A Taste of Nashville

Well, I've been here in Nashville now for 4 1/2 years! It's the longest place I've lived since college. I have LOVED it here. It is a fantastic city for many reasons. For this post, I'll concentrate on the places you should eat, but there are MANY MANY places you should also visit-so let me know if you're going to be in town and I'll give you the low-down!

If you ever come to Nashville, here are some places you need to "get a taste of." I love cooking, baking, AND eating, so I have a great appreciation for good and unique restaurants and Nashville has a lot of them!
-McDougals (famous for their chicken fingers and a cool atmosphere, free ice cream too!)
-The Pancake Pantry (so famous you almost always have to stand in a line outside the door)
-Jackson's Bar & Bistro (GET the cookie dough eggroll!!! Big fan of the Rio Roll sub fries)
-Wild Horse Saloon(line dancing lessons on the hour, live music, great food, & free pool)
-Sweet CeCe's (DELICIOUS frozen yogurt place all around town)
-Calypso Cafe (try the Black Bean Nachos or the Lucayan salad)
-Rafferty's (delicious potatoe soup, great chicken salad, and my RD lunch place of choice!)
-Baja Burrito (go for the queso)
-SATCO (San Antonio Taco Company-fun atmosphere, fun ordering system, great queso)
-Cupcake Collection (go early in the day to have the most variety, $1.50/cupcake, red velvet & sweet lemonade are my favs)
-Mellow Mushroom (best pizza in Nashville and fun atmosphere, good lunch special)
-Cafe CoCo (get the Island Girl wrap, it'll rock your world, kinda crazy crowd here)
-Mafiaosas (just great Italian food all around and cozy atmosphere)
-Amerigos (go during the Early Bird time 4-6pm and get a few dollars off each entree! Great Italian food and fancy atmosphere)
-Whichwich (great spin on a sandwich shop! fun ordering system, lots of options, & Sonic ice!)
-Pie in the Sky Pizza (2nd best pizza place in Nashville. Fresh ingredients, open-air seating in the downtown one, good lunch special)
-The Silly Goose (in East Nashville, uses lots of local products and healthy fresh food, fancy presentation but reasonable prices, VERY minimal seating)
-Jim 'N Nicks (best BBQ place, the cheese biscuits are to die for and all around good other food)
-Dan McGuiness Pub (grilled chicken wrap & fries are my suggestion! GREAT live music on Tuesdays as well from 6-9pm)
-Zoe's Kitchen (great better for you food! I'd recommend the chicken salad, pasta salad, fresh fruit, and chocolate chip cookies! One of THE best chocolate chip cookies I've ever had! AND they have like 3 or 4 diet drink options!)

*Nashville Skyline at Night - Photo Credit : Gary Layda and Nashville CVB