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Nicky's Coal Fired

Coal-fired pizza and pasta in The Nations, from a team with Chicago roots.

Nicky's Coal Fired
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#10 in Pizza

Google 4.3Yelp 4.1 367 reviews

PizzaNashville Scene pick

Directions

Insider tip

Go at 5 PM for the one-hour happy hour ($5 and $10 bites and drinks), or on Thursday for the $30-a-person date-night special that runs 5 to 8:30.

Happy hour

  • Daily 5 PM–6 PM$5 and $10 select bites and drinks source

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 Something out of date?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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