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 seafood destination courtesy of the folks behind Halls 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.
Halls Catch Nashville
Newly added!
Seafood lovers, step right up: This next-level tribute to the world’s best fish and shellfish (next door to Halls Chophouse) serves everything from sushi to lobster to whole fish. It’s all sourced from around the South and the world, in an environment that evokes the beauty of the sea.
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.
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.
Fancypants East Nashville
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.
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.
