Lower Broadway · Nashville, TN
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge
The purple honky-tonk behind the Ryman where Willie got his first writing gig.
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32 bars in the catalog. This is not every room in town. It is a start.
South Nashville · Nashville, TN
Santa's Pub
Karaoke in a double-wide stuffed with Christmas lights, cheap beer, and zero pretension.
The Nations · Nashville, TN
Springwater Supper Club
Nashville's oldest bar, still a low-slung music room that never asked to be discovered.
Lower Broadway · Nashville, TN
Robert's Western World
Recession Specials and honky-tonk that still sounds like Broadway before the party buses.
East Nashville / Porter Heights · Nashville, TN
Schulman's Neighborhood Bar
East Nashville 21+ dive named for Skull Schulman—own-site interior of a checkerboard floor, tufted stools, Grain Belt lamps, and lit beer signs.
East Nashville · Nashville, TN
Dino's
East Nashville's oldest dive—own-site night window in brick with DINO'S ICE COLD BEER lettering plus Miller Lite and Yazoo neon.
Wedgewood-Houston · Nashville, TN
Lucky's 3 Star Bar
WeHo corner dive—own-site exterior of the tan block storefront at 1401 with BEER/BOOZE paint, a five-point star, Lucky's cursive, and glass-block windows.
Music Row · Nashville, TN
Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern
Music Row songwriter dive—own-site roadside sign reading WELCOME COUNTRY MUSIC FANS / BOBBY'S IDLE HOUR beside a guitar statue.
Melrose · Nashville, TN
Melrose Billiard Parlor
Est. 1944 Melrose basement dive—own-site interior with arched MELROSE red neon, blue under-bar neon, and dark booths.
12 South · Nashville, TN
12 South Taproom
12 South neighborhood taproom and grill—own-site exterior of a brick wall, wooden TAPROOM & GRILL sign, and covered patio at 2318.
East Nashville · Nashville, TN
Smith & Lentz Brewing
East Nashville pizza joint and brewery—own-site red-brick facade with SMITH & LENTZ BREWING COMPANY letters and tanks in the windows.
Melrose · Nashville, TN
M.L. Rose Melrose
Melrose craft-beer and burgers pub—own-site storefront with M.L. ROSE CRAFT BEER & BURGERS sign, jukebox vinyl, and red sidewalk chairs.
Germantown · Nashville, TN
TailGate Brewery Germantown
Germantown taproom by First Horizon Park—own-site night exterior with TAILGATE BREWERY letters, THIRD AND HOME neon, string lights, and open garage doors.
East Nashville · Nashville, TN
TailGate Brewery East Nashville
East Nashville taproom—own-site patio with TAILGATE BREWERY railing letters, address 811, string lights, and an OPEN neon in the window.
Midtown · Nashville, TN
Red Door Saloon Midtown
Original Midtown Red Door—own-site night exterior of a wooden ramp, tented patio, and THE RED DOOR SALOON neon marquee on weathered wood.
East Nashville / Lockeland Springs · Nashville, TN
Red Door East
East Nashville Red Door bungalow—own-site exterior of cream siding, purple-trim turrets, a red door, and RED DOOR SALOON neon under the gable.
Donelson · Nashville, TN
Red Door Saloon Donelson
Donelson Red Door—own-site exterior of a dark modern storefront with purple-lit THE RED DOOR SALOON signs and an enclosed patio wing.
Germantown · Nashville, TN
Bearded Iris Brewing Germantown
Germantown craft taproom—own-site exterior mural of giant BEARDED IRIS lettering on dark cinderblock beside a gravel lot.
Wedgewood-Houston · Nashville, TN
Jackalope Brewing Company
WeHo Ranch taproom for craft beer and cocktails—own-site interior of string-lit high-tops, a GEAR UP WITH JACKALOPE merch wall, and a growler counter.
Germantown · Nashville, TN
Germantown Pub
Germantown neighborhood sports pub—own-site interior of a Four Roses mural wall, string lights, and black bar stools.
Franklin / Cool Springs · Nashville, TN
Neighbors Franklin
Franklin Cool Springs sports tavern—own-site exterior of NEIGHBORS FRANKLIN letters, Predators and Titans flags, and the unit 162 storefront.
Germantown · Nashville, TN
Neighbors Germantown
Germantown sports bar—own-site interior of wood paneling packed with Goodfellas and Ace Ventura frames, a jersey, and a TV over the booths.
Germantown · Nashville, TN
Sonny's Patio Pub
Germantown patio pub—own-site interior of open garage doors onto a turf patio, a wood-clad bar, picnic tables, and string lights.
East Nashville / Five Points · Nashville, TN
Duke's
Musician-owned East Nashville dive with cheap pours, killer sandwiches, and psych/punk/soul spun all day till 3am.
East Nashville / Inglewood · Nashville, TN
Crazy Gnome Brewery
Inglewood neighborhood brewery with neon Crazy Gnome corner sign, barrel tables, and string-lit patio.
East Nashville · Nashville, TN
Living Waters Brewing
East Nashville barrel-aged beer taproom with warm dome lights, barrel bar, and garage-door patio hang.
Midtown / Elliston Place · Nashville, TN
Exit/In
Historic Elliston Place music forum with EXIT/IN neon, songwriter nights, and Rock Block bar energy.
East Nashville · Nashville, TN
The Basement East
East Nashville live-music room beside the I Believe in Nashville mural—red-arched facade and late show nights.
The Nations · Nashville, TN
Xul West Nashville
Nations taproom (ex-Southern Grist) with green velvet, brass sputnik lights, and Xul skull-curtain lounge.
East Nashville · Nashville, TN
Xul East Nashville
Douglas Avenue wraparound-bar taproom with patio picnic tables and teal Southern Grist legacy neon at 754.
East Nashville · Nashville, TN
Chopper
Robot-tiki East Nashville cocktail den with neon orbs, flaming garnishes, and late patio pours on Stratton.
East Nashville · Nashville, TN
Hubba Hubba Tiki Tonk
Rock 'n' roll tiki honky-tonk on East Nashville's Main St: Alf in a Hawaiian shirt, LPs on the ceiling, umbrella drinks, karaoke nights, and pours till 2am.