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East Nashville - The Best Restaurants, Bars and Activities

Best for: Bars, Restaurants

Sunset in East Nashville
The East Nashville neighborhood highlighted on a map of Nashville

About East Nashville

East Nashville is kind of like the Brooklyn of Nashville. It’s large, diverse and begins once you cross a river (the Cumberland) from downtown. Known for being artsy and creative, local restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries and bars are interwoven in the fabric of many of East Nashville’s communities and help cultivate the neighborhoods overall welcoming and charming character. The majority of East Nashville features older arts and crafts style homes and many of its smaller communities are great for a walk or bike ride. For 18 of the last 19 years (excluding 2020) East Nashville’s Five Points neighborhood has hosted Tomato Art Fest a fun themed event which is a major local favorite.

Eat & Drink

I Dream of Weenie hot dog in front of VW bus

Hot Dog Restaurant

I Dream of Weenie
People inside Tailgate East

Brewery

Tailgate Brewery

Things To Do

A big room of vintage clothes

Vintage Shop

Black Shag Vintage

Image Gallery

A cool house in East Nashville East Nashville
Shelby Bottoms train Shelby Bottoms train
Cumberland River Cumberland River
Hot-air balloon mural in East Nashville Mural at the Cleo
The Dive Motel The Dive Motel
A lake in East Nashville East Nashville
Dolly Parton mural at The Hip Zipper The Hip Zipper
I Dream of Weenie I Dream of Weenie
Urban Cowboy Urban Cowboy
Steve Jobs Bill Gates Mural Capital City Computers
Outside Lockeland Table Lockeland Table
Shelby Bottoms at sunrise Shelby Bottoms

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