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Local Restaurants

For the pleasure of your dining on Thursday and / or Sunday, the following is a list of restaurants located within 6 blocks of the Marriott hotel.  The restaurants are grouped by category (American, Asian and Indian, Caribbean, Deli, Italian and Mediterranean), and clicking on a title in blue will take you directly to that restaurant's website.


American


Fleming’s Steakhouse 
2525 West End
Nashville, TN 37203
(
615) 342-0131 

With a decor of dark wood, leather upholstery and soft lighting, this clubby steakhouse has a warm, upscale feel. The menu's focus is prime beef (aged up to four weeks), from bone-in rib eye and filet mignon to New York strip drizzled with bearnaise sauce. Classic seafood offerings include lobster tails, steamed crab legs and wild Alaskan salmon; sides, served a la carte, include baked potato and chipotle macaroni and cheese.

Rotier’s Restaurant 
2413 Elliston Place 
Nashville
, TN 37203 
(615) 327-9892

A top choice for a classic southern "meat and three" platter, a piece of meat and choice of three vegetables, this local favorite serves home cooked meals, steaks, chicken, hamburgers, and sandwiches at great prices. Cheeseburgers on French bread and thick milkshakes are the two best sellers. 

Ruth's Chris Steak House 
2100 West End Avenue
Nashville, Tn 37203
(615) 320-0163 

Known for serving the best steaks in the South, this restaurant specializes in custom aged, tender U.S. prime beef plus features a bar and lounge with a built-in humidor and a great cigar selection.

Ted's Montana Grill 
2817 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 329-3415


The menu at this eco-friendly restaurant includes several combinations for bison, beef, and chicken sandwiches; daily blue-plate specials; soups; and salads.

Tin Angel
3201 West End Ave
Nashville
, TN 37203
(615) 298-3444 

Nashville
's original neighborhood restaurant, this American bistro serves modern, creative, healthful food in a lively, yet romantic atmosphere.  Health nuts dig the place for the healthy fare and focus on innovative veggie cuisine, although you will find your share of steak and pork chops on the menu.


Asian and Indian


Kobe Steaks Japanese Restaurant
210 25th Avenue, North  
Nashville, TN 37203 
(615) 327-9081
 
The food here is delicious, but it takes a back seat to the flamboyance of the chefs who prepare it. Hibachi-style grills are the stage on which these culinary performers prepare your meal with daring and drama. The flying knives and spinning spatulas dazzle you, as your choice of steak, shrimp or chicken is cooked along with rice, vegetables and other goodies. This is a friendly, fun Japanese steakhouse which offers Americanized flavors in a traditional setting.

P. F. Chang’s 
2525 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 329-8901
 
Authentic Chinese cuisine set in a contemporary, high-energy bistro atmosphere where a dramatic exhibition kitchen features chefs using Mandarin-style wok cooking and fresh, highest quality ingredients. 
 
Sitar Indian Restaurant
116 21st Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 321-8889

This widely-acclaimed restaurant serves a wide range of authentic Indian entrees such as fish tikka, seekh kabab, tandoori chicken, homemade Indian cheese, lamb pasanda, and karahai shrimp. The menu features a number of delicious vegetarian options.

Caribbean

 
Calypso Cafe
2424 Elliston Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 321-3878

Enjoy hearty, fast meals with a Caribbean flair while at this unique restaurant which offers specialties such as black bean salad, barbecued and Jamaican curried chicken, boija muffins, and vegetable plates with a choice of 11 vegetarian offerings.

Rumba
3009 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 321-1350

This restaurant brings the Caribbean with an Indonesian flair to Nashville, with such dishes as spicy tandoori, mahi mahi, chorizo sausage, muscle bisque, and wok-roasted muscle in a white wine curry coconut sauce on the menu.

Deli


Bread and Company 
2525 West End Avenue
Nashville
, TN 37203 
(615) 329-1400

This outstanding deli features gourmet European sandwiches, breakfast pastries, fresh baked breads, and delectable desserts. 

Grins Vegetarian Café 

2421 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37212 
(615) 322-8571

This restaurant is entirely vegetarian and kosher and features a number of vegan items.  Daily menus include fresh salads, sandwiches and a hot entree or two.


Italian and Mediterranean


Amerigo 

1920 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 320-1740
 
A critically acclaimed, upscale restaurant which specializes in authentic Italian cuisine, all served in a casual, cozy, and upbeat atmosphere. Main dishes on the menu include Chicken Marsala, Flame Grilled Beef Tenderloin, and Salmon Filet.

3001 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 320-7778

Dine in the art, romance, and warmth of the Mediterranean and enjoy innovative, seasonal specialities, vegetarian offerings, and daily seafood specials while at this unique restaurant. Spanish, Italian and French cuisine are the main influences on the menu, but they also serve Moroccan and Greek food. 


For more information, please contact Susan Crisafulli.