Nashville’s Newest Restaurant Openings, Now on Resy
Want to know the latest — and greatest — restaurant openings in Nashville? You’re in the right spot.
From the izakaya makeover of a trusted ramen chain to a downtown extravaganza dedicated to food, music, and drinks, we have you covered with this continuously updated list of hot new debuts.
And if you’re seeking out some beloved Nashville spots that are now bookable on Resy, we’ve got you covered here.
Otaku Ramen Izakaya East Nashville
Newly added!
With three locations around town, Otaku is local ramen royalty — but it really ups the game at its East Nashville outpost. Here, the sleek daytime ramen parlor transforms into a buzzy izakaya at dinnertime, where a menu of bar snacks and grilled yakimono dishes — ranging from smoked tofu to koji flap steak — rolls out to the tune of DJs and house music.
Chief’s on Broadway Downtown Nashville
If you’re looking for a full evening’s experience, country music star Eric Church’s downtown extravaganza is for you — a six-level restaurant, bar, and music venue crowned by a rooftop outpost of Whole Hog BBQ, the domain of legendary South Carolina pitmaster and James Beard best chef Rodney Scott.
Salento Italia Cloverhill
A tasty history lesson: Salento, in the heel of the Italian boot, was once colonized by Greeks, so it makes sense that Greek-American brothers Bill and Sam Darsinos (of GReKo) add some Greek flavors to their otherwise classic Italian menu at this genial Donelson neighborhood trattoria (think pizza with lamb ragout and feta).
Chago’s Belmont Cantina Belmont–Hillsboro
This longtime Belmont-Hillsboro favorite closed in 2022, but it didn’t take long for restaurateur Steven Smithing to step in and bring it back — and it’s just as wonderful as you might remember, serving everything from its celebrated queso to burritos as big as your appetite.
Culamar Franklin
Franklin might be 400 miles or so from the nearest body of saltwater, but at this polished Italian seafood restaurant from chef Frank Pullara of Culacino fame, the distance disappears the moment you open the menu full of raw bar specialties, housemade shellfish pastas, whole roasted fish, and more.
Frankies 925 Spuntino East Nashville
It’s New York-style Italian in East Nashville, thanks to Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli, who’ve brought their celebrated Frankies 457 Spuntino south from Brooklyn, complete with the crostini, cured meats, and housemade pastas that made the original famous. And in case you were wondering, yes, there will be meatballs.
Pelato Germantown
The vibe is unmistakably Music City but the food at this Germantown trattoria from chef Anthony Scotto (Luogo) is Italian by way of Brooklyn — which means the likes of fried calamari, pasta alla vodka, and chicken Scarpariello in a friendly, buzzy atmosphere. Pro tip: For a real Italian-American meal, come Sunday nights for the fusilli with long-cooked, home-style “gravy.”
MI Kitchen Franklin
Here’s one for date night: An intimate, warmly lit dining room in Franklin (grab one of the high-back wood-framed booths if you can) where the shareable tapas-like small plates have a Korean accent — the crispy K-pop chicken is pretty much an essential — and the soju cocktails are a revelation.
1 Kitchen Nashville SoBro
It’s easy being green at this rustic-chic-looking restaurant at the eco-friendly 1 Nashville Hotel, where culinary director Chris Crary, a onetime “Top Chef” contender, sources 75% of his ingredients from within a 200-mile radius, composts and recycles everything — and incidentally serves a menu of must-try modern Southern dishes.
