Your Guide to Locally Owned Restaurants in Nashville
Browse by neighborhood or by cuisine. Every restaurant here is independent and vetted by the alliance.
Looking for locally owned restaurants in Nashville? Every restaurant here is independent, vetted and a member of the Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance. Eating at one keeps your money in Nashville.
Pick your way in by whatever you already know. Know the part of town? The neighborhood guides cover East Nashville, Germantown and The Gulch, along with towns like Franklin and Murfreesboro. Know the meal? There are pages for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Know the craving? The cuisine guides will find you pho, Texas brisket, coal-fired pizza, poké or a breakfast burrito.
Then open a restaurant's page for the details and how to get there.
The whole alliance
All 117 NARA member locations. Tap any name to step inside.
1881 Smokehouse & Grill
312 Pizza Co.
51 North Taproom
A Little Local Flavor
Acme Feed & Seed
Aloha Fish Company
AVO
Babo Korean Bar
Bad Idea
Bagelshop
Baja Burrito
Bill's Sandwich Palace
Black Elm Coffee
Caliber Coffee
Cherries
Cledis Burger
Cocorico Bakery & Café
Common Ground
Cook & Container
Cuban Cracker
D'Andrew's Bakery & Cafe
Daddy's Dogs
Duke's
East Side Banh Mi
East Side Pho
Edley's BBQ
Edley's Tacos
Fat Bottom Brewing Co.
Flavor Catering
Fly Pelican Fly
Germantown Cafe
Germantown Pub
Golden Prawn #3
Gordo's Taqueria
Gramp's Garage
Green Hills Grille
Greenery Co.
Homegrown Taproom
IL Forno
JamBox Sandwich Shop
Juniper Green
Karrington Rowe
Living Waters Brewing
Lockeland Table
Lyra
M.L.Rose Neighborhood Pub
Maiz de la Vida
Mangia Nashville
McGuffin Catering
Mere Bulles
Nicky's Coal Fired
Noble’s
NOKO
NY Pie
Official Wings
Olivia Cocktail & Wine Bar
Park Cafe
Pie Town Tacos
Puckett's
Resting Burrito Face
Rosepepper Cantina
S.S. Gai
Saap Saap BBQ
Saffire
Scout's Pub
Shotgun Willie's BBQ
Slow Hand Bakehouse
St. Vito Focacceria
Streetcar Taps & Garden
Sweeza Super Quesadilla
Tailor Nashville
Tantisimo
Teddy's Tavern
The Putting Zone
The Ridge
The Southern Steak & Oyster
Tio Fun!
Vega Shawarma
What are you hungry for?
Every spot is independent and locally owned. Pick a meal to see who serves it.
Every member, on the map
Pan the city, tap a pin, step inside. Use the button to see what's near you; your location never leaves your device.
Closest to you
Where to eat, block by block
Browse Nashville's independent restaurants by neighborhood.
12 South
Bellevue
Berry Hill
Donelson
Downtown
East Nashville
Germantown
Green Hills
Hillsboro Village / Belmont
Madison
Midtown
Nashville West
North Nashville
SoBro
Sylvan Park
The Gulch
The Nations
Wedgewood-Houston
Brentwood
Columbia
Franklin
Hendersonville
Lebanon
Murfreesboro
Nolensville
White Bluff
Capitol View
Clarksville
Dickson
Elm Hill
Gallatin
Inglewood
Melrose
Mount Juliet
Find your craving
Every cuisine in the alliance, all locally owned.
American / Southern
Bar, Brewery & Pub
BBQ
Pizza & Italian
Mexican & Latin
Asian
Middle Eastern
Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe
Catering & Events
Food Tours & Experiences
Meal Prep
Seafood & Hawaiian
Southern / Steak & Seafood
Vegan & Plant-Based
Ready to join Nashville's restaurant community?
NARA membership connects you with vetted vendors, collective pricing, and a network of operators who have your back. Free for qualifying independent restaurants.