Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance
Locally owned restaurants in Nashville
A guide to Nashville's independent restaurants, by neighborhood and by cuisine. Every spot is locally owned and vetted by the alliance.
Every member
The whole alliance
All 65 NARA member restaurants. Tap any name to step inside.
BBQ
1881 Smokehouse & Grill
Pizza & Italian
312 Pizza Co.
Bar, Brewery & Pub
51 North Taproom
Asian
Babo Korean Bar
American / Southern
Bad Idea
Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe
Bagelshop
Mexican & Latin
Baja Burrito
Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe
Bill's Sandwich Palace
Bar, Brewery & Pub
BS Brew Works
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Cherries
American / Southern
Cledis Burger
Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe
Cocorico Bakery & Café
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Common Ground
Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe
D'Andrew's Bakery & Cafe
American / Southern
Daddy's Dogs
American / Southern
Deacon's New South
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Duke's
Asian
East Side Banh Mi
Asian
East Side Pho
BBQ
Edley's BBQ
Mexican & Latin
Edley's Tacos
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Fat Bottom Brewing Co.
Catering & Events
Flavor Catering
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Fly Pelican Fly
American / Southern
Germantown Cafe
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Germantown Pub
Asian
Golden Prawn #3
Mexican & Latin
Gordo's Taqueria
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Gramp's Garage
American / Southern
Green Hills Grille
Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe
Greenery Co.
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Homegrown Taproom
BBQ
Honeyfire BBQ
Asian
International Market
Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe
JamBox Sandwich Shop
Pizza & Italian
Jolly Ollie's
Catering & Events
Juniper Green
American / Southern
Karrington Rowe
American / Southern
Lockeland Table
Middle Eastern
Lyra
Mexican & Latin
Maiz de la Vida
Catering & Events
McGuffin Catering
American / Southern
Mere Bulles
Pizza & Italian
Nicky's Coal Fired
Asian
NOKO
Pizza & Italian
NY Pie
American / Southern
Official Wings
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Olivia Cocktail & Wine Bar
American / Southern
Park Cafe
Mexican & Latin
Pie Town Tacos
American / Southern
Puckett's
Mexican & Latin
Rosepepper Cantina
Asian
S.S. Gai
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Scout's Pub
BBQ
Shotgun Willie's BBQ
Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe
Slow Hand Bake House
Pizza & Italian
St. Vito Focacceria
Mexican & Latin
Sweeza Super Quesadilla
Asian
Tailor Nashville
Mexican & Latin
Tantisimo
Bar, Brewery & Pub
Teddy's Tavern
Other
The Putting Zone
BBQ
The Ridge
Mexican & Latin
Tio Fun!
Middle Eastern
Vega Shawarma
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By neighborhood
Where to eat, block by block
Browse Nashville's independent restaurants by neighborhood.
1 restaurant
12 South
1 restaurant
Bellevue
3 restaurants
Berry Hill
3 restaurants
Donelson
7 restaurants
Downtown
20 restaurants
East Nashville
4 restaurants
Germantown
1 restaurant
Green Hills
2 restaurants
Hillsboro Village / Belmont
2 restaurants
Madison
1 restaurant
Midtown
1 restaurant
Nashville West
2 restaurants
North Nashville
2 restaurants
SoBro
4 restaurants
Sylvan Park
3 restaurants
The Gulch
5 restaurants
The Nations
2 restaurants
Wedgewood-Houston
3 restaurants
Brentwood
1 restaurant
Columbia
6 restaurants
Franklin
3 restaurants
Hendersonville
1 restaurant
Lebanon
1 restaurant
Murfreesboro
1 restaurant
Nolensville
1 restaurant
Springfield
1 restaurant
White Bluff
3 restaurants
Catering & Events
By cuisine
Find your craving
Every cuisine in the alliance, all locally owned.
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