Nightlife in Nashville
Where Nashville goes out — handpicked bars, clubs, live music rooms and late-night eats for any kind of night.
Top spots in Nashville
Broadway Honky-Tonks
NightlifeDowntown
Three floors of free live country music in every bar.
12 South
Food & Drink12 South
Walkable strip with murals, pastries and the Reese Witherspoon shop.
Where to eat
Hattie B's Hot Chicken
$$Hot chicken · Midtown
Nashville's gateway hot chicken — order shut-the-cluck-up if you dare.
Husk Nashville
$$$$Southern · Rutledge Hill
Sean Brock's local-only Southern tasting in a Victorian house.
Arnold's Country Kitchen
$$Meat-and-three · Eighth Avenue
Cafeteria-line lunch with roast beef and chess pie — closed weekends.
Rolf and Daughters
$$$Italian · Germantown
Hand-cut pasta in a converted warehouse — dimly lit and very loud.
The Catbird Seat
$$$$Tasting menu · Midtown
U-shaped counter, chef-as-theater — Nashville's most ambitious meal.
Live & on stage
CMA Fest
Nissan Stadium / Downtown · Jun 4–7 · Country / Festival
Bonnaroo Day Trip
Manchester, TN · Jun 11–14 · Festival
Grand Ole Opry Live
Opry House · Year-round · Country
Frequently asked
- Standouts include Broadway Honky-Tonks, 12 South. The list mixes cocktail bars, live-music rooms and dance floors so you can build a full night without leaving the neighbourhood.