Acme Feed & Seed is a multi-level restaurant and bar on Lower Broadway.
It's a Lower Broadway restaurant and bar with live music across its multiple floors.
Burger (Bear Creek beef, per press)
Bear Creek beef patty, per press coverage
Press coverage describes a burger made with "Bear Creek beef"; Bear Creek Farm's own site confirms the beef is grass-fed but grain-finished. This hasn't yet been confirmed directly on the restaurant's own site. · confirmed via acmefeedandseed.com: menus
Burger Up is a neighborhood burger spot in Cool Springs, Franklin, about 20 minutes from downtown Nashville.
The whole menu runs on one named Nashville butcher's beef program. It's a casual neighborhood burger stop.
Classic Burger (Porter Road Butcher)
Pasture-raised, grain-finished beef, named supplier (Porter Road Butcher), whole menu
Their site states: "We are proud that our beef is sourced from our friends at Porter Road Butcher." An independent product review (Carnivore Style) confirms Porter Road's cattle are grass-fed but grain-finished, not grass-finished. · confirmed via burger-up.com
Cafe Roze is an all-day cafe in the Five Points area of East Nashville.
The daytime menu names its grass-fed burger supplier directly. It's a relaxed brunch or lunch stop.
Pinewood Farms Grass Fed Burger
Pinewood Farms grass-fed beef in the day-menu burger
The day and takeout menu lists the "Pinewood Farms Grass Fed Burger" by name; Pinewood Farms, a biodynamic farm in Nunnelly, TN, raises grass-fed, grass-finished beef. The separate dinner menu's "SmashBurger" carries no such claim. · confirmed via caferoze.com: day menu
Gabby's Burgers & Fries is a burger counter in Wedgewood-Houston.
The whole menu runs on one named Tennessee farm partnership. It's a straightforward, counter-service burger stop.
Classic Burger (Gourmet Pasture Beef)
Grass-fed beef from named supplier Gourmet Pasture Beef, across the whole menu
Their dedicated page names the supplier directly: "Josh and Kathy Gunn are doing it right in Springfield, TN" (Gourmet Pasture Beef). Independent farm directories corroborate that Gourmet Pasture Beef raises grass-fed, grass-finished cattle. · confirmed via gabbysburgersandfries.com: why grass-fed beef
Grillshack is a burger counter on Riverside Drive in East Nashville.
It's a casual, counter-service burger stop.
Signature Burger (Bear Creek Farm)
Bear Creek Farm grass-fed, grain-finished beef in the signature burger
Their menu names the source for the signature burger: "A 5oz patty of grass-fed beef from Bear Creek Farm in Thompson's Station, TN." Bear Creek Farm's own site confirms the beef is grass-fed but grain-finished, not grass-finished. · confirmed via grillshack.wixsite.com: menu
Hopdoddy Burger Bar is an Austin-founded build-your-order burger bar in Hillsboro Village, with thick-patty and smashburger options including grass-fed beef and bison.
Burgers are fresh-ground and served on scratch-baked buns, with handcrafted shakes. Most burgers run $8-13.
Goodnight Burger (grass-fed)
Grass-fed, pasture-raised beef and bison as a standing chain-wide sourcing policy
Their sourcing page lists "grass fed pasture-raised, wagyu & heritage beef, responsibly raised" as a standing policy, and the national menu confirms it by name on the Goodnight burger ("100% grass fed pasture raised beef"); not every burger on the menu carries the claim. · confirmed via hopdoddy.com: sourcing
Husk Nashville is a Southern restaurant in Rutledge Hill, housed in a historic home, built on relationships with named local farms.
The menu runs seasonal Southern cooking with a published purveyors list. It's suited to a dinner when you want a more thoughtful take on Southern food.
Angus Beef Dishes (Bear Creek Farm)
Grass-fed, grain-finished beef, named supplier (Bear Creek Farm)
Their Purveyors page names the source directly: "Bear Creek Farm, a sustainable grass-fed, grain finished cattle and hog farm, raises all-natural Angus beef." The beef is grass-fed but grain-finished, not grass-finished. Worth asking about if a fully grass-finished program matters to you. · confirmed via husknashville.com: our purveyors
John Brown General & Butchery is a butcher shop and sandwich counter in Riverside Village, East Nashville.
The butchery program runs grass-fed, grass-finished beef across the whole operation. It's a quick, counter-service lunch stop.
House-Ground Cheeseburger (grass-fed, grass-finished)
Grass-fed, grass-finished beef, whole-animal butchery, including the Cheeseburger
Their menu states they butcher "whole-animal...grass-fed, grass-finished beef," and the Cheeseburger listing reads "grass fed, grass finished four ounce house ground single or double patty." · confirmed via jbgbutchery.com: menu
Pinewood Social is a bowling-and-cocktails restaurant and social club near downtown SoBro.
It pairs a full bowling alley with the restaurant and bar. It's suited to a group outing.
Handcrafted Burger (grass-fed, per press)
Grass-fed beef patty, per press coverage
Edible Nashville, a regional food press outlet, describes Pinewood Social's signature item as "handcrafted, grass-fed beef patties." This hasn't yet been confirmed directly on the restaurant's own site. · confirmed via Edible Nashville: burgers and bowling at Pinewood
The Southern Steak & Oyster is a downtown steakhouse at the Pinnacle at Symphony Place.
The Southern-leaning steakhouse menu includes one signature burger built on named local-farm beef. It's suited to a downtown dinner.
Southern Burger (Bear Creek Beef)
Bear Creek Farm grass-fed, grain-finished beef in the Southern Burger
Their dinner menu names the Southern Burger as made with "Bear Creek beef." Bear Creek Farm's own site confirms the beef is grass-fed but grain-finished. · confirmed via thesouthernnashville.com: dinner menu
True Food Kitchen is a wellness-focused chain built around Dr. Andrew Weil's anti-inflammatory diet, with Mediterranean and Asian influences, at Vertis Green Hills.
The menu includes 100% grass-fed burgers, sourdough-crust pizza, and shareable bowls. Most entrees run $12-16, suited to lunch, dinner, or weekend brunch.
Grass-Fed Burger
100% grass-fed beef across all locations
A dated trade-press report (FSR Magazine, Aug. 29, 2023) quotes Verde Farms' SVP confirming the beef across all True Food Kitchen locations is "100 percent grass-fed on pastures where cattle roam free 100 percent of the time, no feedlots, ever." The claim covers beef only, chain-wide. · confirmed via FSR Magazine: True Food Kitchen's grass-fed beef partnership
Yolan is an Italian restaurant at The Fairlane Hotel downtown.
The Italian menu includes one signature burger built on named local-farm beef. It's suited to a downtown dinner.
Yolan Burger (Bear Creek Farms beef)
Bear Creek Farm grass-fed, grain-finished beef in the signature burger
Their menu names the signature Yolan Burger as made with "Bear Creek Farms beef." Bear Creek Farm's own site confirms the beef is grass-fed but grain-finished. · confirmed via yolannashville.com: menus
Frequently asked questions
Are there grass-fed beef restaurants in Nashville?
Yes, more than a dozen by our count, though not all of them are grass-finished. John Brown General & Butchery (Riverside Village) butchers grass-fed, grass-finished beef in house. Gabby's Burgers & Fries (Wedgewood-Houston) names its grass-finished supplier, Gourmet Pasture Beef, directly on a dedicated page. Cafe Roze (Five Points) runs a Pinewood Farms Grass Fed Burger, also grass-finished. True Food Kitchen (Green Hills) and Hopdoddy Burger Bar (Hillsboro Village) carry their chain-wide grass-fed, grass-finished policies to Nashville. A second group, Husk Nashville, Grillshack, Yolan, The Southern Steak & Oyster, and Burger Up, name real suppliers (Bear Creek Farm or Porter Road Butcher) whose own sites describe their cattle as grass-fed but grain-finished, not grass-finished; we include these with that distinction stated plainly rather than leave them off. Pinewood Social and Acme Feed & Seed are included at our lowest tier on press-only claims we could not yet confirm directly. See each listing for exactly what's confirmed, by whom, and how the animal was finished.
What's the difference between grass-fed and grass-finished?
"Grass-fed" alone doesn't guarantee much, most cattle eat grass for part of their lives. What matters is how the animal was finished, the last stretch of weeks or months before processing, when many producers switch to a grain ration to add fat and speed growth. "Grass-finished" means the animal ate only grass and forage its whole life, including the finishing period. In Nashville, Bear Creek Farm and Porter Road Butcher, the suppliers behind several popular local restaurants, both say plainly on their own sites that their cattle are grass-fed but grain-finished. That's a legitimate, disclosed program, just a different one than fully grass-finished beef. We state the distinction on every listing so you can decide what matters to you.
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