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Lower Broadway

What to do in this part of town.

Bars & nightlife Live music

Robert’s Western World

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 $
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Lower Broadway

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 $$
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Tin Roof Downtown

The Broadway Tin Roof — live country, tourists, and a balcony over the strip.

Lower Broadway · Groups $$
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Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge

The purple honky-tonk behind the Ryman. Famous, crowded, and still a required Broadway stop.

Lower Broadway · First-timers and groups $
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Legends Corner

Corner honky-tonk with a balcony and a jukebox’s worth of country. Classic Broadway.

Lower Broadway · First-timers and groups $
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Layla’s Bluegrass Inn

Smaller Broadway room that still leans bluegrass and country instead of pop-country covers.

Lower Broadway · First-timers $
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Honky Tonk Central

Three floors of live country on Broadway. Groups like the space. It is not subtle.

Lower Broadway · Groups $$
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Acme Feed & Seed

River-end of Broadway with food, a balcony, and music. Easier for dinner than a pure honky-tonk.

Lower Broadway · First-timers and groups $$
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The Twelve Thirty Club

Broadway supper club from the Dierks Bentley people. Reservations, rooms, and a more polished crawl.

Lower Broadway · Groups $$$
Bars & nightlife Live music

Ole Red Nashville

Blake Shelton’s Broadway house — food, a rooftop, and live music aimed at groups.

Lower Broadway · Groups $$