Nashville Hot Chicken

Get a taste of uniquely Nashville when you try Hot Chicken.

Hot Chicken is a Nashville original, invented by a scorned lover seeking revenge nearly 100 years ago and first served at the famed Prince’s Hot Chicken. Today, the fried chicken dish doused in fiery spices and served on a bed of white bread with a pickle can be found at restaurants throughout the city, with heat levels ranging from mild to XXX Hot.

Hot Chicken Restaurants

Hattie B's Hot Chicken is a family business founded in 2012 by father-and-son team Nick Bishop, Sr. and Nick Bishop, Jr. in Nashville, Tenn., where there are four restaurants with additional locations in Atlanta, Ga., Birmingham, Ala., Dallas, Texas, Las Vegas, Nev. and Memphis, Tenn. With an emphasis on quality, flavor and Southern hospitality, Hattie B's is renowned nationally for its Nashville hot chicken — bone-in, tenders and a sandwich — served with varying levels of heat from Southern

Midtown

At Party Fowl, they are serving it up “Nashville Hot!” Party Fowl is Nashville’s only full service Hot Chicken spot and the only Hot Chicken restaurant in town that features a full bar. With 20 local taps and multiple flavors of Boozy Slushies & their diverse Hot Chicken selections, Party Fowl has quickly become a staple of Nashville dining. And don’t let the playful name fool you. Party Fowl brings the culinary aspect beyond just Hot Chicken, pickles, and white bread. The menu boasts many

The Gulch

Prince’s Hot Chicken was originally concocted as revenge for Mr. Prince’s reputation as a well-known ladies’ man. Bursting with heat and flavor, there’s nothing better than the original Nashville hot chicken.

Downtown - Upper Broadway

Charlotte Corridor

At Party Fowl, they are serving it up “Nashville Hot!” Party Fowl is Nashville’s only full service Hot Chicken spot and the only Hot Chicken restaurant in town that features a full bar. With 20 local taps and multiple flavors of Boozy Slushies & their diverse Hot Chicken selections, Party Fowl has quickly become a staple of Nashville dining. And don’t let the playful name fool you. Party Fowl brings the culinary aspect beyond just Hot Chicken, pickles, and white bread. The menu boasts many

Donelson/Hermitage

SoBro

South Nashville

All Dining

More Hot Chicken Restaurants

Taste the heat and try some famous Nashville Hot Chicken at one of these restaurants.

Bolton's Spicy Chicken and Fish

8th Avenue
615-383-1421

East Nashville
615-254-8015

boltonsspicy.com

Helen's

Germantown
615-964-7331

helenshotchicken.com

The Row Kitchen & Pub

Midtown
615-321-1224

therownashville.getbento.com

Authentic Nashville Hot Chicken

"Nashville Hot Chicken" has been making waves worldwide, with many trying to replicate our "original recipe." While the world clucks about it, we’re just turning up the heat on authentic hot chicken. Imitation may be flattery, but nothing beats the real deal!

Every now and then, you find something that has a taste, a sensation, an emotional experience that is totally unique. And that is what I discovered in Nashville Hot Chicken.

— Chef Brian Morris, Hattie B's Hot Chicken