Joe’s Recommendations

DOWNTOWN FOOD

Puckett’s:   https://puckettsgro.com/nashville/

Assembly Food Hall:  https://www.assemblyfoodhall.com/

The Diner:  https://www.thediner.com/

HOT CHICKEN

Prince’s Hot Chicken:  https://www.princeshotchicken.com/

Hattie B’s:  https://hattieb.com/

Party Fowl:  https://partyfowl.com/

BBQ

Central BBQ:  https://eatcbq.com/

Martin’s BBQ:  https://www.martinsbbqjoint.com/downtown-nashville

Jack’s BBQ:  https://jacksbarbque.com/

ROOFTOPS

Bobby Hotel:  https://bobbyhotel.com/rooftoplounge/

Noelle Hotel – Rare Bird:  https://www.noelle-nashville.com/dine-drink/rare-bird-rooftop-bar/

Virgin Hotel:  https://virginhotels.com/nashville/dine-and-drink/rooftop/

BROADWAY / TRADITIONAL COUNTRY

Robert’s Western World:  https://robertswesternworld.com/

Layla’s Honky Tonk:  https://www.laylasnashville.com/

Legend’s Corner:   https://www.legendscorner.com/

MUSEUMS

Musician’s Hall of Fame: https://www.musicianshalloffame.com/

Jefferson St. Sound Museum:  https://www.jeffersonstreetsound.com/

Johnny Cash Museum:  https://www.johnnycashmuseum.com/

National Museum of African American Music:  https://www.nmaam.org/

Country Music Hall of Fame:  https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/

SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOWS

The Listening Room Café:   https://www.listeningroomcafe.com/

Commodore Lounge (Vanderbilt Holiday Inn):  https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g55229-d2171405-Reviews-Commodore_Lounge-Nashville_Davidson_County_Tennessee.html

Backstage Nashville (Sat. Only – 12PM):  https://www.backstagenashville.net/

Blue Bird Café:  https://bluebirdcafe.com/

LIVE MUSIC (OFF-BROADWAY)

3rd and Lindsley: https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/

Brooklyn Bowl: https://www.brooklynbowl.com/nashville

City Winery: https://citywinery.com/nashville

Exit/In: https://exitin.com/

SPEAKEASY FEEL

Hidden Bar, Noelle: https://www.noelle-nashville.com/dine-drink/hidden-bar/

Patterson House:  https://www.thepattersonnashville.com/ 

Red Phone Booth: https://redphonebooth.com/nashville/

Skull’s Rainbow Room: https://www.skullsrainbowroom.com/

Rudy’s Jazz Room:  https://rudysjazzroom.com/

‘HIPSTER’ BARS

Jane’s Hideaway: https://www.janeshideaway.com/

Mother’s Ruin: https://mothersruinnashville.com/

Old Glory: https://oldglorynashville.com/

Vinyl Tap: https://www.vinyltapnashville.com/

DIVE BARS 

The Villager Tavern: https://www.instagram.com/the_villager_tavern/

Springwater: https://www.thespringwater.com/

Santa’s Pub: https://www.santaspub.com/

NASHVILLE GEMS/LOCAL FAVORITES

Music Row Bar and Grill: https://www.facebook.com/musiccitybar/

Santa’s Pub:  https://www.santaspub.com/

Kung Fu Saloon:  https://kungfusaloon.com/locations/nashville/

Papa Turney’s BBQ & Blues Music (Percy Priest Lake):   https://papaturneysbbq.com/

Nashville Barrel Co: https://www.nashvillebarrelco.com/home

ELEVATED SOUTHERN CUISINE

Husk:  https://husknashville.com/

Urban Grub:  https://www.urbangrub.net/

MANSIONS

Bellemeade: https://visitbellemeade.com/ 

Cheekwood Estates: https://cheekwood.org/

Belmont Mansion: https://www.belmontmansion.com/

COMEDY CLUBS

Zanies: https://nashville.zanies.com/

Third Coast: https://www.thirdcoastcomedy.club/

Nashville Improv: https://www.nashvilleimprov.com/