Locust is a standout fine dining destination in Nashville, located at 2305 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37204, United States. Known for bold flavors, warm hospitality, and a polished dining experience, it has built a strong reputation among both locals and visitors seeking something memorable.
With a 4.70-star rating from 378 reviews and 401 reviews overall, Locust reflects the kind of consistency and attention to detail that diners value when they want a meal that feels special from the moment they arrive.
What makes Locust especially appealing is the way it blends elevated cuisine with a welcoming atmosphere. Guests can enjoy brunch, lunch, dinner, and dessert with full table service, making it a versatile choice for everything from a relaxed daytime meal to an elegant evening out.
The menu offers a thoughtful selection of alcohol, beer, cocktails, coffee, healthy options, small plates, spirits, and wine, while the highlights speak for themselves: great cocktails, great dessert, a great tea selection, and a great wine list.
Whether you are planning a celebration, a date night, or simply looking for an exceptional place to dine in Nashville, Locust offers the kind of experience that leaves a lasting impression.
Locust also makes planning easy and comfortable for a wide range of guests. Reservations are accepted, and they are recommended for brunch, lunch, and dinner, with dinner reservations especially encouraged and some occasions requiring reservations. The restaurant offers outdoor seating, on-site services, takeaway, and dine-in options, giving customers flexibility based on their plans.
Accessibility is carefully supported with a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet, helping ensure that more guests can enjoy the experience with ease and confidence. With convenient payment options including credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments, Locust combines refined dining, practical convenience, and inviting service into one highly regarded Nashville destination.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Hear from our valued guests
An absolute must for a birthday, took my husband for his and the food and service went beyond expectations. The beef tartar and crab omelet were savory and nuanced and the shaved ice for dessert was priceless and perfect. Will be there again!
I’ve dined at Locust at least 7 times now and it’s been the most consistent across everything you could want in a restaurant. Their insanely creative, delicious food transcends complexity into incomparable simplicity and flavor using the highest quality ingredients. The hospitality experience is special, creating an atmosphere of laid-back authenticity with fine dining sensibilities that make you feel at home. They have mastered beef tartare and dumplings in a way that no one can replicate. Even their drinks like the gin and tonic (best in town btw) or their frozen Irish coffee are absolutely perfect. If you come to Nashville this is the one restaurant you cannot miss, and if you can’t get a lunch reservation you can still try their late night menu on Fri, Sat, Sunday — first come, first served.
I was on the waiting list for four months and it was worth every moment that I waited and every dime that I paid. The food is spectacular and mind blowing. The thing that looked like bread is shaved ice cream
We had an absolutely amazing experience and we will definitely be back! The service was michelin star worthy. I really appreciated the attention to detail when explaining each dish. Fantastic.
By far my favorite culinary experience in Nashville. The service and food was 15 out of 10. The menu is small but perfectly crafted. Each dish has careful consideration and tiny little touches that bring out the flavors. The charred onion with gubbeen cheese and carmelized sourdough bread bits that tasted like bacon was my favorite.
Rarely do I go out to eat these days because I am generally disappointed but my husband knows I cannot say no to Locust. It never disappoints. This was an absolutely amazing meal to celebrate our anniversary. When we enter the restaurant, we are consistently greeted warmly by the hostess and all of the chefs. Feels like home.
Stellar service. The team was on their a-game and would check in/bring in the next meal when I was ready and I even got a freebie. The food was elevated and excellent and I’m enroute to my house tipsy, satisfied, and satiated. Locust deserves its newly minted recognition as a Michelin star restaurant.
We have eaten all over the world and this restaurant cannot be missed. Michelin worthy and honestly surpasses. I love the states, but you just don’t get food like this state side—until Locust. It truly is as close as you can get to unique European dining. We felt like we were back in the Basque Country.
Wow! What an incredible lunch. Left feeling satisfied and light on my feet. Everything was delicious. Full of flavor in every bite. I wish I could tell you my favorite plate but I loved them all the same.
Locust was a culinary cavalcade!! We had the whole lunch menu except for the salad. We started with the Guinness with the black currant adder. It was great! We talked with them about the seasoned tap equipment they use to try to hold true to the Dublin distillery. Then we went to the razor clams. That was a spectacular highlight. The center slice and add a lemon flavor inside that really enhances the flavor. We went all in with the caviar that added the potato bread and delectable butter. We were hesitant, but friends told us we had to try the beef tartare. We’re sure glad we did. It was fun making rolls with the beef and sticky rice. Another amazing dish was the lamb dumplings. The flavors were phenomenal. We finished the mains off with the makeral and the egg rice and then the hot swordfish!! What an amazing and unique twist on swordfish. We followed Ben’s recommendation to save a little caviar to put on top of the swordfish. Great callout!! The honeycomb topper was my personal favorite with the swordfish. We finished with the ice, tea, raspberry dessert. I loved getting into the bottom of the dish to get the honeycomb. Presentation was top notch.
Common questions about Locust
Locust is located at 2305 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37204, United States, Nashville, TN 37204, United States.
Locust has a rating of 4.7 out of 5 based on 401 customer reviews.
Locust features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Locust features the following service options: Outdoor seating, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Locust features the following highlights: Great cocktails, Great dessert, Great tea selection, Great wine list.
Locust features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner.
Locust features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Healthy options, Small plates, Spirits, Wine.
Locust features the following dining options: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Table service.
Locust features the following amenities: Restroom.
Locust features the following atmosphere: Lively, Trendy, Upmarket.
Locust features the following crowd: Groups, Tourists.
Locust features the following planning: Brunch reservations recommended, Lunch reservations recommended, Reservations required, Dinner reservations recommended, Accepts reservations.
Locust features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Locust features the following parking: Free street parking, Paid parking lot.
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