Wine bar + bakeryEast Nashville$$$$
Butterlamp
An East Nashville wine bar built around its own bread; the Scene's best new wine bar of 2025.
#2 in Wine bars#13 in Cocktail bars
What to get
- Warm bread and butter
- Pork-fat fries with aioli and chili vinegar
- Deviled eggs 'in a skirt'
- Chocolate gâteau with a glass of bubbles
- House konbu sourdough with cultured butter
When to go
Thursday to Sunday afternoons, before the small room fills; take a bottle and a blanket to the shady lawn.
Insider tip
Counter service only, and strictly 21+, including the patio. Grab a loaf to go at the walk-up bread window.
Heads up
Open only Thursday to Sunday.
Find it
- Website
- butterlampnashville.com
- Reservations
- walk-in only
Recognition
- The Infatuation: 9.2 (Top 25)
- Nashville Scene Best of Nashville Writers' Choice: Best New Wine Bar
- Nashville Scene Readers' Poll: Best Wine List, 3rd place
- New York Times '25 Best Restaurants in Nashville Right Now'
- Nashville Scene Best of Nashville 2025, Writers' Choice: Best New Wine Bar
- The Infatuation, The 7 Best Wine Bars In Nashville (listed first, rated 9.2)
Checked Oct. 1, 2026. Ratings are a snapshot from Google and Yelp; ranks are ours (how we rank). Something out of date? Tell us.
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