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Pancake Pantry
BREAKFAST$
(
www.pancakepantry.com
;
1796 21st Ave S; mains $7-11; 6am-3pm)
For 50-plus years,
crowds have been lining up around the block for tall stacks of pancakes done up every-
which-way at this iconic breakfast joint. Try the sweet-potato kind.
Provence
BAKERY, CAFE$
(
www.provencebreads.com
;
1705 21st Ave S; mains $7-11; 7am-8pm Mon-Fri, to 8pm Sat, to 6pm
Sun)
A popular spot in the Hillsboro District, lovers of breads will want to stop here for a
loaf or a ready-made turkey, chicken salad or tuna sandwich. It also does frittatas, salads,
tasty pastries, and a French toast made with a peach compote. Order your flavor and grab
a table in the bright dining area that's popular at lunch.
Tin Angel
NEW AMERICAN$$$
( 615-298-3444;
www.tinangel.net
; 3201 West End Ave; mains $14-22; 11am-10pm Mon-Fri,
5-10pm Sat, 11am-3pm Sun)
This low-key West End bistro serves a business crowd some
good New American grub. With a house-smoked pork loin, vegetarian moussaka, maple
bourbon duck breast and tasty entree salads, there really is something for everyone in this
dark-wood, intimately lit dining room. The only issue we had was that 1980s smooth jazz
soundtrack. Ain't this Nashville?!
Tavern
GASTROPUB$$$
(
www.mstreetnashville.com
;
1904 Broadway; mains $9-22; 11am-1am Mon-Thu, to 3am Fri,
10am-3am Sat, to 1am Sun)
This Music Row gatsropub does everything from a Thai Cobb
salad to wood-grilled artichokes to Ozzie-style meat pies to steak and seafood. All af-
fordably priced. It has a nice whiskey list, and a handsome minimalist interior of moul-
ded concrete booths, brick walls and built-in book cases.
WORTH A TRIP
FRANKLIN
About 20 miles south of Nashville off I-65, the historic town of
Franklin
(
www.historicfranklin.com
)
has a charming downtown and beautiful B&Bs. It was also
the site of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battlefields. On November 30, 1864,
37,000 men (20,000 Confederates and 17,000 Union soldiers) fought over a 2-mile
stretch of Franklin's outskirts. Nashville's sprawl has turned much of that battle-
field into suburbs, but the
Carter House
(
615-791-1861;
www.carter-house.org
; 1140
