Where to eat in Franklin, TN
Where to eat in Franklin, on MyTownIsHere, means a checked list of independent restaurants whose own websites confirm a Franklin address, plus two specialty shops that are not in Franklin city limits.
How this list was checked
Restaurant names started in Overture Maps release 2026-10-21.0 (Overture Maps, CDLA-Permissive-2.0). On October 26, 2026 each published listing was opened on the restaurant's own website.
It stayed on the list when that site showed Franklin and, in most cases, the street or ZIP. A cuisine is shown only when the site stated one.
National chains were not the point of this pass. The published list stops near 30.
It is not every place to eat in Franklin.
The restaurants are on the Franklin Food & Drink page. Neighbors score a visit from 1 to 10.
A new listing says so, instead of showing a zero.
Two shops Franklin's Best Businesses wrote about
These are not Franklin restaurants. The sentences below are from their own sites.
The Franklin's Best Businesses articles are linked and were not copied, and their photos are not used on this page.
Alaska Fish & Crab Co.
Alaska Fish & Crab Co. is a seafood shop. Its site gives the pickup address as 9305 Barco Road, Brentwood, TN 37027, and the phone as (615) 939-5244.
The site says the crab, salmon, and halibut are wild-caught in Alaska, and that pickup and local delivery are offered in Franklin, Brentwood, and Nashville.
Nolo Prime
Nolo Prime is a butcher shop in Nolensville. Its site says 7180 Nolensville Road, Unit 1C, Nolensville, TN, phone (615) 776-7746, and that the shop opened in November 2025.
It describes specialty butchered cuts, including local and exotic meats, and Tennessee products such as seasonings and cheeses. Hours on that site are Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 7 pm, and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Franklin's Best Businesses describes the drive from Franklin as short.
Food & Drink in Franklin, TN
31 independent restaurants are published for Franklin, TN. Open the full Food & Drink page.
Cuisines these restaurants state on their own sites:
- Barbecue
- Burgers
- Chinese
- Fusion
- Greek
- Hot pot
- Indian
- Italian
- Mexican
- Pizza
- Ramen
- Southern
- Steakhouse
- Sushi
- Sushi and hibachi
- Sushi and Thai
- Tacos
- Beijing Hotpot · Hot pot
- Bodeli Sushi · Sushi
- Burger Up Franklin · Burgers
- Cafe India · Indian
- Chai Samosa · Indian
- Chrysalis Modern Italian · Italian
- Coal Town Pizza · Pizza
- Cork & Cow · Steakhouse
- Culaccino Italian Restaurant + Bar · Italian
- etch - Franklin
- Garcia's Mexican Restaurant, Galleria Blvd · Mexican
- Garcia's Mexican Restaurant, Murfreesboro Rd · Mexican
- GRAYS on Main
- Greek Cafe Grill · Greek
- Ground Restaurant
- Hogwood BBQ · Barbecue
- Hot Wok · Chinese
- House of India · Indian
- Ichiddo ramen · Ramen
- Kokomo Trading Company
- Nacho's Mexican Restaurant
- Pasta & Cream · Italian
- Red Pony · Southern
- Saffire
- Sakura · Sushi and Thai
- Sopapillas · Mexican
- Sunset Sushi & Thai · Sushi and Thai
- Takumi Hibachi Sushi Lounge · Sushi and hibachi
- West Coast Taco Shop · Tacos
- Wild Ginger · Fusion
- Zolo's Italian Restaurant
Questions people ask
Is this every restaurant in Franklin?
No. It is a short list of independent restaurants whose own sites confirmed Franklin, capped near 30.
A missing restaurant can add a free listing.
Are Nolo Prime and Alaska Fish & Crab Co. in Franklin?
No. Nolo Prime's site says Nolensville.
Alaska Fish & Crab Co.'s site says the pickup address is in Brentwood. Both are linked because Franklin's Best Businesses wrote about them for Franklin readers.
Do you publish menu prices?
No. Ask the restaurant.
This guide does not list prices.
Sources
Checked October 26, 2026. Restaurant pages were fetched that day. Listing counts come from MyTownIsHere.
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