Nashville's Best Spots for Fried Chicken
Nashville knows its fried chicken, from hot-chicken shacks to classic chicken-fried chicken platters. Here are a few top spots.
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Sinema
Chicken-fried chicken has long been a staple on many Southern breakfast tables. At Sinema, Sunday brunch by Top Chef alum chef Dale Levitski includes an amped-up version topped with two sunny-side-up eggs, slivers of red onion and bacon, and slow-roasted tomatoes. Thankfully, those embellishments only improve upon the fried cutlet, which gets a super-crunchy crust from its herb-flecked breading. Served with potato salad (and, for many, a “Mary Mary” Bloody Mary), it’s a glorified new version of the Southern staple.
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Pinewood Social
Hattie B’s
Arnold's Country Kitchen
Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant
Open since the 1950s, Puckett’s Grocery has a lock on down-home Southern cooking. Their fried chicken has been on the menu from the get-go and still today emulates that revered institution of Sunday, skillet-fried chicken. Be prepared to wait about 20 minutes, since the kitchen fries their marinated, floured bird at a low temperature to ensure that each piece gets a golden brown skin and remains juicy throughout. A pop of pepper adds a little bit of heat, but otherwise Puckett’s version of fried chicken is a perfect example of this traditional Southern staple.
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