Nashville Takes 23 Places in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide American South, as Three One-Star Restaurants Hold Their Stars
Twenty-three Nashville restaurants are recognized in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide American South, including four new additions, according to Visit Music City, the city's official tourism organization. The second annual ceremony took place on October 21 at The Pinnacle in downtown Nashville.
Bastion, Locust and The Catbird Seat retained their one-star distinctions. In the Bib Gourmand category, Kisser returned and Maiz De La Vida joined as a new entry, while 5th & Taylor, Junior and Present Tense were newly added to the Recommended list, which also includes Peninsula, Redheaded Stranger, Sho Pizza Bar, S.S. Gai, St. Vito Focacceria and Uzbegim.
Across the American South selection, the 2026 guide recognizes 265 restaurants spanning 44 cuisine types, with three new one-star restaurants, 14 new Bib Gourmands and 31 new Recommended restaurants. The regional edition, developed with Travel South USA, the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and partner states, covers Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee alongside the existing Atlanta selection.
Source: Visit Music City
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Photo: 图：Nashville 市中心的 Schermerhorn Symphony Center 与 The Pinnacle 大楼，后者即本届美国南部指南颁奖仪式举办地。作者：Reading Tom，CC BY 2.0，维基共享资源。 / Photo: Schermerhorn Symphony Center and The Pinnacle in downtown Nashville, the latter the ceremony venue. Credit: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
