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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The beer garden at Martin's BBQ in downtown Nashville

Martin's BBQ

Downtown barbecue restaurant specializing in West Tennessee whole hog BBQ

Biscuit Love's Music City sign

Biscuit Love

Hillsboro Village brunch favorite known for Southern biscuits and Nashville roots

Butchertown Hall brisket tacos

Butchertown Hall

Germantown barbecue restaurant inspired by Central Texas meat markets and open-fire cooking

Blueberry pancakes at Pancake Pantry

Pancake Pantry

Hillsboro Village breakfast institution famous for long lines and classic pancakes

Inside Neighbors Sylvan Park

Neighbors

Sylvan Park sports bar known for burgers and game-day atmosphere

Etch full counter

Etch

Globally inspired downtown restaurant from award-winning Nashville chef Deb Paquette

Bars

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Couches on a rooftop bar

lou/na

Grand Hyatt rooftop bar with skyline views and craft cocktails

Lots of people at pH cocktail bar

pH Craft Cocktails

WeHo cocktail lounge known for creative drinks and Old Fashioned variations

Tin Roof skeleton and concert

Tin Roof

Midtown live music bar on Demonbreun Hill known for casual shows and late nights

Bourbon Street Blues Bar exterior view

Bourbon Street Blues Bar

Printers Alley blues club with live music seven nights a week

The interior of Ember's Ski Lodge

Embers Ski Lodge

12 South gastropub inspired by an alpine ski lodge

Crash My Party sign

Luke's 32 Bridge

Broadway country bar from Luke Bryan with multiple stages and a rooftop

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