Nashville Bar Guide

Nashville's finest cocktail bar, full stop. The rules are posted on the door: no shots, no beer, no blended drinks. What you get instead: technically precise cocktails in a candlelit room that feels like it belongs in a different era. Reserve a spot if you can.

The real Broadway bar, not the tourist one. Legendary acts play here for the cost of a cheap beer. The fried bologna sandwich is mandatory. This is where country music actually lives on Lower Broadway.

The neighbourhood bar that launched East Nashville's bar scene. Strong pours, local crowd, no pretension. The back patio is worth the wait on summer nights. A useful test: if this is your kind of bar, East Nashville is your kind of neighbourhood.