The 23 Best East Nashville Restaurants

"If your partner’s been hounding you about your three-month anniversary for weeks (congrats on finding that gem), Pelican & Pig is the best place to go. Mostly because you should find any reason to inhale the warm, campfire aroma wafting from the wood-fired ovens in the back. It’s a small spot that feels like a classed-up wood mill—there are logs stacked up against the dark walls, metal pipes, and leather booths. The reason you’re here, though, is for the housemade focaccia with crispy garlic, the pork chop or ribeye from Bear Creek Farm, and those stunning chocolate chip cookies with milk jam for dessert." - jackie gutierrez jones 2, ann walczak, adam sloan