Guidebook for Nashville

Deborah
Guidebook for Nashville

Food Scene

Great Cofffee and Ice Cream! Cool retro 50's era decor. Also has a drive thru!
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Sip Café
3939 Gallatin Pike
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Great Cofffee and Ice Cream! Cool retro 50's era decor. Also has a drive thru!
The.Best.Sandwiches.Ever. Get the bacon, you won't be sorry. My favorite is the turkey/avocado/bacon sandwich. They also have a small hot food buffet with a daily soup and salad bar. Walking distance.
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Mitchell Delicatessen
1306 McGavock Pk
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The.Best.Sandwiches.Ever. Get the bacon, you won't be sorry. My favorite is the turkey/avocado/bacon sandwich. They also have a small hot food buffet with a daily soup and salad bar. Walking distance.
I have not tried this place yet but this is another one that is w/in walking distance on a nice day.
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Rudie's Seafood and Sausage
1402 McGavock Pk
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I have not tried this place yet but this is another one that is w/in walking distance on a nice day.
One of our favorite spots! The best fish 'n chips outside of Boston. They also have tons of healthy selections (Julia salad!) including a sushi bar. Sushi and fries in the same place...wicked awesome.
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Boston Commons
1008 Woodland St
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One of our favorite spots! The best fish 'n chips outside of Boston. They also have tons of healthy selections (Julia salad!) including a sushi bar. Sushi and fries in the same place...wicked awesome.
One of our favorite spots! Walk by this place and just try to resist the smell of the smoker. They also have an extensive vegetarian selection so everyone will be happy here. The nachos are fantastic.
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Drifters
Woodland Street
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One of our favorite spots! Walk by this place and just try to resist the smell of the smoker. They also have an extensive vegetarian selection so everyone will be happy here. The nachos are fantastic.
You want pizza? They have pizza!
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Five Points Pizza East
1012 Woodland St
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You want pizza? They have pizza!
This is where we get our delivery from. 615-228-8000
Papa John's Pizza
3604 Gallatin Pike
This is where we get our delivery from. 615-228-8000
One of the best vegetarian restaurants you will ever find. Delicious food whether you are a vegetarian or not. The place isn't huge, but they do have tables to sit and enjoy your meal.
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The Wild Cow
1100 Fatherland Street
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One of the best vegetarian restaurants you will ever find. Delicious food whether you are a vegetarian or not. The place isn't huge, but they do have tables to sit and enjoy your meal.
This is one of my favorite places to go and have a cup of coffee while I do some work on my computer. Free wifi. You'll see a lot of locals here. They also have some toys to keep the kids busy.
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Ugly Mugs Coffee & Tea
1886 Eastland Ave
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This is one of my favorite places to go and have a cup of coffee while I do some work on my computer. Free wifi. You'll see a lot of locals here. They also have some toys to keep the kids busy.
I can't even describe to you how delicious this ice cream is. You just have to try it for yourself. This is not a place to take the kids, although it is very kid friendly. Definitely gourmet priced.
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
1892 Eastland Ave
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I can't even describe to you how delicious this ice cream is. You just have to try it for yourself. This is not a place to take the kids, although it is very kid friendly. Definitely gourmet priced.
This is where I take my kids for ice cream. I love it too! They make all the concoctions, such as "Lady Goo Goo" and "Minty Python", in house.
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Pied Piper Creamery
975 Main St
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This is where I take my kids for ice cream. I love it too! They make all the concoctions, such as "Lady Goo Goo" and "Minty Python", in house.
This place has a great atmosphere if you're in the mood for a margarita. They make the best in town. The food is pretty good but the drinks are great.
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Rosepepper Cantina
1907 Eastland Ave
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This place has a great atmosphere if you're in the mood for a margarita. They make the best in town. The food is pretty good but the drinks are great.
A new local favorite. Smaller portions.
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Amot Eatery: A Matter of Taste
1100 Fatherland Street
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A new local favorite. Smaller portions.
This is in the coffee category but there is no coffee here! You WILL find the best teas that are carefully sourced. Sit and relax at a table and enjoy the moment. No cell phones allowed in here.
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High Garden
935A Woodland St
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This is in the coffee category but there is no coffee here! You WILL find the best teas that are carefully sourced. Sit and relax at a table and enjoy the moment. No cell phones allowed in here.
Great Brunch!
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Marché Artisan Foods
1000 Main St
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Great Brunch!
Fun Menu-Great Brunch
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Wylee's On Woodland
1313 Woodland Street
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Fun Menu-Great Brunch
Great Breakfast
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The Post East
1701 Fatherland St
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Great Breakfast
Get the Greek Pizza! Yum! (They deliver too!)
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Castrillo's Pizza of Inglewood
1404 McGavock Pk
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Get the Greek Pizza! Yum! (They deliver too!)
Crafted Cocktails and an excellent menu.
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Holland House Bar and Refuge
935 West Eastland Avenue
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Crafted Cocktails and an excellent menu.

Everything Else

A great local pharmacy that will deliver prescriptions if you can't go out yourself.
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Riverside Village Pharmacy
1406 McGavock Pk
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A great local pharmacy that will deliver prescriptions if you can't go out yourself.
While I hope this isn't needed during your stay, if you do get sick, this office takes walk-ins as an urgent care center and is so much faster than Walgreens!
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East Nashville Family Medicine
3443 Woodland St
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While I hope this isn't needed during your stay, if you do get sick, this office takes walk-ins as an urgent care center and is so much faster than Walgreens!
If you need dry cleaning while you are here, they are the best. They even take care of the costumes used in performances at Opryland.
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Nicholson Cleaners
419 Gallatin Ave
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If you need dry cleaning while you are here, they are the best. They even take care of the costumes used in performances at Opryland.
Rock climbing your thing? Well, here you go! Right next to Cumberland Transit, Ugly Mugs, and Jeni's Ice Cream...hey-you just climbed a wall--you deserve it!
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Climb Nashville East
1900 Eastland Ave
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Rock climbing your thing? Well, here you go! Right next to Cumberland Transit, Ugly Mugs, and Jeni's Ice Cream...hey-you just climbed a wall--you deserve it!
This is the post office we use. They have an automatic postage machine in the lobby so you don't have to wait in line for stamps or for sending packages priority.
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United States Postal Service
1011 Gillock St
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This is the post office we use. They have an automatic postage machine in the lobby so you don't have to wait in line for stamps or for sending packages priority.
If you are attending a conference at the Convention Center, here is its location.
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Nashville Convention Center
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If you are attending a conference at the Convention Center, here is its location.

Essentials

This is where we do most of our grocery shopping. There is a decent organic section here, flowers, pharmacy, bakery, and sushi made on site daily.
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Kroger
711 Gallatin Ave
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This is where we do most of our grocery shopping. There is a decent organic section here, flowers, pharmacy, bakery, and sushi made on site daily.
Organic/Local food grocery. They just moved to this larger location. "hot and cold bars, grab-and-go foods, a deli and juice bar, a bakery with gluten free selections and of course a large grocery.
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The Turnip Truck
701 Woodland St
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Organic/Local food grocery. They just moved to this larger location. "hot and cold bars, grab-and-go foods, a deli and juice bar, a bakery with gluten free selections and of course a large grocery.
Wine is not sold in grocery stores in TN. The law changed and soon you will be able to but until then, Sinkers is the place for wine and liquor. Beer is at the grocery and at gas stations.
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Sinkers Beverages
3308 Gallatin Pike
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Wine is not sold in grocery stores in TN. The law changed and soon you will be able to but until then, Sinkers is the place for wine and liquor. Beer is at the grocery and at gas stations.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is one of our favorite spots! Catch all of your favorite sports on one of their many many screens, play pool, shoot darts, grab a beer, drink, eat wings, wraps, and more from their large menu.
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Beyond the Edge
112 S 11th St
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This is one of our favorite spots! Catch all of your favorite sports on one of their many many screens, play pool, shoot darts, grab a beer, drink, eat wings, wraps, and more from their large menu.
A great "dive bar" type of place. They have a small patio. (Drifters, Beyond the Edge and Batter'd and Fried patios are larger though.)
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Red Door Saloon
1010 Forest Avenue
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A great "dive bar" type of place. They have a small patio. (Drifters, Beyond the Edge and Batter'd and Fried patios are larger though.)
A great open-air (during warm weather of course) bar right on the corner of the 5 Points intersection.
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3 Crow Bar
1024 Woodland St
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A great open-air (during warm weather of course) bar right on the corner of the 5 Points intersection.
A great local place w/in minutes of here to grab a beer. You could walk here on a nice day. Go down Stratford and up McGavock. There are no sidewalks on busy Riverside.
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Village Pub and Beer Garden
1308 McGavock Pk
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A great local place w/in minutes of here to grab a beer. You could walk here on a nice day. Go down Stratford and up McGavock. There are no sidewalks on busy Riverside.

Shopping

Part of the Shops on Porter. A great place to find locally made Nashville goodies as well as awesome vintage. Tell Pippin and her little puppy Goldie Blanche we said hello!
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Pony Show: Gifts + Vintage
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Part of the Shops on Porter. A great place to find locally made Nashville goodies as well as awesome vintage. Tell Pippin and her little puppy Goldie Blanche we said hello!
Part of the Shops on Porter, this place has some great women's clothing items and accessories.
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Vinnie Louise
521 Gallatin Ave
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Part of the Shops on Porter, this place has some great women's clothing items and accessories.
Get your outdoor gear without leaving the Eastside.
Cumberland Transit East
1900 Eastland Ave
Get your outdoor gear without leaving the Eastside.
This is a local favorite for children's gifts. If the kids need a toy, let them look around in here and also play in the play area-be aware that it shares space with Pied Piper Creamery. :-)
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Fairytales Bookstore
1108 Woodland St
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This is a local favorite for children's gifts. If the kids need a toy, let them look around in here and also play in the play area-be aware that it shares space with Pied Piper Creamery. :-)
Let the sales people help you pick out a new pair of kicks that will keep you in the running.
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Nashville Running Company
820 Woodland St
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Let the sales people help you pick out a new pair of kicks that will keep you in the running.
Sometimes you just need to get to a Target! This one is about 17 mins away from the house by car.
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Target
26 White Bridge Rd
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Sometimes you just need to get to a Target! This one is about 17 mins away from the house by car.
Nationally recognized upcycled vintage. Clothes, decor, accessories...for both men and women. The floor was glittered through a kickstarter campaign. A must see.
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Old Made Good
3701B Gallatin Pike
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Nationally recognized upcycled vintage. Clothes, decor, accessories...for both men and women. The floor was glittered through a kickstarter campaign. A must see.
A local favorite for knick-knacks and locally made goods.
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Hey Rooster General Store
1711 21st Ave S
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A local favorite for knick-knacks and locally made goods.
Part of the Shoppes on Fatherland. This store sells sustainable goods and in-house-made beeswax candles. Great gift items can be found here.
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Thrive - Fashion, Jewelry and Home Decor
1100 Fatherland Street
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Part of the Shoppes on Fatherland. This store sells sustainable goods and in-house-made beeswax candles. Great gift items can be found here.
This store has women's apparel and accessories. Beautiful scarves, and easy to wear shirts and dresses as well as fun hats and more! Nancy has been in the biz over 20 years and knows what you want!
nancybgoods
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This store has women's apparel and accessories. Beautiful scarves, and easy to wear shirts and dresses as well as fun hats and more! Nancy has been in the biz over 20 years and knows what you want!
Part of the Shoppes on Fatherland. Great place for home gifts and more. A very cute little shop.
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Abode Mercantile
1002 Fatherland St
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Part of the Shoppes on Fatherland. Great place for home gifts and more. A very cute little shop.
There are many shoppes in this spot! Nutmeg, Red Dog Beads, Chocolate FX, The Trunk, and much more! Great for a day of shopping on the East Side.
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The Shoppes On Fatherland
Fatherland Street
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There are many shoppes in this spot! Nutmeg, Red Dog Beads, Chocolate FX, The Trunk, and much more! Great for a day of shopping on the East Side.
Part of the Idea Hatchery. A must-see shop for women's vintage/new clothing and BOOTS! "Hello Boys" is the fella's answer to this store and is a few steps away.
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Goodbuy Girls
1108 Woodland St
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Part of the Idea Hatchery. A must-see shop for women's vintage/new clothing and BOOTS! "Hello Boys" is the fella's answer to this store and is a few steps away.
Part of The Idea Hatchery. A great place to find one-of-a-kind accessories, bags, gifts and more!
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Alegria
1108 Woodland St
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Part of The Idea Hatchery. A great place to find one-of-a-kind accessories, bags, gifts and more!
This mall is full of factory stores, and regular stores-so a good mix of what you want. Also a great place to take the kids on a rainy day with a play center, carousal & more. Regal Movie Theater too!
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Opry Mills Shopping Center station
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This mall is full of factory stores, and regular stores-so a good mix of what you want. Also a great place to take the kids on a rainy day with a play center, carousal & more. Regal Movie Theater too!

Entertainment & Activities

This is an awesome place to take the kids!! They have tons of hands-on activities throughout as well as a planetarium! There is a Subway inside where you can grab a meal.
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I-Adventure Science Center
800 Fort Negley Blvd
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This is an awesome place to take the kids!! They have tons of hands-on activities throughout as well as a planetarium! There is a Subway inside where you can grab a meal.

Sightseeing

This place is huge!! You could spend all day in here and not see everything. There is a Taylor Swift wing dedicated to education and new exhibits all the time. Check their website for details.
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Country Music Hall of Fame neMuziyam
222 Rep. John Lewis Way S
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This place is huge!! You could spend all day in here and not see everything. There is a Taylor Swift wing dedicated to education and new exhibits all the time. Check their website for details.
Huge indoor botanical garden throughout. Open to visitors. During the holidays the lights are a must-see. There are restaurants and bars inside as well.
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Gaylord Opryland Resort
2800 Opryland Dr
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Huge indoor botanical garden throughout. Open to visitors. During the holidays the lights are a must-see. There are restaurants and bars inside as well.
Like the one in Hollywood but for Nashville, find the star of your favorite country singer or other famous Nashvillian.
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Music City Walk of Fame
121 4th Ave S
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Like the one in Hollywood but for Nashville, find the star of your favorite country singer or other famous Nashvillian.
The Mother Church, as it is also called. Take a tour and stand on the most famous stage in country music.
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Ryman Auditorium
116 5th Ave N
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The Mother Church, as it is also called. Take a tour and stand on the most famous stage in country music.