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Peninsula
Modern Spanish
A tapas spot tucked into the ground floor of an East Nashville apartment building, Peninsula is the kind of place that makes you feel slightly smug for knowing about it. The cooking roams the Iberian Peninsula while borrowing freely from wherever else it pleases, landing in combinations that sound odd and taste inevitable. The chef took a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast, and the Michelin Guide lists it as a Bib Gourmand.
Seven honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · Best Chef: Southeast · Jake Howell
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Nashville Scene 2025 · Best Chef · Best of Nashville · Jake Howell
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Nashville Right Now
- The Infatuation #15 · The Best Restaurants In Nashville
- Eater 38 Essential Restaurants in Nashville
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Southeast · Jake Howell
One number, weighted & current 93
How we score
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