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 a brilliant Chinese-American restaurant to a playful take on fine dining, 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.
888 SoBro
Newly added!
A cool night out is pretty much guaranteed at this suave blending of an audiophile’s paradise and a hip Japanese cocktail lounge, with an innovative fusion menu on the side. Jazz and other sounds on vinyl fill the room, courtesy of the state-of-the-art sound system, and the food and drink are in perfect harmony.
Note: Reservations are now live, starting on Sept. 19.
Choy Nashville The Gulch
Newly added!
This high-style Chinese-American spot in The Gulch stands out brilliantly with its genre-busting menu (chicken-fried steak with mapo tofu!) from executive chef Brian Griffith and consulting chef Brandon Jew, who won a Michelin star at Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco.
Fancypants East Nashville
Newly added!
The team behind Butcher & Bee and Redheaded Stranger wants you to have fun in this high-spirited spot installed in part of an old East Nashville Piggly Wiggly. Expect a small but endlessly tempting vegetable-forward (though not vegetarian) menu and surprise offerings — and maybe in-person visits — from the kitchen.
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.
Otaku Ramen Izakaya East Nashville
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.
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.
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.
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.
