Stock & Barrel – Nashville, TN

Stock & Barrel is a Knoxville-based restaurant that features excellent burgers and an amazing selection of bourbons/whiskeys. They also have a location in the Gulch area of Nashville, and we recently visited for burgers and bourbon. The Nashville location has a very informal, cozy atmosphere, with large and long high-top tables that can host several…

Kinfolks Soulfood & BBQ

Kinfolks Soulfood, BBQ & Catering 1203 Hazelwood Drive Smyrna, TN 37167 P: 615.267.0818 W: http://www.kinfolksbbqsmyrna.com Hours Mon: 10:30A – 7:00P Tue – Thu: 10:30A – 8:30P Fri – Sat: 10:30A – 9:00P Sun: 11:00A – 6:00P My favorite show on television is a locally-produced show on our public television affiliate WNPT called Tennessee Crossroads. Host…

Sunflower Bakehouse

Sunflower Bakehouse 2414 Lebanon Pike Nashville, TN 37214 P: 615.750.5499 W: http://www.ilovesunflower.com Hours Mon-Fri: 7A-9P Sat: 9A-9P Sunflower Bakehouse is the sister restaurant to the Sunflower Cafe, which is located in the Berry Hill section of Nashville. Sunflower Bakehouse opened in Donelson in September 2019, and I was lucky enough to visit them on their…

Athens Family Restaurant

Athens Family Restaurant 2526 Franklin Pike Nashville, TN 37204 P: 615.383.2848 W: http://www.athensfamilyrestaurant.com Hours Mon-Sat: 7A-10P Sun: 7A-9P I have literally driven past Athens Family Restaurant for years, and nearly every time, I’ve thought to myself, “I want to go there.” I love Greek food, and I had always heard good things about Athens Family…

Nectar: Urban Cantina

Nectar: Urban Cantina 206 McGavock Pike Nashville, TN 37214 P: 615.454.2277 W: http://www.nectarcantina.com Hours Mon-Thu: 7A-9P Fri-Sat: 7A-10P Sun: 10A-3P As a resident of Donelson, no one was happier than me when Nectar: Urban Cantina opened their doors in September 2017. Donelson has long been known as “Hip Donelson”, but when Nectar came to our…

Anatolia Turkish Restaurant

Anatolia Turkish Restaurant 48 White Bridge Road Nashville, TN 37205 P: 615.356.1556 W: http://www.anatolia-restaurant.com Hours Lunch Mon-Fri: 11A-3P Dinner Mon-Thu: 3P-10P Fri: 3P-11P Sat-Sun: 11A-11P Located in Lions Head Village in the prestigious Belle Meade neighborhood of Nashville, Anatolia Turkish Restaurant has been serving top-level Turkish cuisine for the past ten years. I recently had…

Butcher & Bee – Nashville

Butcher & Bee 902 Main Street Nashville, TN 37206 P: 615.226.3322 W: http://www.butcherandbee.com Hours Mon-Thu: 11A-2P; 5P-10P Fri: 11A-2P; 5P-11P Sat: 10A-2P; 5P-11P Sun: 10A-2P; 5P-10P For someone who operates a food blog – and also loves to eat out – I’ve done a horrible job lately of getting out to new-to-me restaurants. Having a…

The Red Bicycle

The Red Bicycle Coffee 2190 Nolensville Pike Suite E Nashville, TN 37211 P: 615.454.2738 W: https://redbicyclecoffee.com Hours Mon – Sun: 7A-9P The Red Bicycle Coffee is a local chain of coffee shops in the Nashville area. The concept originated in North Carolina, but The Red Bicycle has been a Nashville fixture since 2013. They have…

Zulema’s Taqueria

Zulema’s Taqueria 104 Graylynn Drive Nashville, TN 37214 P: 615.730.6154 W: https://www.facebook.com/zulemastacos I had heard nothing but good things about Zulema’s Taqueria in Donelson, but I had not visited there until recently. For those of you that know me, this likely shocks you. I mean, we tend to eat out a lot. And we never…

Party Fowl – Update

Party Fowl – Donelson 2620 Lebanon Pike Nashville, TN 37214 P: 615.988.2179 W: http://www.partyfowl.com HOURS Mon-Thu: 11A-10P Fri: 11A-11P* Sat: 10A-11P* Sun: 10am-1A Brunch: Sat & Sun 10A-2P Happy Hour: Mon-Thu 3P-6P, All day Tuesday *On Friday & Saturday, kitchen closes at 10P After our recent visit to Party Fowl – Donelson, we had an opportunity to…