Dining Out Thanksgiving Day: Nashville's Best Options

In case the year has gotten away from you, Thanksgiving is this week. If you find yourself wanting to skip the home cooking this year, you're not alone! In fact, sometimes it can be a better experience for all parties involved to dineout.

Here is a list of Nashville's best restaurants to consider for your Thanksgiving Day celebration.

 

East Nashville

Porter House Bistro

For steak instead of turkey

(615) 679-9294

 

Downtown

M Restaurant and Bar

For a Southern-inspired meal

(615) 678-1591

 

Carter's in the Union Station Hotel

For a classic turkey spread

615-726-1001

 

Chauhan Ale & Masala House

For a South Asian flavor on this American holiday

(615) 242-8426

 

Kitchen Notes in the Omni Hotel

For a Thanksgiving brunch buffet

(615) 761-3700

 

Capitol Grille in the Hermitage Hotel

For an all-you-can-eat buffet that leaves nothing out

(615) 345-7116

 

Pinewood Social

For a sit-down meal with games and distractions for kids

(615) 751-8111

 

Puckett's Grocery

For a relaxed and casual meal

(615) 770-2772

(615) 794-5527 (Downtown Franklin)

 

Merchants Restaurant

For hearty meat and fish dishes

(615) 254-1892

 

Trattoria Il Mulino at the Hilton

For an Italian twist on the U.S. standards

(615) 620-3700

 

Germantown

 

Monell's Dining & Catering

For last-minute prix-fixe classics

(615) 248-4747

 

Southwest

Loveless Café

For turkey with a side of biscuits

(615) 646-9700

 

Midtown

1808 Grille in the Hutton Hotel

For a three-course prix-fixe for $60

(615) 340-0012

 

Lucky Bamboo

For dim sum instead

(615) 760-5930

 

Mason's

For a hotel brunch of all the traditional fixins

(615) 321-1990

 

Bombay Palace Restaurant

For a break from tradition

(615) 321-6140

 

Donelson

Ellendale's Restaurant  

For a pared-down menu of their Southern dishes

615-884-0171

 

Belle Meade

Sperry's

For turkey like grandma made

615-353-0809

Gulch

Adele's

For a buffet of chef Jonathan Waxman's favorites

615-988-9700

Marsh House in the Thompson Hotel

For a seafood-inspired evening

615-262-6001