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Nashville hot chicken on white bread with pickles, next to a cup of potato salad
A half hot chicken with baked beans and mac and cheese on a paper-lined tray

Nashville food and drink

Picks we have checked, scored the same way as attractions. Not paid placements.

A plate of fresh biscuits with small cups of preserves on a checkered tablecloth at Loveless Cafe
A glass of Tennessee whiskey with an orange slice and cherries on a toothpick

Photos: Sean Russell from Knoxville, TN, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0), Gatorfan252525 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Dale Cruse (CC BY 2.0), Pavel Ševela (CC BY-SA 3.0). All photo credits

The red wall of Arnold's Country Kitchen with its large yellow and blue Arnold's signFOODPhoto: Rachel Chapdelaine, CC BY 2.0

Arnold's Country Kitchen

Downtown (8th Avenue South)
Our score 7.3
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Be the first to voteMeat-and-three lunch
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Mas Tacos Por Favor

East Nashville
Our score 7.1
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Be the first to voteBring cash
The neon Martin's BBQ Joint sign with a pig on top, mounted on a brick buildingFOODPhoto: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0

Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint

Several Nashville-area locations
Our score 7.0
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Be the first to voteWhole hog barbecue
Nashville hot chicken on white bread with pickles, next to a cup of potato saladFOODPhoto: Sean Russell from Knoxville, TN, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

Prince's Hot Chicken Shack

Several Nashville locations
Our score 7.0
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Be the first to voteHot chicken
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Five Points Pizza (East)

East Nashville (Five Points)
Our score 6.8
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Be the first to voteNY-style slices
A plate of fresh biscuits with small cups of preserves on a checkered tablecloth at Loveless CafeFOODPhoto: Dale Cruse, CC BY 2.0

Loveless Cafe

Southwest Nashville (Highway 100)
Our score 6.4
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Be the first to voteBiscuits and fried chicken
A half hot chicken with baked beans and mac and cheese on a paper-lined trayFOODPhoto: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0

Hattie B's Hot Chicken (Lower Broadway)

Downtown (Fifth + Broadway)
Our score 6.0
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Be the first to voteHot chicken
A biscuit topped with a fried chicken thigh and sausage gravy at Biscuit Love in NashvilleFOODPhoto: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0

Biscuit Love (Gulch)

The Gulch
Our score 5.9
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Be the first to voteBiscuits and brunch
A singer-songwriter in a brown jacket and hat playing guitar on stage at Chief's on BroadwayNIGHTLIFEPhoto: FreeUseLivePics, CC0 1.0

Chief's on Broadway

Downtown (Broadway and 2nd Avenue)
Our score 5.5
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Be the first to voteRooftop and music

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Panorama of the Nashville skyline over the Cumberland River on a bright afternoonPhoto: Kaldari, public domain