Best Restaurants that are Worth The Drive in East Nashville

We visited Chauhan Ale & Masala House yesterday, and once again, it was a wonderful experience! The food was absolutely marvelous, and the service was exceptional. Our waitress was fantastic, so friendly, attentive, and welcoming. The host and everyone we encountered were equally delightful. It’s always such a pleasure to dine somewhere that makes you feel genuinely welcome. My one little wish would be for the restaurant to offer a vegan adaptation of at least one of their rotating specials. As someone who eats vegan, I would love the opportunity to enjoy some of those wonderful creations, too! Chauhan continues to be a favorite of ours, and we always look forward to returning. Thank you to the entire team for another lovely dining experience!

The food was great! The server we had was awesome, although he was pretty busy. It would have been nice if he checked on us more! Charcuterie board was delicious, along with the chicken parm and Ribeye! Highly recommend going and enjoying a nice evening!

Always a reliably good meal and polite service. The valet service is great, and love hearing the piano music!

Everything was terrific! From making a reservation (thank you!!) to the greeting, service and food, all simply sensational. We loved everything we ordered—the three options of onigiri, the egg salad Sando with roe, the yellow tail collar and the beef udon. Truly sensational!!

Probably the best meal I've had in Nashville--or just about anywhere--in years. And IMHO, it was by far the absolute best value in the context of the city's most esteemed, high-viz restaurants. I don't know why it took me so long to get to International Market. I guess we didn't want to haul over from East Nashville but it was so worth it. We were a mixed crowd of omnivores, vegetarians and vegans. Every single person found an array of amazing options to order and every single one of us left happy, satisfied, and basically swooning over every mouthful of the meal. Service was also so welcoming and unpretentious and Arnold even came out to say hi and to set a complimentary dish on the table. Highly recommend the pad brussels sprouts, which hit the perfect balance of savory and sweet, crispy and tender. The drunken noodle pad kee mao has now taken over the guilty soft spot I've long held for Pad Thai. What stole the show though was the Miang Khao Tod Lettuce Wrap. I'm still having visions of breaking up that gorgeous rice ball and spooning spoonfuls of that fragrant goody-flecked rice into the lettuce leaves and devouring each perfect bundle. And as someone who is no fan of vegan desserts, I can safely say that I will again order the outrageous banana-y coconutty split that our table shared, even when I return without my vegan friend. For sure, my return will be very very soon. Thank you International Market!!!