Website: https://xiaobaonashville.com/
Xiao Bao East Nashville is a restaurant in the East Nashville area of Nashville, Tennessee, serving what it describes as “Asian comfort food” along with cocktails, wine, and beer. The restaurant is located on Meridian Street and tells visitors to “Look for the Strawberry!” It operates on a walk-in basis, stating “No reservations. First come, first serve.”
Menu
Xiao Bao serves separate lunch and dinner menus, along with weekend brunch, a drinks program, and a private karaoke room for larger groups.
The dinner menu (4:00pm to 10:00pm) includes snacks such as tuna tartar with “yu xiang sichuan fragrant delicious sauce, beef fat hashbrowns”; bing with “whipped feta, charred eggplant ginger scallion and xiao bao chili garlic sauce”; smacked cucumber and kohlrabi with “black vinegar hua jiao garlic”; and som tum, described as a “kickass spicy green papaya salad.” Dumplings and noodles include gua bao “taiwanese classic pork belly pickles peanuts,” fried “lemongrass pork + peanut mochi dumplings,” and biang biang “hand pulled noodles with chili cumin brisket, trumpet mushrooms, yu choi.” Shared plates include la zi cauliflower (“Sichuan ma la classic stir fry”), okonomiyaki (a Japanese “hashbrown” pancake), crab rice (“Thai style fried rice with jumbo lump, butter, citrus”), and rendang (“Indo chicken curry + sticky rice”).
The lunch menu (11am to 3:59pm) features okonomiyaki, Pad Kra Pow (“Thai minced beef with chili, garlic, and basil stir fry”), som tum with chicken (“black bean fermented fried chicken”), and biang biang noodles. Weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays adds dishes such as Egg & Cheese Bao, MaPo Dou fu (“classic sichuan dish”), and Chicken Fried Steak with “japanese curry, rice.” Sides include BFF, described as “beef fat fries, fry sauce.”
The drinks program includes an extensive wine list spanning sparkling, light, white, and red selections, as well as cocktails such as “boom boom lemon” (soju and yuzu), “strawberry kissa” (bourbon with strawberry and ginger), “MTLC jazz” (mezcal, tequila, thai chili, plum wine), and “no funny business” (baijiu, amaro, apperitif, lemon). Beer offerings include Yuzu Ale, Beer Lao, Maku Rice, Koji Gold, and Jade Hong Kong.
About
Xiao Bao East Nashville describes its food as Asian comfort food and pairs it with a cocktail, wine, and beer program. The menu draws on a range of Asian cuisines, including Sichuan, Taiwanese, Thai, Japanese, and Indonesian dishes. The restaurant operates without reservations on a first-come, first-served basis.
Location & Contact
Xiao Bao East Nashville is located at 830 Meridian Street in East Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee. The restaurant can be reached by email at [email protected]. Hours are 11am to 10:30pm, Thursday through Monday, with the kitchen closing at 10pm. Lunch begins at 11am and dinner starts at 4pm. The restaurant is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Additional Information
Xiao Bao does not take reservations, and parties of 4 or fewer are typically seated with minimal wait except during peak Friday and Saturday times. Groups larger than 6 can reserve the private karaoke room. The restaurant offers online ordering through Toast Tab, along with DoorDash and UberEats delivery options, and gift cards are available through Toast Tab.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (xiaobaonashville.com).