Food scene
The Smiling Elephant
2213 8th Ave SHands-down best Pad Thai in town!
Great place for cocktails, coffee, food, and bowling on lanes rehomed from a 1920s bowling alley
571 locals recommend
Pinewood Social
33 Peabody StGreat place for cocktails, coffee, food, and bowling on lanes rehomed from a 1920s bowling alley
Frothy Monkey
2509 12th Ave SWell known Nashville coffee shop chain
Von Elrod's Beer Hall & Kitchen
1004 4th Ave NGreat beer selection, chill beer garden
MAFIAoZA’s
2400 12th Ave SGREAT pizza
Tex-Mex with seriously the best margaritas I've had in Nashville.
16 locals recommend
Pancho & Lefty's Cantina
4501 Murphy RdTex-Mex with seriously the best margaritas I've had in Nashville.
Rosepepper Cantina
1907 Eastland AveAnother great option for Mexican food. In East Nashville
Five Daughters Bakery 12th South
1110 Caruthers AveGiant tasty donuts. A local staple
Crieve Hall Bagel Co.
4825 Trousdale DrJust 7 minutes down the road - great bagels and coffee!
Edley's Bar-B-Que
2706 12th Ave SDelicious Nashville BBQ
Good, clean eats. Vietnamese food with a great patio and outdoor area. Vegan options as well
65 locals recommend
Vui's Kitchen
2832 Bransford AveGood, clean eats. Vietnamese food with a great patio and outdoor area. Vegan options as well
Neighborhoods
An up-and-coming neighborhood full of great, eclectic restaurants and shops. The part of town that your most likely to find live music that's NOT country.
221 locals recommend
East Nashville
An up-and-coming neighborhood full of great, eclectic restaurants and shops. The part of town that your most likely to find live music that's NOT country.
Walkable street with cute shops, restaurants, and a quintessential Nashville mural
12 South Nashville
Walkable street with cute shops, restaurants, and a quintessential Nashville mural
Sightseeing
The reason that Nashville is Nashville (highly recommend a tour to learn about why this is Music City)
1292 locals recommend
Ryman Auditorium
116 5th Ave NThe reason that Nashville is Nashville (highly recommend a tour to learn about why this is Music City)
City park in downtown with a full scale replica of the Parthenon, complete with a museum inside
788 locals recommend
Centennial Park
2500 West End AveCity park in downtown with a full scale replica of the Parthenon, complete with a museum inside
Civil War fort right on the edge of downtown with great views of the city
29 locals recommend
Fort Negley Visitors Center
1100 Fort Negley BlvdCivil War fort right on the edge of downtown with great views of the city
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
3777 Nolensville PikeAll things country - worth a visit if you enjoy or grew up on country music
1208 locals recommend
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
222 Rep. John Lewis Way SAll things country - worth a visit if you enjoy or grew up on country music
Saturday mornings are the best time to hit up the farmers market. More than just produce - ethnic food, crafts, and plants too!
461 locals recommend
Nashville Farmers' Market
900 Rosa L Parks BlvdSaturday mornings are the best time to hit up the farmers market. More than just produce - ethnic food, crafts, and plants too!
City/town information
Only 25 minutes from my house. Franklin has an incredibly cute and walkable downtown area with great restaurants and shops
Franklin Square
Public SquareOnly 25 minutes from my house. Franklin has an incredibly cute and walkable downtown area with great restaurants and shops
Entertainment
Great place to catch live music with a more chill vibe than Broadway. It's usually a round robin set-up with 4-5 artists and/or song writers on stage taking turns singing songs. Recommend buying tickets ahead of time (should only be $5-10) and planning to eat dinner there (minimum food/drink order of $15/person).
192 locals recommend
Listening Room Cafe
618 4th Ave SGreat place to catch live music with a more chill vibe than Broadway. It's usually a round robin set-up with 4-5 artists and/or song writers on stage taking turns singing songs. Recommend buying tickets ahead of time (should only be $5-10) and planning to eat dinner there (minimum food/drink order of $15/person).
Combined location with Ole Smokey Moonshine distillery. Recommend the moonshine tasting! The outdoor area and bar area are great for hanging out.
50 locals recommend
Yee-Haw Brewing Co.
423 6th Ave SCombined location with Ole Smokey Moonshine distillery. Recommend the moonshine tasting! The outdoor area and bar area are great for hanging out.
Skull's has a fun vibe and a good place to catch some live jazz in the evenings
152 locals recommend
Skull's Rainbow Room
222 Printers AlleySkull's has a fun vibe and a good place to catch some live jazz in the evenings
Arcade, mini bowling, bar, giant yard games. What more could you want?
85 locals recommend
Pins Mechanical Company
1102 Grundy StArcade, mini bowling, bar, giant yard games. What more could you want?
Nashville's first and only meadery. Fun patio and indoor area to hang out, fiendly staff to teach you about mead!
16 locals recommend
Honeytree Meadery
918 Woodland StNashville's first and only meadery. Fun patio and indoor area to hang out, fiendly staff to teach you about mead!