Our Favorite Hot Chicken in Nashville 🐓🔥

Here’s our go-to spots for hot chicken in Nashville.

🔥⭐️ Prince's Hot Chicken The original. The Thornton Prince family recipe has been running since the 1930s and is still the benchmark everything else gets measured against.
Order: Classic Hot Chicken Plate

🔥⭐️ Party Fowl Built around hot chicken and local flavor, with bigger and bolder versions of the dish.
Order: Hot Chicken Nachos

🔥⭐️ Bishop's Meat & 3 Old-school meat-and-three hot chicken with Southern sides, the way Nashville has always done it.
Order: Hot Chicken Leg Quarter with Sides

Pepperfire Hot Chicken A neighborhood staple with a loyal following and a signature item worth the trip.
Order: Tender Royale

Hattie B's One of the most recognizable names in hot chicken and a reliable entry point for first-timers.
Order: The Sandwich

Punk Wok The most unexpected mashup on the list. Nashville Scene called it out and it's easy to see why.
Order: Curry Back Mutha Cluckers!

Limo Peruvian Eatery Nashville Scene's pick for most interesting dish of the week. Hot chicken meets Peruvian technique.
Order: Peruvian Hot Brasa Chicken

Alba's Empanadas On-brand, creative, and a genuinely fun Hot Chicken Week spin.
Order: Nashville Hot Chicken Empanadas

Chief's / Rodney Scott's at Chief's BBQ legend Rodney Scott brings his take on hot chicken.
Order: Rodney's Hot Chicken Tender Sandwich

Brown's Diner A Nashville dive bar institution doing something unique for the week.
Order: Little Cheater's