44 Best Contemporary American Restaurants In East Nashville

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1. Bad Idea

4.6

Exceptional(433)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • East Nashville

Booked 11 times today

Beautiful setting, delicious food, incredible wine list. What stood out the most was the genuine hospitality from everyone we encountered and attentive service. Highly recommend!

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2. Gannons - Nashville

4.7

Exceptional(810)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • Downtown / Sobro

Booked 26 times today

Intimate setting, great service. The menu was pretty broad so anyone could find a favorite. The wine listing was varied and complete. Prime rib with a Merlot made me happy! Great place to celebrate our 34th anniversary. Highly recommend

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3. etch - Nashville

4.8

Exceptional(9053)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • Downtown / Sobro

Booked 58 times today

Excellent food and excellent service which is what I like.

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4. The Catbird Seat

4.9

Exceptional(584)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • The Gulch & North Gulch

Booked 18 times today

Amazing experience. I’ve been trying to dine at Catbird Seat for the past year and finally made it happen. Wonderful food. Fun staff and chefs. Great company. This is a restaurant that I am booking again in Nashville!

5. Geist

4.8

Exceptional(3171)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • Germantown

Booked 201 times today

Great place, especially on Monday night with the large half price menu. Food is so good and service is great!!

6. Midtown Cafe

4.9

Exceptional(5718)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • Midtown

Booked 33 times today

The service, the food and the ambience were very good. It was an enjoyable experience.

7. Gathre

4.1

Excellent(295)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • Midtown

Booked 6 times today

Found the dining space at Gathre to be warm and inviting. Service was attentive. Value sized portions for guests with an appetite.

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8. The Mockingbird Nashville

4.7

Exceptional(3501)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • The Gulch & North Gulch

Booked 32 times today

Food was so delicious and service was superb! We sat inside because there was construction in the area.

9. Evelyn's

4.5

Awesome(338)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • Midtown

Booked 10 times today

Another great evening at Evelyns. Each visit has been good- and they always get us up to the concerts on time. I appreciate the menu items they pledge to support our Nashville Symphony too- they are part of the community.

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10. Deacon's New South

4.6

Exceptional(2446)

$$$$

• Contemporary American • Downtown / Sobro

My wife and I are out-of-towners. I reserved a table for two at Deacon's New South for Saturday October 24, 2026 only to learn this day was the restaurant's last day of operation. Despite the fact that all of the employees were going to be laid-off and Saturday was their last day, everyone was very cheerful and attentive. We felt sad for them. The food was really good. The service was great. The atmosphere was relaxing. We wish the staff and especially our server, Hunter, good luck in the future.

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44 restaurants available nearby

1. Bad Idea

2. Gannons - Nashville

3. etch - Nashville

4. The Catbird Seat

5. Geist

6. Midtown Cafe

7. Gathre

8. The Mockingbird Nashville

9. Evelyn's

10. Deacon's New South

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