Where to eat in Gallatin

A Gallatin list that covers a day. Start with specialty coffee roasted in-house, with espresso drinks, pour-overs and scratch-made pastries.

Later, barbecue with chopped smoked pork, burnt ends and Nashville hot links, or a neighborhood pub with craft beer and burgers. Both made a Top 3 in the Scene's 2026 readers' poll: Best Barbecue for the first, Best Burger for the second.

All of it is independent and locally owned, from members of the Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance.

American / Southern

American / Southern

M.L.Rose Neighborhood Pub

Craft beer and burgers in a laid-back neighborhood pub, locally owned since 2008.

BBQ

BBQ

Edley's BBQ

Nashville BBQ from 12 South. Six Middle Tennessee locations since 2011.

Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe

Sandwiches, Bakery & Cafe

Black Elm Coffee

Neighborhood specialty coffee, fresh pastries, and beans roasted in-house in Gallatin, TN.