4. Germantown
Granted, any neighborhood with Tandy Wilson’s City House in the mix has the equivalent of a two-block head start. But Germantown, once chronically underserved, now boasts a jewelbox of a coffee shop (DrinkHaus), a cheery cupcake emporium (The Cupcake Collection), a chocolatier (Cocoa Tree), a power-lunch powerhouse (Germantown Cafe), a hot-dog joint (Zackie’s), and the excellent pasta boutique Lazzaroli’s along with anchors Monell’s and The Mad Platter. And its ambitions don’t end there. Germantown über alles!
Bonuses: A vibe more like San Francisco than Nashville, with a well-maintained charm that offers strong encouragement for persistence in historic preservation.
Drawbacks: Still no pub.
You Gotta Try: The puttanesca sauce at Lazzaroli’s; a mocha with a sliver of fresh orange peel at DrinkHaus; a lemon cupcake from Cupcake Collection; the house-cured belly-ham pizza with an over-easy egg on top at City House
Nashville Scene - Nashville’s Top 5 Neighborhoods for Dining Out - I look forward to future nomming.
Source: blogs.nashvillescene.com
