🍽️ Restaurant Run of the Week: Cherries

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Let's be real. The east side has no shortage of bars, but finding one that actually nails the vibe, the drinks, the food, and the happy hour pricing all at once? That's a rarer thing than it sounds. Cherries, tucked onto Dickerson Pike, is doing exactly that.

From the outside, it's easy to miss. But walk through the door, and the place does exactly what its tagline promises: Welcome to the Unexpected. The interior is dim and red-lit, draped in trailing vines and outfitted with cozy couches and eclectic decor. It's got the energy of a date-night spot without being the kind of place that makes you feel underdressed for showing up in jeans after work.

So is it a bar or a restaurant? Honestly, both, and it's better for it. The food won't blow your mind every time, but it's consistently better than bar food has any right to be. The cocktails are delicious, and there's also a zero-proof menu for those skipping the alcohol, which is a nice touch that a lot of spots still don't bother with.

But the patio. Cherries has one of the best outdoor setups in East Nashville right now: covered section, open-air section, fire pits, a full outdoor bar, lounge seating, and enough room for 150-plus guests. Lush greenery everywhere. Heaters when it's cold. It's the kind of outdoor space that makes you want to cancel your other plans.

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• 📍Location: East Nashville

• 🍴Recommendation: Happy Hour deals

• ⭐️ Highlight: Vibe, Happy Hour

🔎 Last Eaten Review: Pesto Chicken Panini

The Pesto Chicken Panini comes out pressed flat and golden, cut clean down the middle, served with a side of chips, and it looks the part. The press on it is genuinely good, crispy on the outside and warm all the way through, and the pesto is there doing pesto things. But here's the honest take: it's fine. Solidly fine. The kind of sandwich you eat without complaints and don't think about again on the drive home. The chicken was a little plain, the flavors didn't really punch through the way you'd hope pesto would, and the chips are exactly what you'd expect from a bag. The move is to treat the panini as a placeholder while you focus on the cocktails, which is probably the right call anyway at a place called Cherries. The panini is for when you just need something in your stomach, and honestly, it'll do the job.

🍒 Check them out: https://cherriesnashville.com/

Have a great day!

Hueston Nelson | Publisher | The Nashville Grapevine