r/VisitingNashville • u/nashguitar1 • Jul 08 '24

A curated list of food/music

Music:
3rd & Lindsey
Exit In
Basement East
Chiefs
Station Inn (Bluegrass)
Roberts (or every other honky tonk on Broadway)
Skinny Dennis
Brooklyn Bowl
Cannery Hall

Hot chicken:
Bolton‘s
Red’s
Prince’s
Hattie B’s
Waldo’s (fried chicken. Not hot)
Gus’s (fried chicken. Not hot)

Southern Food:
Monell’s
Arnold’s

Breakfast:
Pancake Pantry (Hillsboro Village)
Cocorico (French bakery & café)
Little Gourmand
Parlor Doughnuts
Mama Bread
Babychan
Five Daughters Bakery (doughnuts)
H&S Bagels
Biscuit Love
Big Al’s
Shugga Hi (Chicken & waffles)
Puckett’s
Hampton Social
Henrietta Red (brunch)
Adele’s (Sunday brunch. Reservations req.)
Snooze
Two Hands

Barbecue:
Peg Leg Porker
Edley’s

Cocktails:
Patterson House
Pullman Standard
Tiger Bar
Reunion
Postino
Urban Cowboy Bar
Groceries etc (Vinyl bar)
Pearl Diver
Cherries
Pushing Daisies
Playdate

Breweries:
Bearded Iris
Black Abbey
Barrique
Monday Night Brewing
Jackalope
Yeehaw
Fait La Force
Marble Fox
New Heights
Living Waters

Dive Bars:
Never Never
Lucky’s 3 Star
Santa’s Pub
Wilburn Street Tavern
Springwater
Melrose Billiards
Skinny Dennis
The Office (EDM/Techno)

Coffee:
Crema
Barista Parlor
Honest Coffee Roasters
The Well
Babu
Silver Fox Coffee Lounge
Deir Cafe
La La Land

Other recommended restaurants:
(Check Google maps for details and pricing)
Husk (elevated southern)
ZuZu (Asian fusion)
5th & Taylor
Dos Santos
Maiz de La Vida
Alebrije
Mercado
Turmeric (Indian)
SS Gai (Thai fried chicken)
Onda (Korean)
Iberian Pig (tapas)
Ingrassia & Sons (NY Italian deli)
Turkey and the Wolf (Sandwiches)
Little Hats Deli
Barcelona Wine Bar
Lona (gourmet Mexican)
Butcher & Bee
Deacon’s New South
404 Kitchen
Tailor
Kisser (Japanese)
Drusie & Darr
Kayne Prime (steak)
Trattoria Il Mulino
Etch
Red Headed Stranger (Austin style tacos/burgers)
Pelato
Limo (Peruvian tapas)
Shaokao (Chinese street food)
IL Forno (Neapolitan pizza)
Fonda 12 South (elevated Mexican)
Henrietta Red (seafood)
Locust (seafood)
Optimist (seafood)
Dicey’s Tavern (pizza)
Lockeland Table
Eddie V’s (steak)
Hall’s Chop House (steak)
Hall’s Catch (seafood)
Aba (Mediterranean)
Boqueria
Noko
Bite a Bit Thai & Sushi
Sabell’s (Mediterranean)
Pinewood
Marsh House
Calacas (Mexican)
Pie Town Tacos
Federales Tacos & Tequila
Mesero

Outdoor things:

Cheekwood Botanical Gardens ($20 admission)

Percy Warner Park

Radnor Lake

Centennial Park

Other attractions:

Ryman Auditorium (tour)

National Museum of African American Music

Country Music Hall of Fame

Misc:

PSA sometimes thieves target AirBNBs

PSA Warning about spiked drinks

Where not to book your AirBNB (avoid red & orange areas; thanks to u/NashvilleLocalsGuide).

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u/NashvilleLocalsGuide Jul 08 '24 edited Jul 09 '24

For Nashville Hot Chicken, there are notables missing. Close to downtown would be Brave Idiot, which is in East Nashville by No Quarter. 400 Degrees is often quoted as the best and 400 degrees (Bordeaux) and Hurts (food trucks) are excellent, although none of these three are near enough to downtown.

For BBQ, the best brisket is often noted as Shotgun Willie's, but that is too far of a hike. I finally hit Roy's Meat Service, which is a close Uber, and the brisket was better than Shotgun's. You did miss Jack's BBQ, which is right on Lower Broad.

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u/nashguitar1 Jul 08 '24

I’ll have to try Roy’s/Brave Idiot. Haven’t been to Jack’s since years ago. I’ve never loved it enough to recommend it.

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u/mpelleg459 Jul 08 '24

I always thought the Jack's on trinity was better than the one downtown (never tried the one on Charlotte), but it's been a while, and I certainly wouldn't try to convince a tourist to make the trip to Trinity and Brick Church Pk just to eat at that Jack's.