Here’s Where to Eat in Nashville’s Germantown

Fuel up with a Moto biscuit sandwich and a high-quality brew made with small-batch beans at Barista Parlor Germantown, where each single-origin selection is brewed using a different technique. Moving into the midday, you can go light at the fast-casual Lulu with a salad or Pico bowl made with fried rice, sweet potato, and sesame dressing—but don’t miss the free DIY soft-serve samples available by the door. For something heartier, head a short way into town where Tansuo chef Maneet Chauhan (of Chopped and Chauhan Ale & Masala House) and her partner, chef Chris Cheung, serve up handmade noodles in beef chow fun and open-faced pork dumplings. On the other side of the neighbourhood, there’s a new pizza joint, Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria.

Here, you can top your own thin-crusted pie and pair it with a local brew on tap. For dinner, start with oysters and a cauliflower steak at Henrietta Red—plus an upscale Jell-O shot made with craft cocktail ingredients. It’s down the street from City House, an institution known for its Southern-inflected Italian fare, like ham belly pizzas. Nearby, the city’s first sausage and beer joint Von Elrod’s recently started serving smoked meats and steins of craft beers. But you could also get closer to downtown (no visit is complete without a few tunes at Robert’s Western World) with a peek into Gray & Dudley, set inside the new 21c Museum Hotel. Chef Levon Wallace blends Southern and global flavours in dishes like lumpia and Bayou La Batre shrimp over charred corn. Nearby, another of Chauhan’s concepts, the Mockingbird, is a fun stop for a nightcap, like the Punching Bag, served in a pouch. If beer is more your style, Bearded Iris is one of the city’s best new breweries. Grab an Entangled, a dry-hopped Saison, before making your way to the Back Corner, a sultry music and cocktail room where you might find someone spinning vinyl or throwing a disco party.