12 South · Contemporary small plates and dumplings
Locust
The Nashville Food take
Why it earns a place in the directory
Locust is tiny, specific, and deliberately unlike a conventional fine-dining room. Go with a small party that is happy to let a compact menu set the agenda, and treat the reservation itself as part of the planning.
Plan the meal
What to know before you go
Best for
- A hard-to-get special meal
- Small groups
- Dumplings and precise seasonal cooking
Start with
- Dumplings
- Seafood-driven small plates
- Frequently changing menu
The restaurant does not combine bookings into larger parties. Reservations and service days are limited, so flexibility helps.
From the community
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We used the restaurant’s official site for operating details and linked a second named source where it adds recognition or context. Menus, prices, hours, reservation rules, and accessibility can change after our review date.
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