Best Restaurants and Bars in Nashville – Eat & Drink Guide

Nashville has no shortage of great places to eat and drink. From hot chicken to James Beard-nominated restaurants, craft breweries to rooftop bars, here's everything worth your time in Music City.

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Outside Loveless Cafe on a cloudy Sunday morning

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A large crowd packed inside Tootsies Orchid Lounge

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The bar at Fenwicks 300

Fenwicks 300

Melrose diner serving classic breakfast and lunch favorites

I Dream of Weenie hot dog in front of VW bus

I Dream of Weenie

Quirky East Nashville hot dog stand operating from a vintage Volkswagen bus

The outside patio at Buttermilk Ranch

The Butter Milk Ranch

12 South brunch spot known for biscuits, pastries and dry-aged meats

The interior at 5th & Taylor

5th & Taylor

Upscale Germantown restaurant serving refined American comfort food in a historic warehouse

Loveless Cafe exterior

Loveless Cafe

Bellevue Southern institution famous for biscuits and country cooking

Steak sandwiches on a plate with fries

Urban Grub

12 South restaurant known for oysters, smoked meats and a lively patio

Bars

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A band playing inside Roberts

Robert's Western World

Broadway honky tonk known for traditional country music and the Recession Special

A band playing at a bar

Garth Brooks' Friends in Low Places

Broadway honky tonk themed after Garth Brooks with a tropical rooftop

Downstairs at This Bar

Morgan Wallen's This Bar

Broadway honky tonk celebrating Morgan Wallen and Tennessee roots

Casa Rosa bar sign

Miranda Lambert's Casa Rosa

Broadway Tex-Mex honky tonk from country star Miranda Lambert

Ole Red Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton's Ole Red

Downtown honky tonk from Blake Shelton with rooftop bar and live music

A performance at Friendly Shadows inside Chiefs

Eric Church's Chiefs On Broadway

Multi-level Broadway bar from Eric Church with themed floors and live music

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