Tennessee is known for its country music, but it’s especially known for its country cookin’. And what better place to eat some of the best down-home fried chicken and collard greens and sweet tea you’ve ever had than a barn? There’s just something about being surrounded by the rustic wood slats that makes everything taste one hundred times better. We’ve found a few of the best barn restaurants in the state, but it’s up to you to go out there and try them all.
- Chaffin’s Barn Theatre - Nashville
Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre - Facebook
Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre - Facebook Chaffin’s Barn Theatre is one of the most unique dining experiences in Tennessee. They put on various plays and musicals in the round while guests eat some of the best Southern food around. (8204 TN-100)
- Ole Barn Restaurant - Johnson City
Ole Barn Restaurant - Facebook
Ole Barn Restaurant - Facebook Fun fact about the Ole Barn Restaurant? It really is “Ole,” with some of the logs used in the walls dating back to the 1700’s! Food is served all-you-can-eat buffet style, just like it should be. (440 Okolona Rd)
- Brooksie’s Barn - Jackson
Brooksie’s Barn - Facebook
Brooksie’s Barn - Facebook Brooksie’s also serves up their food buffet style, and you can always find their specialty (it’s catfish). Don’t have time for the buffet? No worries – they have a drive-thru! (561 Oil Well Rd)
- The Barn at Blackberry Farm - Walland
Blackberry Farm - Facebook
Blackberry Farm - Facebook The Barn at Blackberry Farm is one of the nicest restaurants in the entire country. It has won countless awards for its wine and food programs, so you know you’re going to get one of the best meals of your life. Be sure to wear your nicest clothes and try it out! (1471 W Millers Cove Rd)
- Abe’s Ribeye Barn - Dyersburg
Abe’s Ribeye Barn - Facebook
Abe’s Ribeye Barn - Facebook Abe’s is known for serving up the best steaks in West Tennessee, using only real charcoal to fire their grills. Abe treats every patron like family, so be sure to stop on by! (1130 Henry St)
Love these? Then you’ll love this hidden spot in Tennessee that’s so worth the trek.
Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre - Facebook
Chaffin’s Barn Theatre is one of the most unique dining experiences in Tennessee. They put on various plays and musicals in the round while guests eat some of the best Southern food around. (8204 TN-100)
Ole Barn Restaurant - Facebook
Fun fact about the Ole Barn Restaurant? It really is “Ole,” with some of the logs used in the walls dating back to the 1700’s! Food is served all-you-can-eat buffet style, just like it should be. (440 Okolona Rd)
Brooksie’s Barn - Facebook
Brooksie’s also serves up their food buffet style, and you can always find their specialty (it’s catfish). Don’t have time for the buffet? No worries – they have a drive-thru! (561 Oil Well Rd)
Blackberry Farm - Facebook
The Barn at Blackberry Farm is one of the nicest restaurants in the entire country. It has won countless awards for its wine and food programs, so you know you’re going to get one of the best meals of your life. Be sure to wear your nicest clothes and try it out! (1471 W Millers Cove Rd)
Abe’s Ribeye Barn - Facebook
Abe’s is known for serving up the best steaks in West Tennessee, using only real charcoal to fire their grills. Abe treats every patron like family, so be sure to stop on by! (1130 Henry St)
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