The 14 Best Italian Restaurants In Nashville - Nashville - The Infatuation

"So, your friend with a pontoon took you out for the day on Percy Priest Lake. The best way to repay them is to bring them to Tutti Da Gio near Nashville Shores, where you’ll have one of the finest Italian meals in Middle Tennessee. It’s a microscopically small operation, so prepare to jockey for one of the few tables situated outside (or plan to take your feast to go). Once you’ve got the seating situation settled, it’s onto the Sicilian-style pies with eggplant and shredded baked ricotta, portly meatballs sitting in pools of tomato sauce and spaghetti, and a magnificently gooey four-cheese gnocchi. We’ve heard that some people make the haul from Murfreesboro to hit up Tutti Da Gio, and we get it. After a bite, you will too." - jackie gutierrez jones 2