The Hottest New Restaurants in Nashville, August 2024

"This live music bar and barbecue venue from musician Eric Church is offering up some of the best of what Nashville’s honky-tonk scene has to offer. On the food side, the fifth floor and rooftop restaurant (the uppermost level is perched atop the bar’s six-story building) pulls from Church’s Carolina roots, with a menu from lauded pitmaster Rodney Scott on offer. Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog Barbecue at Chief’s offers brunch, lunch, and dinner service, as well as a walk-up order window that operates in the morning and at night. Find dishes like pig skin nachos spiked with Alabama white sauce, sandwiches loaded with meats like prime brisket or pulled chicken, and the pitmaser’s signature whole hog plate." - Kellie Walton, Eater Staff