Italian-Southern restaurantGermantown$$$$
City House
Italian-Southern cooking in Germantown from Tandy Wilson, the first Nashville chef to win a James Beard Award. Get the belly ham pizza with an egg.
#5 in Pizza#6 in Date night#13 in Bakeries + sweets
What to get
- Belly ham pizza with a fried egg on top
- Seasonal pies (e.g., mushroom with turnip fonduta)
- Rebekah Turshen's desserts (icebox cakes, pies)
- Belly ham pizza with a fried egg
- Frico
When to go
Locals love the counter seats for two; groups of 10+ must order family style.
Insider tip
Tandy Wilson became the first Nashville chef to win a James Beard Award (Best Chef: Southeast, 2016) here (Eater). Readers also voted it 2025's Best Dessert.
Heads up
Closed Tuesdays; more restaurant than pizzeria.
Find it
- Phone
- (615) 736-5838
- Website
- cityhousenashville.com
- Reservations
- recommended
Recognition
- Nashville Scene Best of Nashville 2025, Readers' Poll: Best Dessert (winner)
- Eater Nashville 38
- The Infatuation: 8.8; best pizza and iconic Nashville food guides (2026)
- James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast, Tandy Wilson (winner, per Eater)
- Nashville Scene Best of Nashville Readers' Poll: Best Dessert
- New York Times '25 Best Restaurants in Nashville Right Now'
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 Something out of date?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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