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The Best Wings in Nashville

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by The OpenTable Team
Updated December 17, 2019

Locals and visitors seeking the best wings in Nashville will find plenty of restaurants (not to mention honky-tonks, whiskey bars, rooftop lounges and more) that specialize in such all-American classics. Shared plates of delicious wings provide an ideal dish to enjoy across the Music City, where a meal out more often than not means extended hours taking in great live music, drinking, dancing and socializing. But where do the smartest, most experienced foodies go for wings in Nashville? Check out the Tastemaker 20. We studied data covering thousands of restaurants to discover the best of them all according to OpenTable's smartest, savviest users. When a craving for wings strikes, we suggest booking a table at one of these 20 Nashville hot spots.

Emmy Squared Pizza - Gulch
4.6 (256)
$30 and under
Pizzeria
The Gulch & North Gulch
Detroit-style pizzas and big, messy burgers are the signatures of Emmy Squared, a popular Brooklyn-based restaurant with two locations in Nashville. The Gulch venue was the first in the city, and an immediate hit with locals upon its 2018 opening. Those signature pizzas and burgers, including the best burger in Nashville according to The Tennessean (“Le Big Matt”), make up most of the lunch and dinner menus. However, the small plates, including some of the best wings in Nashville, are just as tempting. The wings feature a sriracha glaze, garnish of peanuts and cilantro and side of ranch, and are offered on both the dinner and weekday lunch menus.
Top review
Kathy-Sue
Dined on May 27, 2025
Their Gluten Free Pizza is the Absolute Best in the area and anywhere!
Detroit-style pizzas and big, messy burgers are the signatures of Emmy Squared, a popular Brooklyn-based restaurant with two locations in Nashville. The Gulch venue was the first in the city, and an immediate hit with locals upon its 2018 opening. Those signature pizzas and burgers, including the best burger in Nashville according to The Tennessean (“Le Big Matt”), make up most of the lunch and dinner menus. However, the small plates, including some of the best wings in Nashville, are just as tempting. The wings feature a sriracha glaze, garnish of peanuts and cilantro and side of ranch, and are offered on both the dinner and weekday lunch menus.
Top review
Kathy-Sue
Dined on May 27, 2025
Their Gluten Free Pizza is the Absolute Best in the area and anywhere!
Adele's
4.7 (6107)
$31 to $50
American
The Gulch & North Gulch
Adele’s, a Gulch neighborhood restaurant helmed by chef-owner Jonathan Waxman (and named for his mother) is an exceedingly charming space. It offers indoor and outdoor seating, retractable doors left open when it’s sunny, and an open kitchen with a chef’s counter. Here, diners can see the action around the wood-fired oven, from which emerge dishes focusing on seasonal, local ingredients of the highest quality. The dinner (daily), lunch (Fridays and Saturdays) and Sunday buffet brunch menus change frequently. However, a shared plate of excellent chicken wings with a garlic thyme sauce often features on the lunch menu. Main courses might include include a croque madame, N.C. crispy catfish with vinegar chips and remoulade, and gnocchi with a turnip puree, squash, sorghum and sage.
Top review
BradleyVIP
Dined 5 days ago
Always a superb experience. Service, food and drink are fabulous. Highly recommend
Adele’s, a Gulch neighborhood restaurant helmed by chef-owner Jonathan Waxman (and named for his mother) is an exceedingly charming space. It offers indoor and outdoor seating, retractable doors left open when it’s sunny, and an open kitchen with a chef’s counter. Here, diners can see the action around the wood-fired oven, from which emerge dishes focusing on seasonal, local ingredients of the highest quality. The dinner (daily), lunch (Fridays and Saturdays) and Sunday buffet brunch menus change frequently. However, a shared plate of excellent chicken wings with a garlic thyme sauce often features on the lunch menu. Main courses might include include a croque madame, N.C. crispy catfish with vinegar chips and remoulade, and gnocchi with a turnip puree, squash, sorghum and sage.
Top review
BradleyVIP
Dined 5 days ago
Always a superb experience. Service, food and drink are fabulous. Highly recommend
Del Frisco's Grille - Nashville
4.7 (2381)
$31 to $50
Steakhouse
The Gulch & North Gulch
Del Frisco’s Grille, a national chain of upscale bar and grills with a popular venue in the Gulch, specializes in elevated versions of American comfort food classics. Fitting neatly into this concept is the shared plate of roasted wings, prepared with a Buffalo dry rub and side of avocado ranch. Other highlights of the “made to share” section of the lunch and dinner menus include baked goat cheese with apricot jam, pistachios and pomegranate, and artichoke beignets with fontina, parmesan and a sweet basil dressing. Main course options include burgers, steaks and a roasted prime rib special on Fridays and Saturdays.
Top review
Jodi
Dined 4 days ago
Wonderful food and service as always! Beautiful restaurant!
Del Frisco’s Grille, a national chain of upscale bar and grills with a popular venue in the Gulch, specializes in elevated versions of American comfort food classics. Fitting neatly into this concept is the shared plate of roasted wings, prepared with a Buffalo dry rub and side of avocado ranch. Other highlights of the “made to share” section of the lunch and dinner menus include baked goat cheese with apricot jam, pistachios and pomegranate, and artichoke beignets with fontina, parmesan and a sweet basil dressing. Main course options include burgers, steaks and a roasted prime rib special on Fridays and Saturdays.
Top review
Jodi
Dined 4 days ago
Wonderful food and service as always! Beautiful restaurant!
The Farm House
4.6 (2484)
$31 to $50
Southern
Downtown / Sobro
The Farm House in the heart of downtown Nashville is the brainchild of chef-owner Trey Cioccia, a Nashville native. Cioccia’s concept is dedicated to 100-percent from-scratch cooking showcasing seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, many from his own kitchen garden. Note that the Farm House is one of only a handful of restaurants nationwide to source its bar ingredients, including spirits and brews, exclusively from the United States. The Farm House menus change frequently, but diners seeking the best wings in Nashville should visit for Sunday brunch. A dish often featured among the “for the table” offerings at brunch is hickory smoked wings prepared in five fats, seasoned with vinegar and Alabama white sauce.
Top review
Chad
Dined 3 days ago
The food and service was outstanding! I'll go back on my next trip to Nashville.
The Farm House in the heart of downtown Nashville is the brainchild of chef-owner Trey Cioccia, a Nashville native. Cioccia’s concept is dedicated to 100-percent from-scratch cooking showcasing seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, many from his own kitchen garden. Note that the Farm House is one of only a handful of restaurants nationwide to source its bar ingredients, including spirits and brews, exclusively from the United States. The Farm House menus change frequently, but diners seeking the best wings in Nashville should visit for Sunday brunch. A dish often featured among the “for the table” offerings at brunch is hickory smoked wings prepared in five fats, seasoned with vinegar and Alabama white sauce.
Top review
Chad
Dined 3 days ago
The food and service was outstanding! I'll go back on my next trip to Nashville.
Little Fib
3.9 (407)
$30 and under
Southern
Downtown / Sobro
On the first floor of the Renaissance Hotel is Little Fib, a cool and casual southern-inspired eatery that’s open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It occupies a modern space with industrial chic accents and a memorable wall-to-wall mural of Johnny Cash portraits. Modernized southern classics define the menu. Exemplary dishes include deviled eggs with Tennessee grass-fed bacon jam and pickled mustard, pimento cheese drop biscuits with cherry bourbon chutney, and two versions of “Ma, the Meatloaf.” Don’t miss the smoked wings, which feature under “small bites” on both lunch and dinner menus. They’re tea brined and glazed with a bourbon honey sauce.
Top review
Ross
Dined on Apr 27, 2025
Excellent food quality and choice. Very friendly staff. Very nice experience for the Buffet breakfast.
On the first floor of the Renaissance Hotel is Little Fib, a cool and casual southern-inspired eatery that’s open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It occupies a modern space with industrial chic accents and a memorable wall-to-wall mural of Johnny Cash portraits. Modernized southern classics define the menu. Exemplary dishes include deviled eggs with Tennessee grass-fed bacon jam and pickled mustard, pimento cheese drop biscuits with cherry bourbon chutney, and two versions of “Ma, the Meatloaf.” Don’t miss the smoked wings, which feature under “small bites” on both lunch and dinner menus. They’re tea brined and glazed with a bourbon honey sauce.
Top review
Ross
Dined on Apr 27, 2025
Excellent food quality and choice. Very friendly staff. Very nice experience for the Buffet breakfast.
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - Brentwood
4.7 (2920)
$30 and under
American
Brentwood
Steaks and seafood are the specialties of Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, as are hand crafted cocktails. The restaurant, one in a popular national chain, is in Brentwood at the Shops at Seven Springs. Diners looking to share a few snacks and small plates should consider the smoked chicken wings, which are dressed in Buffalo hot sauce and served with bleu cheese and celery. One plate serves two to four diners. Other shareables include a lobster spinach queso dip, coconut shrimp and Philly cheesesteak egg rolls. All are prepared from scratch and available at both lunch and dinner time.
Top review
MichaelVIP
Dined 4 days ago
Went to Firebirds for lunch. Food was delicious  and the service was great.
Steaks and seafood are the specialties of Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, as are hand crafted cocktails. The restaurant, one in a popular national chain, is in Brentwood at the Shops at Seven Springs. Diners looking to share a few snacks and small plates should consider the smoked chicken wings, which are dressed in Buffalo hot sauce and served with bleu cheese and celery. One plate serves two to four diners. Other shareables include a lobster spinach queso dip, coconut shrimp and Philly cheesesteak egg rolls. All are prepared from scratch and available at both lunch and dinner time.
Top review
MichaelVIP
Dined 4 days ago
Went to Firebirds for lunch. Food was delicious  and the service was great.
Tupelo Honey - Franklin
4.2 (3010)
$30 and under
Contemporary Southern
Franklin
Tupelo Honey, a restaurant and bar brand with venues across the nation, brings its signature from-scratch southern comfort foods to Cool Springs in Franklin. Eclectic works by local artists adorn the indoor/outdoor space, including some striking colorful cows. The lengthy lunch/dinner menu starts with more than a dozen shareable snacks, among them fried pickles, Asheville hot chicken dip, famous fried green tomatoes over goat cheese grits, and some of the best wings in Nashville. The honey chipotle wings, available in small and large sizes, come with a garlic buttermilk ranch dip. For main courses there’s more amazing chicken, brined for over 18 hours then fried or roasted, as well as supper plates, burgers, salads and sandwiches.
Top review
TedrickVIP
Dined on Jun 4, 2025
Been a fan and loyal patron for a long time. Good food - always fresh and well prepared and presented. Team appears new and was running the struggle bus a bit last evening - couldn’t quite connect on accuracy, start to nearly finished. Patio is a favorite, but the “live music” over at Little Hats was competing with and drowning out Tupelo’s piped music. It wouldn’t have been so bad, except Little Hats appeared to have found the one bad singer in Nashville and hired them for the night. We will go back, but may stick to Sunday brunch.
Tupelo Honey, a restaurant and bar brand with venues across the nation, brings its signature from-scratch southern comfort foods to Cool Springs in Franklin. Eclectic works by local artists adorn the indoor/outdoor space, including some striking colorful cows. The lengthy lunch/dinner menu starts with more than a dozen shareable snacks, among them fried pickles, Asheville hot chicken dip, famous fried green tomatoes over goat cheese grits, and some of the best wings in Nashville. The honey chipotle wings, available in small and large sizes, come with a garlic buttermilk ranch dip. For main courses there’s more amazing chicken, brined for over 18 hours then fried or roasted, as well as supper plates, burgers, salads and sandwiches.
Top review
TedrickVIP
Dined on Jun 4, 2025
Been a fan and loyal patron for a long time. Good food - always fresh and well prepared and presented. Team appears new and was running the struggle bus a bit last evening - couldn’t quite connect on accuracy, start to nearly finished. Patio is a favorite, but the “live music” over at Little Hats was competing with and drowning out Tupelo’s piped music. It wouldn’t have been so bad, except Little Hats appeared to have found the one bad singer in Nashville and hired them for the night. We will go back, but may stick to Sunday brunch.
The Diner - Nashville
4.2 (2564)
$30 and under
American
Downtown / Sobro
The Diner, a 24-hour eatery in SoBro, covers six floors and offers incredible views over downtown Nashville. Each floor presents a distinct dining experience from the coffee shop on the first floor to casual late-night snacks and drinks up on the sixth. Lunch, dinner and late-night menus all feature a chicken wing appetizer. The wings come in a choice of naked, Buffalo or kung POW! with celery and ranch on the side. Consider pairing wings with one of the family-style sides such as smoked gouda grits or mac and cheese to make a meal, or share a plate before a main course such as the classic cheeseburger, chargrilled salmon or homemade pot roast. Note that The Diner offers half-off appetizers during its weekday happy hour.
Top review
JorgeVIP
Dined 2 days ago
Great food; we have dined there many times, and it's always good. We have probably tried everything on the menu. The service is always good, and the ambiance is perfect!
The Diner, a 24-hour eatery in SoBro, covers six floors and offers incredible views over downtown Nashville. Each floor presents a distinct dining experience from the coffee shop on the first floor to casual late-night snacks and drinks up on the sixth. Lunch, dinner and late-night menus all feature a chicken wing appetizer. The wings come in a choice of naked, Buffalo or kung POW! with celery and ranch on the side. Consider pairing wings with one of the family-style sides such as smoked gouda grits or mac and cheese to make a meal, or share a plate before a main course such as the classic cheeseburger, chargrilled salmon or homemade pot roast. Note that The Diner offers half-off appetizers during its weekday happy hour.
Top review
JorgeVIP
Dined 2 days ago
Great food; we have dined there many times, and it's always good. We have probably tried everything on the menu. The service is always good, and the ambiance is perfect!
Ole Red
4.4 (671)
$30 and under
American
Downtown / Sobro
Ole Red coined the term “swanky tonk” to describe its concept – elevated comfort food in a setting that’s cool, casual and welcoming to all, plus remarkable live music on stage, often by surprise celebrity guests. The venue also has a celebrity name as a business partner, the world-famous country artist Blake Shelton. The music and vibe are a major draw, but Ole Red also offers some seriously good cuisine with a focus on southern comfort food classics. Among the starters are smoked wings with house hot sauce, jalapenos, celery and blue cheese ranch. Others include the southern tater tot poutine, honey-drizzled skillet cornbread, and redneck nachos, which are kettle chips piled high with smoked chicken, Rotel cheese sauce and more.
Top review
NikkiGVIP
Dined on Jun 17, 2023
Ole Red doesn’t take Opentable reservations. Don’t be fooled by booking. It’s won’t get you in any faster. They don’t open till 11am but the Opentable reservations are from 10-1045 and it auto checks you in. Something isn’t set up correctly with the software. Food just ok, entertainment and ambiance great. Bloody Mary same you get on an airplane they can do better and they know it. It’s a cool spot but you don’t come here for the food. Band was incredible the day we were there.
Ole Red coined the term “swanky tonk” to describe its concept – elevated comfort food in a setting that’s cool, casual and welcoming to all, plus remarkable live music on stage, often by surprise celebrity guests. The venue also has a celebrity name as a business partner, the world-famous country artist Blake Shelton. The music and vibe are a major draw, but Ole Red also offers some seriously good cuisine with a focus on southern comfort food classics. Among the starters are smoked wings with house hot sauce, jalapenos, celery and blue cheese ranch. Others include the southern tater tot poutine, honey-drizzled skillet cornbread, and redneck nachos, which are kettle chips piled high with smoked chicken, Rotel cheese sauce and more.
Top review
NikkiGVIP
Dined on Jun 17, 2023
Ole Red doesn’t take Opentable reservations. Don’t be fooled by booking. It’s won’t get you in any faster. They don’t open till 11am but the Opentable reservations are from 10-1045 and it auto checks you in. Something isn’t set up correctly with the software. Food just ok, entertainment and ambiance great. Bloody Mary same you get on an airplane they can do better and they know it. It’s a cool spot but you don’t come here for the food. Band was incredible the day we were there.

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