Bars & nightlife

No menu. You talk, they mix. Germantown cocktail bar from the New York Attaboy people.

Germantown · First-timers $$$

Bars & nightlife Live music

A Lower Broad honky-tonk that still feels like a honky-tonk — fried bologna, cheap beer, and live country with no cover.

Lower Broadway · First-timers and groups $

Bars & nightlife Live music

Printers Alley supper club: steaks, cocktails, and a burlesque/jazz streak. Dress like you meant it.

Downtown · First-timers and groups $$$

Bars & nightlife Live music

The honky-tonk strip — cover bands, neon, and a crawl from 1st to 5th. Do it once, preferably before 9 p.m. or with a plan.

Lower Broadway · First-timers and groups $$

Bars & nightlife Sports

Downtown sports bar — Martin’s Broadway-adjacent pick when the game is the point.

Downtown · Groups $$

Bars & nightlife Live music

East Nashville’s Monday-night honky-tonk and a calendar of bands that are not cover acts.

East Nashville · First-timers $

Bars & nightlife Sports

Germantown sports bar with more than one location. TVs, patio, not a honky-tonk.

Germantown · Groups $$

Bars & nightlife Live music

Franklin nightlife in an old icehouse — live music, rooftop, not Broadway.

Franklin · Groups $$

Bars & nightlife Restaurants

Suburban sports-bar chain locals actually use. Franklin and other spots; TVs and a menu kids will eat.

Franklin · Groups $$

Bars & nightlife Live music

Elliston Place bar with bands, sports, and a late crowd. Not pretty. Fine.

Midtown · Groups $