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The best hot chicken in Nashville

Fried chicken brushed with cayenne-spiked lard or oil, served on white bread with dill pickles. The dish to eat here, and the three places that do it best. Recipe at chefamazing.com/food-travel/dish/nashville.

3 places in Nashville · by Chef Amazing · updated November 7, 2026
Photo: Sean Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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  1. 1

    Prince's Hot Chicken Shack

    Hot chicken · Nolensville Pike

    Get: Hot chicken, medium, on white bread with pickles

    The family credited with inventing hot chicken, the main shop since the Ewing Drive original closed.

    Also on the list: Long lines in Nashville.

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    Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish

    East Nashville

    Get: Hot chicken, and a hot whiting sandwich on the side

    A dry-spiced, very hot style that many locals call the most old-school.

    Also on the list: Long lines in Nashville.

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    Hattie B's Hot Chicken

    Midtown

    Get: Two pieces medium with pimento mac and cheese

    The easy first stop, with several shops and a menu of sides.

    Also on the list: Long lines in Nashville.

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