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Hot Chicken in Nashville
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Top 5 Hot Chicken in Nashville
The Nashville hot chicken picks — ranked from The Infatuation's 2025 Nashville Hot Chicken Power Rankings.
- #1
Red's Hot Chicken
Midtown
“The Infatuation's No. 1 — says the hot chicken crunchwrap 'deserves its own religious sect.'”
- #2
Brave Idiot
East Nashville
“The Infatuation: 'You can taste every individual spice without feeling like your face is melting off.'”
- #3
400 Degrees
North Nashville
“The Infatuation calls it 'a dangerously searing crust that you can order in varying degrees.'”
- #4
Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish
Historic Edgefield
“The Infatuation on Bolton's: 'When they say hot, they mean it.'”
- #5
Hattie B's Hot Chicken - Nashville - Melrose
Melrose
“The Infatuation: 'A consistently cooked bird just about every single time.'”