The 22 Best Restaurants in Nashville
"If anyone is Nashville’s culinary matriarch, it is Margot McCormack. Her eponymous dinner-only spot in East Nashville has been delighting diners for more than 20 years, in part because it is completely gimmick free. She and her executive chef develop menus based on the day’s ingredients and cook using French-inspired methods. In summer, the result may be tomato pie or tuna with peach tomato relish. A perfectly roasted chicken is never out of season. Dessert could be tres leches cake or a cornmeal cake with fruits, again depending on what is available because they don’t have a freezer in the kitchen. Servers are as devoted to the restaurant as neighborhood diners, so service is warm, welcoming and attentive, efficient, but never rushed. Make a reservation—this small restaurant has a big reputation." - Margaret Littman
