Now on Resy: Carne Mare, Il Forno, Saffire, and More Local Favorites
From an Italian-accented steakhouse to a Neapolitan-style pizzeria, these are just a few beloved Nashville spots that are now bookable on Resy. Right this way.
Note: This list will be updated regularly with new additions each month, so be sure to check back often. For Nashville’s newest restaurant openings, head here.
Carne Mare The Gulch
Newly added!
With a sister location in New York City, Carne Mare is acclaimed chef Andrew Carmellini’s excellent restaurant that seamlessly meshes the best of steakhouse fare with Italian-flavored seafood dishes. Don’t miss the signature 12-hour-roasted, porchetta-spiced “Carne Mare” cut of roast prime rib, along with crudo and carpaccio, pastas, and more.
IL Forno Nashville
Newly added!
Magic happens when your wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas come out of a brick oven literally built in Naples. And Il Forno heightens the experience with luscious wines and Italian-accented craft cocktails, all in an industrial-chic space in Chestnut Hill. Don’t skip the antipasti (definitely try the filet mignon carpaccio) and pastas, either.
Saffire Franklin
Newly added!
Franklin lost something special in 2017 when Saffire — the community’s favorite neighborhood gathering place for 16 years — closed its doors. Cue the celebrations, though, because it’s back (same location, same owner) and better than ever, with its quintessential bar-and-grill atmosphere and its chicken-fried chicken and smoked pork chop menu.
Fonda on 12th – Nashville 12 South
Roberto Santibañez draws throngs to his real-deal modern-Mexican Fonda restaurants in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and you’ll definitely want to be one of the crowd at this family-friendly Nashville outpost, where he serves all his most popular dishes, from street corn with grilled lobster to Wagyu ribeye with chipotle-hazelnut mole.
Burger + Grain The Nations
Don’t let the casual-sounding name fool you: This is one of Nashville’s best-looking, best-run upscale restaurants — perfect for a big date or a landmark celebration, with its extensive and sophisticated menu of vegetable, seafood, and meat dishes (plus, okay, a couple of serious burgers), and its unparalleled selection of premium whiskeys.
Serrato’s Steakhouse – Brentwood Brentwood
Newly added!
Chef Jose Serrato made his mark with the original Serrato’s in Franklin, and you’ll definitely want to put its sibling on your list, for its classic salads, hand-cut steaks, and signature seafood and surf & turf offerings — and did we mention his unique adobo pork burger and those garlic mashed potatoes?
Southside Grill Sugar Valley
Newly added!
Bill Darsinos’ GReKo is East Nashville’s go-to Greek taverna. But at this wood-clad Sugar Valley restaurant and bar, he adds Greek and other Mediterranean accents to a Southern-leaning American menu, and the atmosphere is as warm as the Aegean sun.
Mellow Mushroom Broadway
Newly added!
Bring a crowd to this high-spirited pizzeria on Broadway — part of a 50-year-old, 16-state, Atlanta-born chain — for the party-time vibe, the 32 beers on tap, the live music (this is Nashville after all), and above all, the irresistible, shareable pizzas, including specials like the Marley, with jerk chicken.
St. Vito Focacceria The Gulch
It’s not pizza. It’s chef Michael Hanna’s brilliant take on the pronounce-it-if-you-can Sicilian flatbread called sfincione (“svyn-cho-nay”) — hefty focaccia-thick slabs, laced with melted fontina, finished with Pecorino and seasoned breadcrumbs, and topped with everything from tomato sauce and crabmeat to artichokes with roasted garlic — and we can’t get enough.
TENN Restaurant Nashville
When it’s brunch time in Music City, head for this cool, earth-toned dining room at Holston House, where chef Brian Lombard — born in L.A. but steeped in Southern food culture — makes mornings (and early afternoons) magical with specialties like fried green tomatoes with whipped feta and bacon jam, and a country ham croque madame.
Gray’s On Main Downtown Franklin
You’ll like this casual, comfortable Franklin favorite in the iconic 19th-century Gray’s Drug Co. building for its updated takes on classic Southern specialties (pimento cheese balls, fried chicken, shrimp and grits) plus live music three nights a week — and definitely save room for the epic dark chocolate Belgium brownie.
Henley Midtown
You’re more likely to find locals at this Kimpton hotel restaurant than travelers, which says a lot. We’re all just here for the comfortable dining room, Southern hospitality, and a big booth. Start with anything with whiskey in it, then move on to dishes like pork belly with tomato jam, and smoked chicken with strawberry relish.
