Many restaurants in Nashville serve great food, but a few shine above the rest for when you want to get romantic. Following are some top date spots in Music City.
Many restaurants in Nashville serve great food, but a few shine above the rest for when you want to get romantic. Following are some top date spots in Music City.
The Optimist offers a menu focused on seafood in a modern luxury environment. This restaurant is a great date night choice because they offer plates unavailable elsewhere. For instance, they offer a grilled octopus appetizer served alongside crispy potatoes. Swordfish short rib, whole flounder, and lobster rolls are a few of their unique options. For dates who love to share, they offer the plateaux, a menu section carrying a few sizes of shareable platters. All the platters have oysters, shrimp ceviche, smoked fish dip, and tuna poke.
Urban Grub is a rustic eatery housed in an abandoned car wash that has been remodeled and complete with oak paneling. This restaurant offers an upscale experience without the stuffy nature of a typical high-end dining experience. Urban Grub provides a full menu centered around smoked meat and seafood. The wood fire smoked brie is a delicious appetizer to start the evening. Following appetizers, they offer assorted dry-aged steaks, classics like their Memphis-style ribs, and rotisserie chicken cooked over an open flame.
The Optimist offers a menu focused on seafood in a modern luxury environment. This restaurant is a great date night choice because they offer plates unavailable elsewhere. For instance, they offer a grilled octopus appetizer served alongside crispy potatoes. Swordfish short rib, whole flounder, and lobster rolls are a few of their unique options. For dates who love to share, they offer the plateaux, a menu section carrying a few sizes of shareable platters. All the platters have oysters, shrimp ceviche, smoked fish dip, and tuna poke.
Urban Grub is a rustic eatery housed in an abandoned car wash that has been remodeled and complete with oak paneling. This restaurant offers an upscale experience without the stuffy nature of a typical high-end dining experience. Urban Grub provides a full menu centered around smoked meat and seafood. The wood fire smoked brie is a delicious appetizer to start the evening. Following appetizers, they offer assorted dry-aged steaks, classics like their Memphis-style ribs, and rotisserie chicken cooked over an open flame.
This cozy Bistro teleports its guests to the 1920s with antique decor. Everything, from the food to the wall hangings, is traditional, authentic, and French. The restaurant has been family-owned for 75 years. This is the perfect date spot for francophiles and those who want to be in a dreamland of food and wine. A great traditional starter is escargot; although if that is too unusual, they also offer a charcuterie board of European cheeses and smoked meats. It may be challenging to pronounce the main dishes, but they are all delectable. Slow-roasted lamb, bone-in chicken, and French ribeye are all excellent for a romantic outing.
This cute cafe will meet any love boat's needs for a more laid-back date. They keep things comfortable with a rotating menu and soft lighting. Margot Cafe has no wrong choices with a menu that rotates daily. They also offer a selection of pastries and sorbets to split as a sweet treat to end the perfect date.
Set in the historic Melrose Theater, Sinema harkens back to the Hollywood glam dining of yesteryear. This somewhat over-the-top restaurant feels like James Bond would do business in, with dim lighting, bronze and gold decor, and well-dressed diners. The food is modern and takes on American classics. They offer a five-course tasting experience, complete on their own, or opt to get either the house or the premium wine pairings. And for those who want to leave the glam behind, they also offer takeout.
Every Nashville couple makes their way to the Germantown Cafe, probably through recommendations from one of the cafe's loyal fans. The cafe offers southern comfort, simple and delightful. With full menus for all the main meals, including brunch, and a walkup window, the Germantown Cafe has every option covered. The monkey bread is some of the best in the city for breakfast. Sweet, gooey, pull-apart beignets topped with cinnamon sugar and nuts. For lunch, the focus is on sandwiches. The Rueben is classic and delicious: juicy andouille sausage on marbled rye piled high with sauerkraut and swiss. While there are no wrong choices for dinner, plum pork is the menu's star. This dish has been served for over 15 years. It is slow-cooked pork tenderloin in savory plum sauce served with mashed Yukon potatoes.
Game Point is a great spot for a casual date night. This East Nashville restaurant offers coffee, craft beer, food, and over 400 board games. This is ideal for a more low-key night and having a relaxing evening with some Battleship, Stratego, or another of their many options. Breakfast is offered all day, and the breakfast burrito is great. Crispy hashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, pico, melted cheese, and pickled jalapeno grilled in a flour tortilla and served with a side of sriracha sour cream. They also offer snacks. Pretzel fries, carrots and hummus, and house-made pimento make up the snack menu.
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