Our Nashville Favorites
Barbecue
Peg Leg finishes our top-three barbecue joints in Nashville. This one is in the gulch, so it's a short drive or Uber from our house. The pulled pork sandwich is the best in Tennessee!
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Peg Leg Porker BBQ
903 Gleaves StPeg Leg finishes our top-three barbecue joints in Nashville. This one is in the gulch, so it's a short drive or Uber from our house. The pulled pork sandwich is the best in Tennessee!
Edley's is right around the corner; turn right onto 12th and it's a block down the street. Along with Martin's, Edley's is one of our neighborhood favorites. Try the brisket tacos!
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Edley's Bar-B-Que
2706 12th Ave SEdley's is right around the corner; turn right onto 12th and it's a block down the street. Along with Martin's, Edley's is one of our neighborhood favorites. Try the brisket tacos!
Martin's is a 10-15 minute walk or short drive down to Belmont Blvd. Along with Edley's it's one of our favorites. We prefer the brisket at Martin's!
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Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint
410 4th Ave SMartin's is a 10-15 minute walk or short drive down to Belmont Blvd. Along with Edley's it's one of our favorites. We prefer the brisket at Martin's!
Food scene
Josephine is our favorite restaurant in Nashville for special occasions. Luckily, it's just a few blocks up 12th Ave South. It's won a James Beard award for best restaurant the South -- and it's darn good. Quiet tables, usually need a reservation...but can often get squeezed in at the bar if you don't have one.
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Josephine
2316 12th Ave SJosephine is our favorite restaurant in Nashville for special occasions. Luckily, it's just a few blocks up 12th Ave South. It's won a James Beard award for best restaurant the South -- and it's darn good. Quiet tables, usually need a reservation...but can often get squeezed in at the bar if you don't have one.
Great Burgers, literally across the street. This is also our favorite place to grab a drink at the bar.
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Burger Up
2901 12th Ave SGreat Burgers, literally across the street. This is also our favorite place to grab a drink at the bar.
Ladybird opened up last fall and it's delicious. It's our new favorite place for breakfast (great breakfast tacos!)
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Ladybird Taco
2229 10th Avenue SouthLadybird opened up last fall and it's delicious. It's our new favorite place for breakfast (great breakfast tacos!)
This place is awesome. It's worth the trip up to Germantown for one of the best restaurants in the South with a fun and creative menu!
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Henrietta Red
1200 4th Ave NThis place is awesome. It's worth the trip up to Germantown for one of the best restaurants in the South with a fun and creative menu!
Hawkers opened up in East Nashville this year -- so it's across town - but worth the 15-minute drive. Hawkers has an eclectic menu of Asian Street food - it's like being at a big market in Singapore or Hong Kong - we bring our kids here to eat outside. It's a lot of fun!
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Hawkers Asian Street Food
626A Main StHawkers opened up in East Nashville this year -- so it's across town - but worth the 15-minute drive. Hawkers has an eclectic menu of Asian Street food - it's like being at a big market in Singapore or Hong Kong - we bring our kids here to eat outside. It's a lot of fun!
Legit Old School Nashville
It's too bad that John Prine passed away last March, because he was known to be a lunch regular at Arnold's. If you're looking for a classic Nashville Meat + 3, don't miss Arnold's. (Meat + 3 is a classic Southern restaurant where you are served cafeteria style - you choose a daily meat special plus 3 sides.)
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Arnold's Country Kitchen
605 8th Ave SIt's too bad that John Prine passed away last March, because he was known to be a lunch regular at Arnold's. If you're looking for a classic Nashville Meat + 3, don't miss Arnold's. (Meat + 3 is a classic Southern restaurant where you are served cafeteria style - you choose a daily meat special plus 3 sides.)
Class old-school diner and burger place. Great burgers, atmosphere untouched from the 1950s!
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Brown's Diner
2102 Blair BlvdClass old-school diner and burger place. Great burgers, atmosphere untouched from the 1950s!
You can go to Hattie B's like everyone else visiting town...or you can go to the real, old-school hot chicken joints - Prince's and Bolton's. (They each of have 2 locations around town.) They are NOT PLAYING with the heat on the hot chicken!
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Prince's Hot Chicken Shack SoBro
423 6th Ave SYou can go to Hattie B's like everyone else visiting town...or you can go to the real, old-school hot chicken joints - Prince's and Bolton's. (They each of have 2 locations around town.) They are NOT PLAYING with the heat on the hot chicken!
You can go to Hattie B's like everyone else visiting town...or you can go to the real, old-school hot chicken joints - Prince's and Bolton's. (They each of have 2 locations around town.) They are NOT PLAYING with the heat on the hot chicken!
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Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish
624 Main StYou can go to Hattie B's like everyone else visiting town...or you can go to the real, old-school hot chicken joints - Prince's and Bolton's. (They each of have 2 locations around town.) They are NOT PLAYING with the heat on the hot chicken!
Monell's - well worth the short drive to Germantown. This is a classic old-school Black-owned business that has been filling bellies forever. They bring baskets of fried chicken to the table like other restaurants bring bread. Need I say more. So good!
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Monell's
1235 6th Ave NMonell's - well worth the short drive to Germantown. This is a classic old-school Black-owned business that has been filling bellies forever. They bring baskets of fried chicken to the table like other restaurants bring bread. Need I say more. So good!
Great place for a milkshake, fries and to to listen to Chuck Berry or Elvis. This is a few miles West of us near the Sylvan Park neighborhood...worth a drive for an old-school hangout!
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Bobbie's Dairy Dip
5301 Charlotte AveGreat place for a milkshake, fries and to to listen to Chuck Berry or Elvis. This is a few miles West of us near the Sylvan Park neighborhood...worth a drive for an old-school hangout!
Sweet Treats!
Really good, really fancy donuts -- dangerously close...right up 12th Ave South!
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Five Daughters Bakery 12th South
1110 Caruthers AveReally good, really fancy donuts -- dangerously close...right up 12th Ave South!
Jeni's has a few locations around town, including right up 12th Ave South -- it's the best ice cream around!
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
1892 Eastland AveJeni's has a few locations around town, including right up 12th Ave South -- it's the best ice cream around!
Fox's could have also been in my "Legit Old School Nashville" section because it's like a 1950s donut shop. It's a little bit of a drive, but really good!
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Fox's Donut Den
3900 Hillsboro PikeFox's could have also been in my "Legit Old School Nashville" section because it's like a 1950s donut shop. It's a little bit of a drive, but really good!
The sweet potato cupcake here is 100% the best cupcake in the South...maybe America! Head up to Germantown, Nashville's oldest neighborhood. It's a great place to walk around and definitely stop at Cupcake Collection!
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The Cupcake Collection
1213 6th Ave NThe sweet potato cupcake here is 100% the best cupcake in the South...maybe America! Head up to Germantown, Nashville's oldest neighborhood. It's a great place to walk around and definitely stop at Cupcake Collection!
East Park is across town in East Nashville -- really big, really indulgent, really cool donuts. Worth the trip!
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East Park Donuts & Coffee
700 Main StEast Park is across town in East Nashville -- really big, really indulgent, really cool donuts. Worth the trip!
City/town information
Franklin is our favorite nearby day-trip town. It's about 30 minutes south of Nashville and has a beautiful, historic city square with great shopping, great restaurants and many interesting landmarks. Our favorite place to eat are Meridee's Breadbasket and Pucket's.
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Franklin
Franklin is our favorite nearby day-trip town. It's about 30 minutes south of Nashville and has a beautiful, historic city square with great shopping, great restaurants and many interesting landmarks. Our favorite place to eat are Meridee's Breadbasket and Pucket's.
Sightseeing
Columbia is a little further afield (about 45 minutes south,) but another beautiful quintiessential southern charm town!
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Columbia
Columbia is a little further afield (about 45 minutes south,) but another beautiful quintiessential southern charm town!
Music
Robert's is our favorite honky tonk. If you want to see great rock-a-billy music and eat a fried bologna sandwich come here!
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Robert's Western World
416 BroadwayRobert's is our favorite honky tonk. If you want to see great rock-a-billy music and eat a fried bologna sandwich come here!
This is our favorite mostly-locals music venue. Hopefully post-Covid they will bring back their weekly Friday lunchtime show, which is broadcast life on WMOT Roots Radio - it always features four sets from up-and-coming country/folk/Americana artists.
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3rd & Lindsley Bar & Grill
818 3rd Ave SThis is our favorite mostly-locals music venue. Hopefully post-Covid they will bring back their weekly Friday lunchtime show, which is broadcast life on WMOT Roots Radio - it always features four sets from up-and-coming country/folk/Americana artists.
If you've done your homework prior to visiting you already know about Station Inn and already want to visit!
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The Station Inn
402 12th Ave SIf you've done your homework prior to visiting you already know about Station Inn and already want to visit!
You already know about the Ryman and all the Lower Broadway bars...but have you heard of Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge. It's a drive up to Madison, which is, um, interesting...but worth it for a $2 Hi Life and great music!
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Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge
102 E Palestine AveYou already know about the Ryman and all the Lower Broadway bars...but have you heard of Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge. It's a drive up to Madison, which is, um, interesting...but worth it for a $2 Hi Life and great music!