Southern food in Nashville: locally owned NARA restaurants
21 locally owned restaurants in the Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance for Southern food.
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Acme Feed & Seed
Southern Comfort Food
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Puckett's
Smoked brisket and pulled-pork sliders
Nashville Scene 2026: Best Restaurant in Rutherford County
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Homegrown Taproom
Scratch-made menu
Nashville Scene 2026: Best Bar
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Park Cafe
Steamed mussels
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Germantown Cafe
The GTC burger
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Edley's BBQ
Pulled pork and St. Louis ribs
Nashville Scene 2026 Top 3: Best Barbecue
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Noble’s
House Smoked Meats
Southern Living Top 20 wings in the South
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Saap Saap BBQ
Smoked half chicken with cornbread or sticky rice
Nashville Scene Best Pop-Up 2025
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The Southern Steak & Oyster
Southern Brunch
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Saffire
Hickory Wood-Fired Grill
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Karrington Rowe
Filet mignon and crab cakes
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Lockeland Table
The daily Community Hour (4 to 6 PM), with a portion of proceeds to the neighborhood school
Nashville Scene 2026: Best Happy Hour
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The Ridge
BBQ
Our Chicano was voted Best Sandwich in America!
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Honeyfire BBQ
Texas brisket and Kansas City ribs
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Green Hills Grille
The legendary chicken salad melt
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1881 Smokehouse & Grill
Food-truck roots, now catering
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Official Wings
Memphis-style fried wings
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Scout's Pub
Bourbon sugar creme brulee
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Caliber Coffee
Hearty Comfort Food & Baking: A wide-ranging food menu featuring savory staples like the wakey wakey and 9 to 5, hand smashed avocado toast on house made bread, alongside gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan options so everyone finds a table.
Nashville Scene 2026: Best Smoothie/Smoothie Bowl
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Deacon's New South
In-house dry-aged steaks
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Shotgun Willie's BBQ
USDA Prime beef brisket
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