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Updated November 05, 2026

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 favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

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5.0

5 (732)

$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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Luz

Dined 2 days ago

Absolutely incredible and the best omakase experience ive ever had.

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Valentino's Ristorante

4.9

4.9 (2226)

$31 to $50

Italian

Midtown

About the restaurant

NEW LOCATION at 1808 HAYES STREET !!! Beautiful heated and covered patio!
Pasta, Steaks and Chops. Nashville's premier Italian restaurant. You won't leave here hungry. For over 34 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.
Valet Parking - Friday and Saturdays only. Street parking and parking lot behind restaurant is always available.
Buon appetito.

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Derrick

Dined 4 days ago

Fantastic Service and Atmosphere. The lasagna was delicious!

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Homemade Lasagna

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Limo Peruvian Cuisine

4.9

4.9 (259)

$30 and under

Peruvian

East Nashville

About the restaurant

Chef Marcio Florez
Lomo Saltado specialty of the house
Best new restaurant 2024 by Nashville Scene
Top 25 Restaurants 2024 by Tennessean
East Nashville- fatherland district
Free parking, cover patio, pet friendly.

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LauraGold

Dined 4 days ago

I was new to Peruvian food and found many interesting and delicious options on the menu. The juices (my server even brought me samples) were very tasty & satisfying. Ceviche is a feature here and the desserts were excellent especially the cheesecake made from a Peruvian fruit (or was it a vegetable?) that tasted of butterscotch and had a wonderful creamy texture.

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4.9

4.9 (163)

$30 and under

Japanese

Talbot's Corner

About the restaurant

Kisser, created by Brian Lea and Leina Horii, is a nod to Japanese kissaten—a cozy spot for comfort food, drinks, and community. Brian, a California native, honed his skills under chefs like Charlie Palmer and Jose Andres. After roles at Husk and Trois Mec, he returned to Nashville with Strategic Hospitality. Leina, from a restaurant family, shifted from pre-med to working at renowned eateries like Red Medicine and Bastion. Kisser marks their first venture together. In November 2025, Kisser was awarded a MICHELIN Bibb Gourmand.

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Felice

Dined 4 days ago

Everything was terrific! From making a reservation (thank you!!) to the greeting, service and food, all simply sensational. We loved everything we ordered—the three options of onigiri, the egg salad Sando with roe, the yellow tail collar and the beef udon. Truly sensational!!

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4.9

4.9 (1188)

$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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Charles

Dined 3 days ago

Excellent experience and great lunch..5 star experience…one of many continuous excellent experiences…top notch hummus and selections…

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Emmy Squared Pizza - Gulch

4.8

4.8 (286)

$30 and under

Pizzeria

The Gulch & North Gulch

About the restaurant

Emmy Squared Pizza: The Gulch offers Nashville's best Detroit-style pizza, alongside craveable bites and a full bar featuring specialty cocktails. Join us for Happy Hour Monday–Friday from 3 PM–6 PM. The top choice for crafted pizza in Nashville.

In 2014, Emily and Matt opened their first restaurant in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, with a goal to create quality pies. A trip to Detroit changed everything: they loved the local style, the crispy cheese edge, airy dough, and bold red sauce. They knew pairing this base with chef-inspired toppings would be special.

Back in Brooklyn, they began experimenting with organic flour, aged cheeses, fresh tomatoes, and combinations like truffle/mushrooms or pesto/Calabrian chilies, perfecting that crave-worthy cheese crust. In 2016, they unveiled their Detroit-style take with Emmy Squared Pizza. They remain committed to crafting the country's most thoughtful pizzas. We hope you enjoy them!

Detroit-Style Soul, Brooklyn Born.

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Teresa

Dined on Jul 21, 2026

Their pizzas are delicious and the gluten free crust is amazing!!!!

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4.9

4.9 (351)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

South Nashville

About the restaurant

**January reservations will open Tuesday, December 1st at 12:00pm**

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 Nashville's Wedgewood Houston neighborhood. In November 2025, Bastion was awarded a MICHELIN Star.

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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Mitch

Dined 1 day ago

Cannot say enough about this place. From the moment we walked in literally EVERYONE made us feel so welcome and appreciated. The food, OMG the food….every dish was just perfectly prepared, perfectly explained and executed flawlessly. Will DEFINITELY be back. Thank you for making our anniversary so special. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

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4.9

4.9 (127)

$30 and under

Japanese

Germantown

About the restaurant

A Japanese restaurant and coffee shop from the folks behind Kisser.

Reservations and walk-ins for full service are dine-in, inside the restaurant. The patio is for take-out only and is open seating. No reservation is needed for outside and dogs are welcome. Our host stand is located inside the main entrance, on the left. Please let us know if you’re running behind, if you arrive more than 15 minutes past your reservation time, we will have to forfeit your table. Thank you for your understanding. If you have a soy allergy please let us know, the majority of our dishes contain soy.

We validate parking up to 2 hours. Please present your parking slip from the parking garage to validate it. Parking garage is located between Monroe Street and Taylor Street, the entrance can be found on both of those streets or 1315 Adams Street for google maps. There is also free street parking on Adams Street.

We look forward to having you!

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Andrea

Dined on Oct 28, 2026

We love Babychan! The food, the service, the atmosphere was all excellent!

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Strawberry Sandwich

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Chicken Katsu Sandwich

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Breakfast Sandwich

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4.9

4.9 (2486)

$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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PatriciaGold

Dined 2 days ago

Had a top notch night! Everything far exceeded my expectations!

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Tomahawk Ribeye

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Tuna Crispy Rice

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The Authentique

4.9

4.9 (236)

$31 to $50

Wine Bar

East Nashville

About the restaurant

The Authentique is a French-owned wine bar and crêperie in East Nashville, home to the largest wine-by-the-glass list in Nashville: 66 French wines by the glass and 190 by the bottle, every pour chosen by our sommelier. Champagne, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhône, Loire, Alsace and Jura, alongside rare Cognac, vintage Armagnac and Chartreuse. The kitchen pairs it all with savory crêpes made from a family recipe, croques, steak tartare, and cheese and charcuterie boards, in an intimate 40-seat room with 1900s Parisian decor. Live jazz Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30 PM, guided wine tastings most Tuesdays, half-price crêpes on Wednesdays, and a happy hour Tuesday to Thursday with $5 house wines. Voted Best Wine List in Nashville three years running. Wine Spectator award Winner.

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drew

Dined on Oct 29, 2026

A gem of a restaurant. The decor made us feel like we were in France. Food was excellent; we had a savory mushroom crepe, the cheese and charcuterie board, and a sweet crepe for dessert. Authentique has a full bar plus an outstanding selection of French wine by the bottle, glass or flights

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Cheese and Charcuterie Board

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Charcuterie Board

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