Situated in downtown Nashville, this year the restaurant led by owner Chef Deb Paquette celebrates 10 years of serving tourists and locals alike. Read more here.

Each year since 1990, the James Beard Foundation Awards reviews restaurants and chefs across the United States to select the best of the best.

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From the best rooftop views to haute cuisine, parking hacks to happy hours, we polled locals to weigh in on their favorite Downtown Nashville hidden gems, old-school hotspots, and tried and trues.

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Nashville’s food scene is booming. There are new restaurants opening almost every week and long-time favorites that still deserve attention. While breakfast, brunch, and dinner typically steal the spotlight, everyone needs a bite to eat at lunch time, too.

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The roasted cauliflower at etch is just one of Chef Deb Paquette’s many mouthwatering culinary creations. The popular appetizer features beautifully charred cauliflower served with three flavorful sauces — truffled pea pesto, feta cream, and red bell pepper essence. Order it as a precursor to your meal, or try it during happy hour.

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etch has turned regular cauliflower into what it was always meant to be — at least in our minds. Served with truffled pea butter, salted almonds and feta crema, with a red pepper sauce, this Roasted Cauliflower dish will almost make you forget you’re eating something healthy. Almost.

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Chef Deb Paquette is beloved by local diners for her deeply layered and flavorful international cuisine. Her roasted cauliflower with pea puree and feta crema is a must-order appetizer.

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Deb Paquette’s etch has been around since 2012, yet it remains one of the most revered restaurants in the city, serving unexpected items like duck tart, octopus and shrimp bruschetta, and carrot enchilada.

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What are the best-reviewed upscale restaurants in Nashville?

We ranked Nashville’s upscale restaurants by a composite score of online reviews.

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Chef Deb Paquette is known for being full of surprises. Reading one of her menus at etch is like taking a master course in international cuisine, with unexpected global flavors layered on top of each other to create taste sensations that are delightfully unfamiliar to most palates. The fun of the experience is discovering upscale cuisine without feeling any hint of pretentiousness coming from the obviously extremely talented kitchen staff.

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