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Neighborhood

The Gulch

What to do in this part of town.

Live music

The Station Inn

Nashville’s bluegrass living room — folding chairs, beer in a can, and pickers who can actually play.

The Gulch · First-timers $
Live music

The Basement

Tiny, low-ceiling rock room. If the band you like is playing here, go.

The Gulch · First-timers $
Live music

Cannery Ballroom

Mid-size room in the old cannery complex with Mercy Lounge upstairs. Workhorse touring venue.

The Gulch · First-timers and groups $$
Live music Restaurants

City Winery Nashville

Sit-down shows with dinner and wine. Easy for a group that does not want to stand.

The Gulch · First-timers and groups $$$
Restaurants

Arnold’s Country Kitchen

The meat-and-three. Lunch only, line out the door, tray of Tennessee on it.

The Gulch · First-timers $
Restaurants

Biscuit Love

Fancy biscuits, long lines, worth it once. The East Nasty is the move if you do not want sweet.

The Gulch · First-timers $$
Restaurants

Peg Leg Porker

Pit barbecue and a whiskey list in the Gulch. Pork, not a scene.

The Gulch · First-timers $$
Breweries

Tailgate Brewery

Nashville-born brewery with a Gulch taproom and a beer-and-a-game energy.

The Gulch · Groups $$
Breweries

Jackalope Brewing Company

Gulch taproom, approachable beers, easy stop between a show and dinner.

The Gulch · First-timers and groups $$
Distilleries

Nashville Craft Distillery

Small-batch spirits near the Gulch. A shorter tour than driving to Lynchburg.

The Gulch · First-timers $$