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The Catbird Seat
A chef's-counter tasting menu where the cooks serve you directly, now in a new home on 8th Avenue South.
#1 in Fine dining#10 in Date night
What to get
- The tasting menu (13–16 courses, $175 prepaid before tax and tip)
- Alcoholic ($140) or N/A ($85) drink pairing, or one of each to share
- A pre-dinner vesper at the side bar (made with house 'compost' vermouth)
When to go
Book the moment the next month opens: reservations drop on OpenTable on the 1st of each month at noon CT for the following month (Infatuation). Only Wed–Sat dinner.
Insider tip
It moved in 2025 from Midtown to the top floor of the Bill Voorhees Building; paid valet runs Wed–Sat 4–11 pm at 718 Division St and the entrance is on Paseo Pl. behind the building. Husband-and-wife chefs Andy Doubrava and Tiffani Ortiz (ex-Slow Burn) took over the U-shaped counter in Sept 2024.
Heads up
$175 per person prepaid before drinks, tax and tip, and seats vanish within minutes of release.
Find it
- Phone
- (615) 810-8200
- Website
- thecatbirdseatrestaurant.com
- Reservations
- essential
Recognition
- Michelin Guide American South: One Michelin Star
- James Beard Awards: Outstanding Restaurant finalist (semifinalist Jan 2026; did not win: Kalaya, Philadelphia, won)
- The Infatuation: 9.8, highest-rated restaurant in Nashville (#1 in Top 25)
- Eater Nashville 38 (May 2026 update; newly added)
- Nashville Scene Best of Nashville Writers' Choice: Best Restaurant and Bar Relocation (with The Patterson House)
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 Something out of date?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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