Nashville Originals are local restaurateurs dedicated to sustaining the independent restaurant as a fixture of Nashville's culture and community. We have joined together to increase the visibility and viability of locally owned restaurants, so we can continue to exercise our individual creativity and style for your dining pleasure.

What Nashvillians eat—and where they eat-helps define our city. Our home-grown restaurants reflect who we are and lead the way in Nashville's future development.

Nashville Originals member restaurants support one another. Together we support local initiatives and charities, feeding the community that in turn supports us.

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Tips for saving water in your restaurant kitchen

Nashville Originals are grateful that our members suffered only leaks, office flooding and non-life-threatening damage during the recent devastating flood. We’re all open for business, committed to helping those less fortunate and helping the city through its recovery.

We are pitching in to help conserve water in the midst of the city’s flood-related shortage. We have found the following helpful, in line with Health Department rules and convenient for our customers:

--Use disposables whenever possible until the crisis eases – paper plates, cups, plastic ware.

--Provide hand sanitizers and hand-washing stations

--Provide water to customers only if requested.

--Portolets can be used instead of flushable toilets.

--Use canned or bottled beverages and mixers rather than the beverage gun.

--Do not use running water to thaw food.

--Don’t hose down floors.

--Turn off unnecessary ice makers.

Click here to read tips for conserving water at home.