Climbing

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Listings

Gray's On Main

4.4 (1.2K reviews)

• Southern
• $$
  You’ll like this casual, comfortable Franklin favorite in the iconic 19th-century Gray’s Drug Co. building for its updated takes on classic Southern specialties (pimento cheese balls, fried chicken, shrimp and grits) plus live music three nights a week — and definitely save room for the epic dark chocolate Belgium brownie.

Culaccino Italian Restaurant & Bar

4.6 (5.1K reviews)

• Italian
• $$
  Franklin’s newest Italian spot is no red sauce joint. Instead head to its roomy patio for some of the most beautiful pizzas, pastas, and antipasti in the area, from Piedmontese beef tartare to 72-hour fermented pizza dough topped with lamb sausage.

Culamar

4.6 (2.2K reviews)

• Seafood
• $
  Franklin might be 400 miles or so from the nearest body of saltwater, but at this polished Italian seafood restaurant from chef Frank Pullara of Culacino fame, the distance disappears the moment you open the menu full of raw bar specialties, housemade shellfish pastas, whole roasted fish, and more.

Perenn - Franklin

4.6 (1.4K reviews)

• European
• $$
  This Reno-born family-owned restaurant brings warm hospitality and fresh fare to downtown Nashville’s historic boat house building. For an early breakfast, there’s pastries rolling fresh out of the ovens and lemon ricotta pancakes from the griddle. For a leisurely lunch, the rotisserie drives premium sandwiches and fresh salads, and in the evenings on weekends, find European-inspired bistro bites for dinner.

Saffire

4.6 (1.9K reviews)

• Southern
• $$
  Franklin lost something special in 2017 when Saffire — the community’s favorite neighborhood gathering place for 16 years — closed its doors. Cue the celebrations, though, because it’s back (same location, same owner) and better than ever, with its quintessential bar-and-grill atmosphere and its chicken-fried chicken and smoked pork chop menu.

Two Hands Franklin

4.4 (800 reviews)

• Australian
• $$
  You can always trust this Aussie café for all of your flat white and avocado toast needs. At night, the lights dim and Two Hands wows with a $45 prix fixe (with options like burrata with roti and Goan-style coconut curry), while the à la carte menu offers a killer steak au poivre.

Serrato's Steakhouse - Franklin

4.9 (2.6K reviews)

• Steakhouse
• $$
  This upscale-casual, art-filled establishment in Franklin from veteran chef Jose Serrato stands out brilliantly for its wide-ranging menu of appetizers and entrées, both traditional and inventive, and its choice of hand-cut signature steaks — look no further than a house specialty of two filets topped with crab and Cajun lobster butter sauce.

MI Kitchen

4.9 (1.9K reviews)

• Asian
• $
  Here’s one for date night: An intimate, warmly lit dining room in Franklin (grab one of the high-back wood-framed booths if you can) where the shareable tapas-like small plates have a Korean accent — the crispy K-pop chicken is pretty much an essential — and the soju cocktails are a revelation.