Word of Mouth: 2024 Restaurant Trends

Last Updated July 08, 2024

Pizza to cocktails to restauants with a mission , the latest and greatest.

From Izakayas to Korean Chicken to Sicilian Pizza, it's an exciting time for food in Nasvhille. While we barely made a dent in the restaurant scene in Music City, here are some of the exciting things and places we see happening. Get your best stretchy pants on and explore. And let us know what we missed. We know there are lots.

Mission: Buy a Meal, Change a Life

Generosity of spirit is baked into the operations of these favorite restaurants.

Our Favorite Pizza Pies

From the window of a truck to the back of a brewery to an Italian restaurant, our favorite pies.

The 'Iz' Thing (Izakayas)

Inspired by Japanese-style happy hour hangouts, izakayas are here.

Asian Fried Chicken

Head east, young man, for a fresh take on this American staple.

Sustainability: From Composting to Carbon Offsets to Local Sourcing

Here are a few forward-thinking Nashville enterprises investing in materials and practices to reduce their impact on the environment.

Nashville's Global Culture

Uniting through a whirl of flavors and traditions

Cocktails — and Their Unleaded Cousins, Mocktails — Are Having a Moment

Here are some notable cocktail bars upping the ante with house-made bitters, syrups and other concoctions.

Where We're Eating in July and August 2024

Some new places as well as old standbys

The Rise of the Ramen Republic

Three great places to slurp Ramen in Nashville

Seema Prasad: Small Woman Big Impact

Seema Prasad of Miel Restaurant is leading the charge in sustainability for Nashville

The Italian Job: Bella Napoli

Paolo Tramontano’s Food is as Italian as He Is Bella Napoli | 1200 Villa Pl #206 bellanapolipizzeria.com Originally from Naples, Paolo Tramontano first stood in a restaurant kitchen at thirteen,...

The Cookery: Now Serving Second Chances

When eating at The Cookery, a little cafe nestled just north of the 12 South neighborhood, you will inevitably want to give your compliments to the chef. When this happens, get ready for a surprise....

Hometown Chef Julia Sullivan of Henrietta Red

Julia Sullivan’s love affair with oysters may have begun in New Orleans, but the first oyster she ever tasted was right here in landlocked Nashville, at Rainbow Key, a once-popular restaurant located...

The Indomitable Ms. Pearl

Building a community, one outfit and vegetable at a time.

1Kitchen Summer Couscous

1Kitchen served this amazing salad in the boxed lunches for staff and volunteers at our 2024 Farm Dinner. It is now on heavy rotation on our summer menus. you jcan certainly skip the Garlic Confit...