Small Plates Restaurant in Franklin, Nashville, TN
Bold Italian Flavor Made for Sharing
Bravado is an Italian small plates, pizza, pasta, and cocktail bar in Franklin, built around real ingredients and bold flavor. Pass dishes around, try something new, and settle in for another round.
Small plates lead the way, alongside:
- House-made pasta folded fresh in our kitchen
- Wood-fired pizza with real char and depth
- A bar program with European style and local soul
We cook without seed oils and use imported Italian flour. Vine-ripened tomatoes, focaccia baked fresh daily, and cool burrata torn at your table give the menu its character. Wood fire adds smoke and char to food made for sharing.
The room feels polished and welcoming, with the same confidence as the cooking. Visit us on Galleria Blvd or explore the menus to see what's on the table.
Small Plates Dining
Our small plates dining menu starts with whipped goat cheese, charcuterie, focaccia, garlic shrimp, meatballs, seafood, seasonal vegetables, and salads. Every dish is made for passing around and trying together.
Start with two or three plates, then add more as the evening unfolds. The meal can build at the same pace as the conversation, with everyone getting a taste.
Coming from Cool Springs or downtown Franklin? Settle into a social dinner with room to linger. Pair your plates with cocktails, wine, or zero-proof drinks and let the food bring the table together.
Shareable Plates
Groups, families, and date-night couples can build dinner around our shareable plates. These dishes are made for passing, tearing, dipping, and dividing, so everyone gets a taste.
- Warm focaccia with olive oil
- Burrata with tomato and basil
- Charcuterie boards
- Roasted vegetables and seafood
Bring the family to Galleria Blvd or meet friends after work in Franklin. Pair shared dishes with pizza, pasta, or cocktails and take the meal at your own pace. Start with a few plates, leave room for another, and enjoy the variety around the table.
Why Small Plates Work in Franklin
Small plates bring a social rhythm to family-style Italian dining in Franklin. Full-flavored dishes give the table room to explore, with several tastes making up the meal.
- Groups can try more of the menu
- Families can mix and match dishes
- Couples can build dinner around whatever catches their appetite
The format draws on the Italian tradition of antipasti, primi, secondi, and contorni, served without the formality. Order something together, share it around, and let the next plate follow. Bravado's food, room, and service support a longer dinner with time for conversation.
Group Dining
Different tastes fit around one table with our group dining format. Small plates, pizza, pasta, salads, and desserts let guests try several dishes, whether there are four, six, eight, or more of you.
Choose the meal together and share as it arrives. The room feels stylish and relaxed, with service that follows your group's pace. For a more tailored gathering, groups of eight or more can ask about private dining options.
Private Dining
Our private dining welcomes groups of eight or more for birthdays, work dinners, celebrations, and family gatherings. A dedicated setting keeps the meal and your guests at the center of the evening.
Build around small plates, pizza, pasta, and cocktails, and discuss food allergies or preferences with the team. Attentive service leaves room for conversation in a stylish, social space. Reach out through the website or contact us directly to start planning your event.
Starters and Appetizers
Open the meal with bold starters and appetizers: charcuterie, whipped goat cheese, focaccia, burrata, garlic shrimp, meatballs, and seasonal vegetables. Each plate is made to share.
Pass dishes around, take another bite, and pair them with cocktails, wine, or beer. These full-flavored starters set the tone for dinner and give the table a place to begin.
Seasonal Small Plates
Our seasonal small plates follow the produce, highlighting what's available now and what fits the rest of the menu.
Expect roasted vegetables, citrus-bright dishes, and herb-packed salads. Plates can be light and fresh or warm and rich, depending on the season. For Franklin diners who enjoy trying something new, the changing ingredients give each visit another direction to explore.
Vegetable Small Plates
Roasted, charred, whipped, and raw preparations give our vegetable small plates their range. Olive oil, citrus, fresh herbs, garlic, and wood fire bring bold flavor to each dish.
Set them beside charcuterie, seafood, or pasta. These vegetables hold their own in a shared meal, adding different textures and flavors to the table.
Seafood Small Plates
Our seafood small plates include garlic shrimp and seasonal fish, simply prepared with citrus, olive oil, and herbs.
Start the meal with seafood or make it part of a larger spread. Pair a plate with white wine, a classic cocktail, or a crisp Italian beer, and pass it around.
Meat Small Plates
Charcuterie and meatballs bring rich, savory Italian flavor to our meat small plates. Share them at the start of dinner or work them into a wider spread.
Red wine, cocktails, and beer all fit alongside these satisfying dishes. Choose a plate for the table and let everyone have a taste.
Salad Plates
Crisp and bright, our salad plates follow the season. Italian salads combine fresh vegetables with citrus, herbs, and olive oil.
Open dinner with one, use it to refresh the palate between richer dishes, or add it to a larger shared meal. Full flavor gives salads their own place at the table.
Brunch Plates
Weekend mornings get the same real ingredients and bold flavor with our brunch plates. Italian-inspired dishes and seasonal vegetables keep the small plates format at the heart of the meal.
Pair something shareable with a brunch cocktail or a good coffee. Settle into a Franklin morning and enjoy the table together.
Dessert Plates
Our house-made Italian dessert plates bring espresso, chocolate, citrus, and other bold flavors to the end of dinner.
Share the last course just as you shared the first. Pair dessert with espresso, a dessert cocktail, or a digestif and give the evening a satisfying finish. Leave a little room for another bite.
