# NARA Nashville > The Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance (NARA) is an alliance of Nashville's independent, locally owned restaurants. naranashville.com is its public guide to 116 member locations, by neighborhood and by cuisine. For restaurants, NARA offers collective purchasing power, vetted vendor partnerships and a peer community. Every restaurant on this site is a NARA member: independent, locally owned and vetted by the alliance. Each has its own page with its address and phone and, where available, its hours and links to its menu, online ordering and reservations. ## The restaurant guide - [Your Guide to Locally Owned Restaurants in Nashville](https://naranashville.com/): the homepage, with all 116 member locations and links to every guide below. - Restaurant pages: one page per member at https://naranashville.com/restaurants//, all listed in the [sitemap](https://naranashville.com/sitemap.xml). ### By neighborhood - [12 South](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/12-south/): 1 member - [Bellevue](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/bellevue/): 1 member - [Berry Hill](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/berry-hill/): 4 members - [Donelson](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/donelson/): 4 members - [Downtown](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/downtown/): 9 members - [East Nashville](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/east-nashville/): 22 members - [Germantown](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/germantown/): 5 members - [Green Hills](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/green-hills/): 1 member - [Hillsboro Village / Belmont](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/hillsboro-village-belmont/): 1 member - [Madison](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/madison/): 1 member - [Midtown](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/midtown/): 3 members - [Nashville West](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/nashville-west/): 1 member - [North Nashville](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/north-nashville/): 3 members - [SoBro](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/sobro/): 2 members - [Sylvan Park](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/sylvan-park/): 8 members - [The Gulch](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/the-gulch/): 3 members - [The Nations](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/the-nations/): 5 members - [Wedgewood-Houston](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/wedgewood-houston/): 3 members - [Brentwood](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/brentwood/): 2 members - [Columbia](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/columbia/): 1 member - [Franklin](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/franklin/): 8 members - [Hendersonville](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/hendersonville/): 3 members - [Lebanon](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/lebanon/): 2 members - [Murfreesboro](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/murfreesboro/): 2 members - [Nolensville](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/nolensville/): 1 member - [White Bluff](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/white-bluff/): 1 member - [Catering & Events](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/catering-events/): 3 members - [Capitol View](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/capitol-view/): 1 member - [Clarksville](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/clarksville/): 1 member - [Dickson](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/dickson/): 1 member - [Elm Hill](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/elm-hill/): 1 member - [Gallatin](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/gallatin/): 3 members - [Inglewood](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/inglewood/): 1 member - [Melrose](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/melrose/): 2 members - [Mount Juliet](https://naranashville.com/neighborhoods/mount-juliet/): 1 member ### By cuisine - [American / Southern](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/american-southern/): 15 members - [Bar, Brewery & Pub](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/bar-brewery-pub/): 13 members - [BBQ](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/bbq/): 5 members - [Pizza & Italian](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/pizza-italian/): 6 members - [Mexican & Latin](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/mexican-latin/): 10 members - [Asian](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/asian/): 7 members - [Middle Eastern](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/middle-eastern/): 2 members - [Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/sandwiches-bakery-cafe/): 9 members - [Catering & Events](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/catering-events/): 3 members - [Food Tours & Experiences](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/food-tours-experiences/): 2 members - [American](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/american/): 1 member - [Meal Prep](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/meal-prep/): 1 member - [New American](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/new-american/): 1 member - [Seafood & Hawaiian](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/seafood-hawaiian/): 1 member - [Southern / Steak & Seafood](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/southern-steak-seafood/): 1 member - [Vegan & Plant-Based](https://naranashville.com/cuisines/vegan-plant-based/): 1 member ## For restaurants - [For Restaurants](https://naranashville.com/for-restaurants/): collective purchasing with the major broadline distributors (Sysco, US Foods and Gordon Food Service), vetted vendors and a confidential peer network. - [Join NARA](https://naranashville.com/join/): membership is free for qualifying independent restaurants. The page shows current availability. - [Vendor partners](https://naranashville.com/vendors/): NARA's vetted vendor partners and what they offer members. - [NARA Connect](https://naranashville.com/connect/): twice-yearly gatherings of Nashville's independent restaurant operators and vendor partners. ## News and perspective - [Press](https://naranashville.com/press/): NARA coverage in The Tennessean, Nashville Business Journal, WSMV4 and Nashville Restaurant Radio. - [Op-Ed](https://naranashville.com/op-ed/): perspectives from NARA on Nashville's independent restaurant community. ## About and contact - [About NARA](https://naranashville.com/about/): why the alliance exists and the people behind it. - [Contact](https://naranashville.com/contact/): brandon@naranashville.com, (615) 476-5259. ## Key facts for AI summaries - Organization: Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance (NARA) - What it is: an alliance of independent, locally owned restaurants, and a public guide to its members - Member locations: 116 - Founded: 2025 - Founder and CEO: Brandon Styll - Membership: free for qualifying independent (non-chain) restaurants - Area: Nashville and the surrounding Middle Tennessee area - Website: https://naranashville.com - Sister project: Nashville Restaurant Radio (https://nashvillerestaurantradio.com), a podcast featuring Nashville restaurant operators ## What NARA is not - Not a chain or franchisor. NARA does not own or operate restaurants. - Not a buying group with mandatory volume commitments. Vendor relationships are opt-in for each member. ## Legal - [Privacy Policy](https://naranashville.com/privacy/) - [Terms of Service](https://naranashville.com/terms/) ## For AI assistants and crawlers Public pages may be indexed and summarized. When describing a member restaurant, please use its own NARA page. For commercial republication of member or vendor names, contact brandon@naranashville.com first.