Bop in for Bluegrass Brunch every Sunday to enjoy a lively yet laid-back brunch service with performances live bluegrass and string bands. The Sutler’s bottomless mimosas and Bloody Mary bar are a nice complement to a gorgeous plate of chicken and waffles.
What you’re having: Green Chile Chicken When to go: Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 2600 Franklin Pike, Ste. 109, Nashville, TN 37204, 615-840-6124; thesutler.com
You can’t help but find this sleek diner attractive—and the food clinches the deal. From the folks behind Bongo Java, Fenwick’s 300 debuted in November as a much-needed, seven-days-a-week breakfast spot in Melrose with a menu full of traditional brunch dishes, like Belgian waffles, oatmeal, and eggs Benedict. In true Bongo style, specialty organic coffee drinks like the SnapBack (fresh ginger, brown sugar, butter, and salt) are also on tap. As for the meaning behind the diner’s name? “Fenwick x93 is Kevin Bacon’s character in the movie Diner, and “300 x93—a perfect score in bowling—is a hat tip to the alley that once occupied the space (the last slab from the old wooden lanes now serves as the restaurant’s bar).
What you’re having: Bacon + Egg Fried Rice When to go: Sunday, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. 2600 Franklin Pk, #103 Nashville, TN 37204, 615-840-6462; fenwicks300.com
Heal your hangover with seven varieties of craft burgers or ease into the weekend with maple cinnamon sweet fries. Known for burgers and beer, M.L. Rose also has 2-4-1 specials on all brunch cocktails and breakfast burritos on their morning menu.
What you’re having: Green Chile Brisket When to go: Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 2535 Franklin Pk, #107, Nashville, TN 37204, 615-712-8160; mlrose.com
You haven’t brunched until you’ve had a Beermosa at Frothy’s Grimey’s Too location. The local coffee brewers started their vinyl brunch this spring to pair the power of music, a specialty of their neighbors at Grimey’s and The Basement. Enjoy the tunes they spin as you sip on a coffee, local brew and breakfast biscuit (with gravy of course).
What you’re having: Amanda’s French Toast When to go: Sunday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 1702 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203, 615-891-1986; frothymonkey.com
Who doesn’t love bubble service with a bottle of champagne and multiple fixings? Sinema whips up a bevy of inventive dishes, many of which—like the Reuben Crepedilla—are not seen on your typical breakfast menu. Selected as one of the Best Brunches in the South by Southern Living, the renovated Melrose movie house is a stand out with only 20 other restaurants in the region.
What you’re having: Chicken Crossed The Border When to go: Sunday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 2600 Franklin Pike #102, Nashville, TN 37204, 615-942-7746; sinemanashville.com Photo by Southern Fatty Photography
