Sometimes, there’s really just no place like home. And if that’s the case, Monell’s is packing up family-style helpings of Southern classics at both their Manor and Germantown locations. For $59, mom will be treated to two entrees, five sides, bread, and dessert that include rib roast, turkey and dressing casserole, honey bacon Brussels sprouts, yeast rolls, and more. Each Mother’s Day meal serves up to three people and can be ordered now for pick up on May 8 between 1 and 4 p.m.

A heated rooftop patio space offers comfy views of Nashville’s skyline at Zeppelin. Cocktails like the Horizon Lines or Gold Rush accompany small plates like steamed mussels, burrata, oysters and chicken salt fries in an eminently cool, sleek space suspended above the Downtown fray. Open on Sunday from 4 to 11 p.m., reservations can be made on Resy or by calling the restaurant directly.

No need to ‘drag’ mom out for this brunch — the 21c Museum Hotel’s resident restaurant is welcoming drag queen extraordinaire Queen Amanda Sexton to preside over their Mother’s Day festivities. Gray & Dudley will be serving up a three-course brunch during two seatings starting at 10:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person and include the food, performance, and tax. Reservations can be made here for groups of 10 or less.

Honor the flower of motherhood, or “Fleur de Merè,” at Café Intermezzo this year. In addition to its full menu, the European-inspired café will offer special-edition Fleur de Merè tortes, which feature two layers of vanilla cake filled and encased with housemade buttercream frosting. Fleur de Merè Tortes are available in petite (serves 6) and full sizes (serves 12) for $20 and $73, respectively. The café will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. Reservations can be made on Resy or by calling the restaurant directly.

Perched 34 stories above the city, treat mom to 360-degree views of the Nashville skyline during Bourbon Steak’s Mother’s Day brunch. For $85 per person, brunch includes three courses with your choice of several dishes, including lobster and king crab bisque, steak frites, croque madame, and a bourbon banana bread pudding. For an additional charge, you can supplement your meal with shellfish platters, Maine lobster pot pie, caviar, and tuna tartare. Brunch runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations can be made here.

Diners are invited to indulge in a Mother’s Day brunch served a la carte from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Signatures dishes set to impress mom include the popular cast iron cinnamon roll with cream cheese frosting; the ultra-crispy fried oyster benedict; and chocolate peanut butter pancakes. For the seafood fanatics, the restaurant’s “I’m on a Boat!” platter features an actual boat brimming with 24 oysters, 24 mussels, ceviche, crab ravigote, and salmon tartare. Lemon poppyseed scones made by Executive Pastry Chef Kate Siegal will also be available and come with a personal note for mom. Reservations can be made on OpenTable or by calling the restaurant.

Gussied up in pops of pinks and florals, The Graduate hotel’s rooftop restaurant sets the scene for a day that checks all of the Mother’s Day boxes. Along with a menu filled with decadent plates of bread pudding French toast and a caviar-with-scrambled-eggs number, guests can pick up a bouquet from Amelia’s Flower Truck from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., shop for earrings and vintage goods with No Guts No Glory Jewelry and The Vintage Social Club from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and freshen up their mani thanks to the PAINT Nail Bar pop-up available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For mom’s who appreciate a bit of day drinking, Ketel One botanical drink specials are available all day for $12.

Head to the Gulch for the ultimate Mother’s Day R&R: roses and rosé. STK will offer $9.99 rosé specials for brunch and dinner and a $129 Surf, Turf & Vine Basket. The modern steakhouse will also offer its full brunch and dinner menus, featuring specialty items like lobster and eggs benedict for brunch and shellfish platters for dinner. Reservations can be made on OpenTable or by calling ahead. The restaurant is open for Mother’s Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sinema’s infamous Sunday brunch is already booked up for Mother’s Day, but you can still beat the crowds and celebrate mom a day early during their bottomless brunch on Saturday, May 8. The Melrose favorite will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. serving up endless mimosas ($18) and Bloody Mary’s ($15) alongside an all-you-can-devour menu filled with items like fried chicken, lamb hash, and Fruit Pebble French toast for just $35 per person. Reservations are required and are limited to groups of eight or less.

Deb Paquette is putting her signature touch on mama’s day with a la carte brunch and dinner service. During the day, mom will be treated to crab cakes topped with poached eggs and confit garlic hollandaise s, rhubarb jam-stuffed and French toast cornmeal fried catfish burritos, while the evening brings shrimp, mussels and pork belly pasts, seared lamb loin, and a roasted beet, berry and bacon salad. Brunch service runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. while dinner picks up again at 5 p.m. Reservations can be on OpenTable for parties of up to four guests.

Green Hills’ North Italia will be serving a special Mother’s Day brunch on both May 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Highlighted dishes include grilled beef tenderloin and eggs, smoked salmon avocado toast, and banana coffee cake. Those who prefer to celebrate at home can preorder North Italia’s lasagna Bolognese family pack and mimosa kit starting on May 3.

North Italia is also running a Mother’s Day gift card promotion from April 29 to May 9 that features a $15 bonus eCard if you buy $75 online.