Salento Italia

329 Donelson PikeNashville, TN 37214 P: 615.621.2120W: salentonashville.com HoursMon-Fri: 11A – 9P (last seating)Sat-Sun: 3P – 9P (last seating) The Donelson area of Nashville is rapidly becoming a mecca for new restaurants. If you’re a regular reader of this site (if so, thanks), you have undoubtedly heard about – and hopefully visited – Tennfold, Nectar…

SweetMilk

SweetMilk 329 Donelson PikeNashville, TN 37214 http://www.sweetmilkeats.com Hours Breakfast All Day7A – 3PLunch11A – 3P Michelle surprised me on a recent Saturday morning when she said, “I could go for breakfast at Cracker Barrel.” Now, I’m big on breakfast, holding firm to the belief that the only thing better than breakfast for breakfast is breakfast…

Thai Esane

As it is at most every workplace, one of the most important decisions of the day at my office is,”What’s for lunch today?” This question is most often greeted with a response of, “I don’t care. What are you in the mood for?” One thing we can usually agree on is we prefer to walk…

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…

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…