10 Romantic Nashville Restaurants

Chocolate and flowers can only go so far for a date, but what really leads to someone's heart is a good meal at a fancy place.

Written by Kelly Brickey
10 Romantic Nashville Restaurants
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Hearts and flowers can only go so far, so it’s up to that perfect date one dreams about to really get the love going!

Although every couple has their own ideas on what makes a date fun or not, it’s pretty true that food can make any occasion greater if you try hard enough. Sticking with the classic idea of a dinner out on the town, Nashville is known for a plethora of delectable spots to grab a bite to eat. It can be impossible to decide on just one restaurant to reserve a table for a night to remember, so Sounds Like Nashville has got the Music City date night plans covered.

Doll yourself up and dress to the nines because there are 10 restaurants in Nashville that crank up the romance to the highest degree for that dreamy date night. Here are 10 romantic Nashville restaurants for the ultimate Music City date night…

Sinema: 2600 Franklin Pike #102 / sinemanashville.com  

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Wish life could be like a movie? Well, Sinema hosts guests from all around in their glamorous movie theater-style restaurant complete with starstruck lighting and fixtures set for a celebrity. For those of your soulful music lovers, Sinema even puts on its own throwback jazz night that will make you want to get up and dance the Charleston. Side note: document the night on the town in their ultra-mirrored women’s restroom in the ‘Sinema Selfie’ square—Insta-worthy and fabulous.

Barcelona Wine Bar: 1200 Villa Pl / barcelonawinebar.com  

There’s nothing more romantic than a European getaway, so fly away in your minds and book a table at Barcelona for a Spanish experience filled with tapas y vino. With an extensive collection of reds, whites and sparkling, the wine bar and restaurant will make you and your date feel a little more caliente throughout the night.

Kayne Prime: 1103 McGavock St / mstreetnashville.com/kayne-prime

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Sometimes, shelling out the big bucks to win over your love is absolutely worth it. By winning over, we mean ordering a buttery cut of filet mignon from this Nashville steakhouse staple. The elegant dining room sears their servings at a fiery 1200˚F for maximum flavor and ultimate juiciness. Just one bite will melt in your mouth as well as melting your heart over its tenderness.

Capitol Grille: 231 6th Ave N / capitolgrillenashville.com

Known as Nashville’s original restaurant based in the historic Hermitage Hotel, this downtown dining space eloquently masters the art of Southern cuisine. Live the high life by feasting upon exquisite helpings of steak, chicken and more with a glass of bubbly to celebrate the goodness of food. Cheers!

Merchants Restaurant: 401 Broadway / merchantsrestaurant.com

The only way is up, so take the stairs to the fancier side of fine dining. Oysters, ribeyes and swordfish create this eclectic menu that gives the restaurant its incredible reputation around town. Based in an old hotel from the late 1800’s, Merchants charms every customer with its unique stories and delicate architecture from long ago.

Cabana: 1910 Belcourt Ave / cabananashville.com

Tuck yourself away from all the chaos at one of Cabana’s private tables. Curtains close couples away in their comfy booths complete with plush pillows and dim lighting to set the mood. And then again, nothing sets the mood more like a glass full of lobster brie mac and cheese. That ain’t too cheesy for romance, is it now?

Rolf & Daughters: 700 Taylor St / rolfanddaughters.com

Want to recreate that cute scene from Lady & The Tramp with a spaghetti kiss? Rolf & Daughters may be the place to do so, only it stays on the classier side of the sloppy pooch smooch. The chef team focuses in on seasonal ingredients to create pasta dishes so superb that it’ll take you across the Atlantic to sitting in an Italian plaza breathing in the warm breeze. Heart-eyes emoji times ten.

The Standard at the Smith House: 167 Rosa L. Parks Blvd / smithhousenashville.com

It’s not just The Standard—it’s an affluent social club with antebellum architecture and Southern charm that just so happens to now be one of the stateliest restaurants in all of Music City. Pull up a chair for you and yours to sup upon the classics and signature dishes (sea bass, lamb and steak—what’s better than that) that the dining room is known for and be blown away by the fact that even the ordinary can still remain timeless and delicious.

Husk: 37 Rutledge St / husknashville.com

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Seasons come and they go, but love stays forever. Thankfully, Husk matches the first part of that idea with their ever-changing daily menu. Sourcing local ingredients and dishes to the utmost freshness, the chefs forever keep love at the heart of the matter when dishing up their beautiful specialties.

5th & Taylor: 1411 5th Ave N / 5thandtaylor.com

When many people think of romance, they immediately picture a room full of candles. 5th and Taylor in Germantown has that beautiful image captured in real life with a dining area surrounded by flickering matches. On top of the refined atmosphere, the American restaurant uses its nourishing dishes to reconnect people back to the simplicity of sharing a meal with one another. Because in the end, it’s all about the relationships made rather than the price of the bill or the ring of a phone.