"Opened in 1982; closed in 2023 for one year Before it closed in 2023, Arnold’s Country Kitchen was one of the rare places that epitomized old Nashville, serving meat-and-threes on red trays in a cafeteria line filled with Southern classics. The founders had intentions to sell the building, but their son took the reins and re-opened the business at the start of 2024. Fortunately, Arnold’s feels blissfully unchanged. Here’s to hoping for many more years of roast beef and blistery cornbread." - anne cruz