Where to Eat in East Nashville Right Now

East Nashville’s food scene runs on a simple formula: chefs who cooked in famous kitchens, rooms with forty seats, and zero interest in impressing tourists. Here’s the current shortlist, sorted by occasion.

Date night

Lockeland Table is the anchor: wood-fired, seasonal, warm without being precious. It’s been the neighborhood’s special-occasion room for over a decade and hasn’t slipped. Reserve ahead; the bar seats are the move for walk-ins.

The group hang

The Pharmacy Burger Parlor handles the six-people-can’t-decide problem: scratch burgers, wurst plates, house sodas for the non-drinkers, and a tiered beer garden out back that’s one of the best outdoor drinking spaces in the city.

Late night

Five Points Pizza is NY-style, open late, perpetually correct. The slice window is the great equalizer of the east side: musicians coming off stage, service-industry crews clocking out, and you.

All day, every purpose

Frothy Monkey opens for breakfast and doesn’t stop: coffee through cocktails, with real food in between. It’s the remote-work spot, the casual-meeting spot, and the I-just-need-a-table spot, all at once.

The cheat code

These neighborhood stops are an option for guests at The Eighteen, an aparthotel with a full kitchen in each apartment-style stay for mornings you’d rather cook in. Check your route and current restaurant hours before heading out. Private outdoor space varies; confirm the features of your selected accommodation on Kasa.