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Photos by Kelli Dirks with CK Photo.
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The Midtown flatiron building is now home to a new neighborhood restaurant, Flatiron, from Chef Chris Raucci and Victoria Rothberg, the owners of Sylvan Park Restaurant.
“We instantly fell in love with Nashville and its people when we first visited years ago, which is why we both put roots here and it’s why we’re excited to open our second community-minded restaurant in another buzzing area of this great city,” says Rothberg. “People sometimes forget Midtown is its own neighborhood with a unique identity. We wanted to open a restaurant that plays off of Midtown’s energy, so Flatiron will be a fun, approachable environment that operates as a second home for locals and a lively spot for visitors.”
The restaurant offers innovative dishes with global influences meant to intrigue diners. Chef Raucci will have a more laid-back approach to the menu at Flatiron with a dialed-in mix of American classics and modern fare. Starters offer a range of craveable sharables such as whipped goat cheese, dry-rub wings and crab and artichoke dip, and the salads stand on their own with options like crispy tofu with quinoa, kale, edamame, cucumber, crispy wontons and peanut vinaigrette, or steak salad with tomatoes, candied walnuts, gorgonzola and fried onions over lettuce.
For the main course, 'sandwiches and such' includes a classic, veggie or tuna burger, oyster po’boy and roast pork on a toasted hoagie with caramelized onions, smoked provolone and cherry pepper relish, and entrees range from grilled salmon or a Flatiron filet to an indulgent spaghetti and meatballs, fish and chips and more.
Available Monday through Friday, the happy hour menu at Flatiron will feature specials on snacks, draft beer, wine and a weekly cocktail. During the other just-as-happy hours, the bar menu will feature classic, well-executed cocktails, rotating beers on draft and wines by the glass or bottle.
The restaurant has seating for 140 guests, including forty seats at the central bar, four large booths and mixed dining room seating. The exterior is also receiving a face lift with a massive wrap-around mural from Eastside Murals that will encapsulate Nashville and Tennessee through colorful and iconic imagery.
The project has been a year in waiting, as plans to originally open in spring 2020 were quickly dashed as the pandemic took hold and the Nashville hospitality industry faced its own crisis.
Flatiron is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Sunday with a weekly happy hour and weekend brunch. For reservations, private events and other details visit the website.
Flatiron, 1929 Broadway, Nashville, flatironnashville.com