Dinner #Sushi
International Market & Restaurant
$ #AsianFusion #Thai #Grocery
The Smiling Elephant
$$ #Lunch #Dinner #Thai #Vegetarian
Two Boots Nashville
$ #Lunch #Dinner #Pizza #Gluten-Free A true Nashville-New York hybrid, just like us!
MAFIAoZA’s
$$ #Dinner #Italian #Pizza #Bar
Elliston Place Soda Shop
$ #Breakfast #Lunch #Dinner #Burgers #Shakes
Prince's Hot Chicken
$$ #Lunch #Chicken #Southern Confession: I have never tried Nashville Hot Chicken. So I am by no means an authority. Maybe one of my relatives can help me out in this area. But if you're looking for hot chicken this is the place that invented it.
McDougal's Chicken Fingers & Wings
$ #Lunch #Dinner #Chicken
San Antonio Taco Co.
$ #Lunch #Dinner #TexMex #Queso #LateNight This is my nostalgic guilty pleasure of choice. By volume of food consumed, you could argue that it's my favorite restaurant in Nashville. Ben can vouch.
Baja Burrito
$ #Lunch #Dinner #Burritos
Athens Family Restaurant
$$ #Breakfast #Lunch #Dinner #Diner #Greek
Burger Up
$$ #Lunch #Dinner #Burgers
McCabe Pub
$$ #Lunch #Dinner #American(Traditional) #Bar
Whiskey Kitchen
$$ #Lunch #Dinner #American(New) #Bar
City House
$$ #Dinner #Italian #Southern
Monell's
$$ #Breakfast #Lunch #Dinner #Southern #SoulFood
Rolf and Daughters
$$$ #Dinner #American(New) #Mediterranean
Firefly Grille
$$ #Lunch #Dinner #American(Traditional) #Southern #Bar
Germantown Café
$$ #Lunch #Dinner #American(New)
The Tin Angel
$$ #Dinner #American(New)
Yazoo Brewing Company
$ #Brewery #Beer #Bar
12 South Taproom and Grill
$$ #Lunch #Dinner #American(New) #Pub
Corsair Distillery
$$ #Distillery #Tours #Gin #Whiskey #Rum #Moonshine
The Filling Station
$ #BrewsToGo #Growlers #Beer #Wine
The Villager Tavern
$ #DiveBar
The Patterson House
$$ #Speakeasy #Bar #Cocktails #BarFood
Goo Goo Shop
$ #Candy #Sweets #Local Please, please, try a GooGoo Cluster while you're in town. They're a Nashville specialty, and one of the only candy companies in the country that isn't owned by Mars, Nestle, or Hershey's.
Las Paletas
$ #IceCream #Popsicles #Paletas #Sweets
The Bang Candy Company
$$ #Candy #Marshmallows #Fudge #Sweets
Bobbie's Dairy Dip
$ #IceCream #Softserve #DipCones #Sweets
Hatch Show Print
$ #Shopping #Prints #Posters #Typography Iconic letterpress print and design shop.
Grimey's New & Preloved Music
$$ #Shopping #Records #Music
Pre To Post Modern
$$ #Shopping #Antiques #Vintage
Parnassus Books
$$ #Shopping #Bookstore #Indie Come check out author Ann Patchett's awesome bookstore!
Pangaea
$$ #Shopping #Clothing #Decor #Accessories
Belcourt Theatre
$ #Cinema
The Bluebird Cafe
$$ #MusicVenue #Cafe #Bar #Country #Bluegrass #HistoricNashville
The Basement
$ #MusicVenue #Bluegrass #IndieRock #HipHop #Singer/Songwriters Grimey's record store is upstairs.
Ryman Auditorium
$$ #Tours #MusicVenue #HistoricNashville
Marathon Music Works
$$ #MusicVenue
The Station Inn
$ #MusicVenue #Bluegrass
Mercy Lounge
$-$$ #MusicVenue #Bars #Pop #Rock #Country Also encompasses the venues Cannery Ballroom and The High Watt.
EXIT/IN
$$ #MusicVenue #Rock #Alternative #Indie
Frist Art Museum
$$ #Museums #Art #Tours
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
$$ #Tours #MusicVenue
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
$$ #Museums #Tours #HistoricNashville
Nashville Farmers' Market
$ #Breakfast #Lunch #Shopping
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
#Free #Parks #Tours #HistoricNashville
The Parthenon
#Free #Parks #Tours #Museums #HistoricNashville #CentennialPark
Radnor Lake
#Free #Parks #Hiking #NatureReserve I love this lake, and not just because it's where Ben proposed. ;)
Cheekwood: Estate and Gardens
$$ #BotanicGardens #Art #Museum #Tours #HistoricNashville