Best Restaurants Open Monday in Nashville 2026

Why a Monday list matters in Nashville

Nashville joined the Michelin map with the inaugural American South guide in November 2025, when The Catbird Seat, Bastion and Locust each took a star. All three are small tasting-menu rooms, and all three close Monday and Tuesday to reset, which is the rule rather than the exception for that format. That leaves a real Monday gap for a visitor in town for a Broadway night or a Monday-night show, and a list that has checked the day is worth more than the seven-day assumption.

The order below leads with the downtown hotel rooms and the steakhouses that anchor a serious Monday dinner, then the supper club and the chef-driven kitchens that round out the night. A note on the local rhythm: Nashville dinner runs 6 to 9, the Broadway rooms get loud later, and the hotel dining rooms are the most reliable Monday seats. Hours are checked against each restaurant's published schedule. Every name links to its full review with the score and booking mechanics. For the rest of the week, start with the Nashville dining guide.

The Monday list

Yolan

Italian · SoBro, Nashville · $90–160 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–22:00 dinner (open from 07:00 all day)

Yolan is the most polished Italian room in the city, run by James Beard winner Tony Mantuano inside The Joseph hotel at 403 4th Avenue South in SoBro. The hand-cut pastas, the regional tasting and the deep Italian wine list are the markers, and a dinner runs around $90 to $160 a head. The room serves every day including Monday, with dinner five to ten. It is the Monday pick for a serious meal, the hotel-backed fine-dining room that does not blink at the start of the week when the tasting counters go dark.

Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina

Steakhouse · SoBro, Nashville · $90–170 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–22:00 (dinner)

Bourbon Steak crowns the 34th floor of the JW Marriott at 201 8th Avenue South, Michael Mina's modern steakhouse with the best skyline view in town. The butter-poached prime steaks, the lobster pot pie and the duck-fat fries are the order, with a dinner around $90 to $170 a head. The kitchen serves seven nights including Monday, five to ten. It is the Monday booking for a deal or a celebration that wants altitude, a view over the river and a steak program with a name chef behind it.

Marsh House

Southern seafood · The Gulch, Nashville · $60–110 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–21:00 (dinner; breakfast 07:00–14:00)

Marsh House sits in the Thompson Nashville hotel at 401 11th Avenue South in the Gulch, a bright Southern-seafood room with a raw bar and a strong cocktail list. The shrimp and grits, the whole roasted fish and the oysters are the order, with a dinner around $60 to $110 a head. The room serves Monday for breakfast and dinner, with the kitchen open five to nine. It is the Monday pick for seafood rather than steak, an easygoing hotel room that suits a relaxed dinner or a working breakfast.

The Twelve Thirty Club

Supper club · Broadway, Nashville · $70–130 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–23:00 (dinner)

The Twelve Thirty Club brings a 1940s supper-club format to 550 Broadway, a glamorous third-floor room above the honky-tonks with live music and a long martini list. The dry-aged steaks, the seafood towers and the showmanship are the draw, and a dinner runs around $70 to $130 a head. The supper club serves Monday five to eleven, the latest kitchen on this list. It is the Monday booking for dinner with a show, the room when the table wants Broadway energy without eating off a honky-tonk menu.

Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse

Steakhouse · Downtown, Nashville · $80–150 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 17:00–22:00 (bar and sushi from 16:00)

Jeff Ruby's runs the dark, supper-club steakhouse format at 300 4th Avenue North downtown, all leather booths, live piano and a sushi bar at the front. The dry-aged steaks, the Ruby filet and the tableside service are the order, with a dinner around $80 to $150 a head. The room is closed Sunday but serves Monday, five to ten, with the bar and sushi from four. It is the Monday pick for old-school steakhouse theatre, the booking for a night that wants leather, low light and a martini.

Etch

New American · Downtown, Nashville · $50–90 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 16:30–22:00 (lunch from 11:00)

Etch is chef Deb Paquette's globally-minded downtown room at 303 Demonbreun Street, open since 2012 and still one of the most inventive kitchens in the city. The roasted-cauliflower starter, the lamb and the daily specials are the order, with a dinner around $50 to $90 a head. The kitchen is closed Sunday but serves Monday, lunch from eleven and dinner from half past four. It is the Monday pick for the best value on this list, a chef-driven room that rewards a table willing to order off the specials board.

How to book a Monday table in Nashville

On a Monday in Nashville the hotel rooms are the safest seats, since the tasting counters are dark, so start with Yolan and Bourbon Steak, both on OpenTable and both serving a full Monday. For a Broadway night with a show, The Twelve Thirty Club runs latest, to eleven. Jeff Ruby's and Bourbon Steak both belong on any shortlist of the best steakhouses worldwide, while Marsh House is the seafood alternative and a natural pick for the best seafood restaurants worldwide guide. Dining solo on a Monday? The sushi bar at Jeff Ruby's or the counter at Etch are the easiest seats and a strong solo-dining move. Most of these rooms book on OpenTable or SevenRooms.

Frequently asked questions

Which fine-dining restaurants are open on Monday in Nashville?

Six upscale Nashville rooms keep a confirmed Monday service: Yolan for Italian at The Joseph, Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina at the JW Marriott, Marsh House for Southern seafood at the Thompson, The Twelve Thirty Club supper club on Broadway, Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse downtown and chef Deb Paquette's Etch. All three of the city's Michelin-starred tasting rooms, The Catbird Seat, Bastion and Locust, close Monday, so a confirmed Monday list saves a wasted trip downtown.

Are any Nashville Michelin-starred restaurants open on Monday?

No. Nashville's three Michelin stars, awarded in the inaugural American South guide in November 2025, all belong to small tasting-menu rooms that close at the start of the week. The Catbird Seat is closed Sunday through Tuesday, Bastion serves only Wednesday to Saturday, and Locust runs Friday to Sunday. For a Monday, the city's best seats are the hotel dining rooms and steakhouses, led by Yolan and Bourbon Steak.

What is the best steakhouse open on Monday in Nashville?

Three steak rooms serve Monday. Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina runs the modern, view-led option on the 34th floor of the JW Marriott, around $90 to $170 a head. Jeff Ruby's brings old-school supper-club theatre downtown, around $80 to $150. The Twelve Thirty Club pairs steak with live music on Broadway, around $70 to $130. Bourbon Steak is the special-occasion pick; Jeff Ruby's the most atmospheric; the Twelve Thirty Club the liveliest.

Where can I get a good Monday dinner downtown in Nashville?

Stay in SoBro and the Gulch, where the hotel rooms anchor a Monday. Yolan at The Joseph serves Italian to ten, Bourbon Steak runs to ten on the 34th floor of the JW Marriott, and Marsh House at the Thompson covers seafood to nine. All three are walkable from Broadway and from the downtown hotels, and all three take Monday bookings on OpenTable. For a later night with music, The Twelve Thirty Club on Broadway serves to eleven.

Do I need a reservation for Monday dinner in Nashville?

For these rooms, yes, even on a Monday. Yolan, Bourbon Steak and The Twelve Thirty Club book out their Monday tables in convention season and around big shows, and walk-in space is limited to the bar. Jeff Ruby's, Marsh House and Etch hold more last-minute room, and the steakhouse and sushi bars take walk-ins, but a reservation through OpenTable or SevenRooms is still the safe move for any party larger than two.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.