No. 1 in the world · November 2026

Prince's Hot Chicken Shack

Nolensville Pike, South Nashville · Nashville, United States

The one piece to order

A quarter dark at medium (hot if you're brave), on white bread with pickles

The line to expect: Every order is fried to order, so 20 to 40 minutes is normal at dinner and on weekends. Beat it: a weekday mid-afternoon, or call ahead.

Where Nashville hot chicken began: the Prince family has fried it for generations, and the James Beard Foundation named it an America's Classic. Everything else in town is a cover version.

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Nashville hot chicken on white bread with pickles

Overnight brine, 1 hr · 4. Fried chicken painted while it's hot with a paste of cayenne, brown sugar and spices loosened with the frying fat itself. Served on white bread that soaks up the red oil, with pickle chips to cool you down.

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