Just a 15-minute walk from the recommended hotels, you'll find one of Nashville’s newest and most lively neighborhoods. The Gulch is very walkable and offers shopping, food, and drinks. Some of our favorites include: Adele’s Barista Parlor Coffee Biscuit Love Hops & Crafts L.A. Jackson (rooftop bar at the Thompson Hotel) Peg Leg Porker BBQ Pins Mechanical Co.
One of the most walkable neighborhoods in Nashville, 12 South has several trendy restaurants, coffee houses, bakeries, bars, and boutiques. A few of our recommendations are listed below. Edley's BBQ Ember's Ski Lodge Emerson Grace (Candice's favorite boutique) Five Daughters Bakery Frothy Monkey Josephine Locust United Apparel Liquidators
Broadway is home to some of Nashville's most revelrous honky-tonks. A can’t-miss scene for first time visitors to Nashville with some of the best rooftops in the city for people watching and live music, of course. We recommend starting at Fifth+Broadway, a retail and dining complex across from Bridgestone Arena and next to the Ryman Auditorium.
Take a stroll across the Cumberland River on the pedestrian bridge that connects downtown to Nissan Stadium in East Nashville.
Check out Tin Roof for pub food and live music, it's just down the street from the Virgin Hotel.
Enjoy a beer on the patio at Matthew's favorite brewery in Nashville.
Butchertown Hall (Germantown) Biscuit Love (The Gulch) Bringle's Smoking Oasis (The Nations) Henrietta Red (Germantown) Lou (East Nashville) Redheaded Stranger (East Nashville) Von Elrod's Beer Hall and Kitchen (Germantown)
Le Loup (Germantown) Monday Night Brewing (Germantown) Mother’s Ruin (Germantown) The Patterson House (Midtown, right behind the Virgin Hotel) Southern Grist (East Nashville and The Nations) Old Glory (Midtown)
Nashville’s most famous food and a must have for fried chicken lovers. Who does it best is always up for debate but here are some of the most well-known and favorite spots. Bolton’s Spicy Chicken & Fish Hattie B’s Hot Chicken Helen’s Hot Chicken Prince’s Hot Chicken