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Mexican & Latin • The Gulch
Maiz de la Vida
Nashville Scene 2026: Best TacoNashville Scene 2026 Top 3: Best Food Truck, Best Mexican RestaurantNashville Scene 2026 Top 3: Best Food TruckNashville Scene 2026 Top 3: Best Mexican RestaurantJames Beard Semifinalist
Maiz de la Vida is chef Julio Hernandez's love letter to heirloom corn, started in 2020 with 200 pounds of dried corn, a stone mill, and a taco truck. Now anchored by a restaurant and bar in The Gulch, it has earned Hernandez James Beard recognition for some of the most soulful Mexican cooking in Tennessee.
Known for
- House-milled heirloom-corn tortillas
- Agave cocktails
- Grew from a 2020 taco truck
A vetted member of the Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance.