Guidebook for Nashville

Meghan & Greg
Meghan & Greg
Guidebook for Nashville

Food Scene

Excellent brunch and only a block and half away!
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Sky Blue Cafe
700 Fatherland St
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Excellent brunch and only a block and half away!
Best pizza in Nashville! By the slice or a whole pie, you can't go wrong. The garlic knots are incredible and they have an excellent draft beer list.
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Five Points Pizza East
1012 Woodland St
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Best pizza in Nashville! By the slice or a whole pie, you can't go wrong. The garlic knots are incredible and they have an excellent draft beer list.
The original East Nashville coffee roaster. Tasty coffee and great sandwiches - breakfast served all day.
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Bongo East
107 S 11th St
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The original East Nashville coffee roaster. Tasty coffee and great sandwiches - breakfast served all day.
House made sausages and delicious burgers with an extensive beer list and large outdoor seating area.
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The Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Garden
731 Mcferrin Ave
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House made sausages and delicious burgers with an extensive beer list and large outdoor seating area.
The best tacos in town! Cash only and sometimes odd hours but worth all of that. BYOB.
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Mas Tacos Por Favor
732 Mcferrin Ave
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The best tacos in town! Cash only and sometimes odd hours but worth all of that. BYOB.
Quick, delicious Mexican fare. Family friendly and generous portions.
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Five Points Pizza East
1012 Woodland St
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Quick, delicious Mexican fare. Family friendly and generous portions.
The best noodles and pho in the area. The wait can be long on the weekends but the rest of the time it's fast and delicious.
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Thai Phooket
207 Woodland St
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The best noodles and pho in the area. The wait can be long on the weekends but the rest of the time it's fast and delicious.
Delicious BBQ and fun bar. Lots of TVs to catch the game while you eat.
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Edley’s Bar-B-Que
1004 Main St
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Delicious BBQ and fun bar. Lots of TVs to catch the game while you eat.
Incredible neighborhood restaurant with a fun happy hour and wood fired pizzas.
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Lockeland Table
1520 Woodland St
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Incredible neighborhood restaurant with a fun happy hour and wood fired pizzas.
Gluten free restaurant.
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Amot Eatery: A Matter of Taste
1100 Fatherland Street
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Gluten free restaurant.
Chef Margot's brunch and lunch destination.
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Marché Artisan Foods
1000 Main St
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Chef Margot's brunch and lunch destination.
GQ says it's the best coffee shop in the country - they have an excellent selection of coffee and brewing methods - certainly a fun place to people-watch.
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Barista Parlor
519 Gallatin Ave
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GQ says it's the best coffee shop in the country - they have an excellent selection of coffee and brewing methods - certainly a fun place to people-watch.
BBQ/Meat and 3 that consistently serves excellent food.
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Bailey & Cato
1130 McGavock Pk
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BBQ/Meat and 3 that consistently serves excellent food.
The original Nashville hot chicken. Cash only. The lines are long for a reason. Brace yourself, it's HOT!
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Prince's Hot Chicken Shack
123 Ewing Dr
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The original Nashville hot chicken. Cash only. The lines are long for a reason. Brace yourself, it's HOT!
Great name! This is East Nashville's original food truck. It is an immobile VW converted into a weenie van serving hot dogs & veggie dogs. Perfect place for a picnic.They also serve brunch.
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I Dream Of Weenie
113 S 11th St
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Great name! This is East Nashville's original food truck. It is an immobile VW converted into a weenie van serving hot dogs & veggie dogs. Perfect place for a picnic.They also serve brunch.
Great food! The greens are off the hook.
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Calypso Cafe East
301 Gallatin Ave
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Great food! The greens are off the hook.
Sushi!
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Nomzilla! sushi et cetera
1000 Gallatin Ave
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Sushi!
Great place for dinner. Tasty little dishes.
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Little Octopus
505 12th Ave S
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Great place for dinner. Tasty little dishes.
sweet little restaurant with kid's size and vegetarian pho. Love it!
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Far East
2922 614 Fatherland St
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sweet little restaurant with kid's size and vegetarian pho. Love it!
A recent addition to the Nashville restaurant scene getting great reviews. We can't wait to check it out. Word has it that they do brunch too.
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Butcher & Bee
902 Main St
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A recent addition to the Nashville restaurant scene getting great reviews. We can't wait to check it out. Word has it that they do brunch too.
One of the original Nashville hot chicken joints is just a few blocks away. Serving up the Hottest Chicken in Town! Order some food to go: Catfish , Hot Chicken , Ribs, Sandwiches, Seafood, Soulfood ...
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Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish
624 Main St
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One of the original Nashville hot chicken joints is just a few blocks away. Serving up the Hottest Chicken in Town! Order some food to go: Catfish , Hot Chicken , Ribs, Sandwiches, Seafood, Soulfood ...
Every Wednesday at Shelby Park from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm May through October. Fresh farm fare, live music and food trucks
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East Nashville Farmers Market
511 Woodland St
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Every Wednesday at Shelby Park from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm May through October. Fresh farm fare, live music and food trucks
butcher shop. They are next door to an artisan cheese shop (The Bloomy Rind) and also serve BBQ on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
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Porter Road Butcher
501 Gallatin Ave
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butcher shop. They are next door to an artisan cheese shop (The Bloomy Rind) and also serve BBQ on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Yum! Plant based Bistro & bar. Smoothies and amazing biscuits for breakfast, lunch, small plates, cocktails, and a date-worthy dinner. You don't have to be vegan to love this food.
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Graze Nashville
1888 Eastland Ave
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Yum! Plant based Bistro & bar. Smoothies and amazing biscuits for breakfast, lunch, small plates, cocktails, and a date-worthy dinner. You don't have to be vegan to love this food.
great vegetarian restaurant with fun cocktails
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The Wild Cow
1100 Fatherland Street
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great vegetarian restaurant with fun cocktails

Drinks & Nightlife

Local bar with happy hour specials and quick, tasty food.
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The Crying Wolf
823 Woodland St
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Local bar with happy hour specials and quick, tasty food.
Upscale wine bar and restaurant. Gorgeous outdoor seating garden.
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Rumours East
1112 Woodland Street
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Upscale wine bar and restaurant. Gorgeous outdoor seating garden.
A growler refill shop that also serves pints of local and regional beers. A great way to try what area breweries have to offer.
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The Filling Station - East
904 Main St
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A growler refill shop that also serves pints of local and regional beers. A great way to try what area breweries have to offer.
The finest restaurant in the neighborhood - multi-year James Beard Foundation best chef finalist.
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Margot Café & Bar
1017 Woodland St
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The finest restaurant in the neighborhood - multi-year James Beard Foundation best chef finalist.
cocktail lounge
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No 308
407 Gallatin Ave
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cocktail lounge
Great little local brewery with a taproom.
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Little Harpeth Brewing
5901 California Avenue
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Great little local brewery with a taproom.
Brewery a couple blocks away with a friendly taproom.
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Smith & Lentz Brewing Company
903 Main St
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Brewery a couple blocks away with a friendly taproom.
This is a standard local bar that is unusual because it has a deli counter where you can get sandwiches or cold cuts.
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Duke's
1000 Main St
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This is a standard local bar that is unusual because it has a deli counter where you can get sandwiches or cold cuts.
Friendly, great beer selection, nice snacks, hot dogs, and, my personal favorite, beer in half pints.
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The Hop Stop
2909 Gallatin Pike
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Friendly, great beer selection, nice snacks, hot dogs, and, my personal favorite, beer in half pints.
Popular East Nashville spot for drinks, trivia nights, happy hour specials. Window looking over Five Points
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3 Crow Bar
1024 Woodland St
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Popular East Nashville spot for drinks, trivia nights, happy hour specials. Window looking over Five Points

Shopping

Upscale wine shoppe with knowledgable staff and some rare treats.
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Woodland Wine Merchant
1001 Woodland St
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Upscale wine shoppe with knowledgable staff and some rare treats.
An eclectic group of shops just down the street - great gifts, music, boutiques and more! Check local listings for concerts at the pavilion.
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The Shoppes On Fatherland
Fatherland Street
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An eclectic group of shops just down the street - great gifts, music, boutiques and more! Check local listings for concerts at the pavilion.
Thrillist called it one of the top 20 sandwich shops in the country - they make delicious sandwiches and you can get Benton's Bacon by the pound here - completely worth the trip.
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Mitchell Delicatessen
1306 McGavock Pk
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Thrillist called it one of the top 20 sandwich shops in the country - they make delicious sandwiches and you can get Benton's Bacon by the pound here - completely worth the trip.
Super kind and helpful music shop. Strings, pedals, instruments, sticks, repairs, and more.
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Eastside Music Supply
2915 Gallatin Pike
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Super kind and helpful music shop. Strings, pedals, instruments, sticks, repairs, and more.
Herbal teas, tinctures, treats and more. A very relaxing place to pop in.
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High Garden
935A Woodland St
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Herbal teas, tinctures, treats and more. A very relaxing place to pop in.
Pick up gifts and books for the kids and enjoy a cone at the local ice cream shop next door. Local authors are featured and there is a clearance section and a small play area to entertain the kids while you shop.
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Fairytales Bookstore
1108 Woodland St
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Pick up gifts and books for the kids and enjoy a cone at the local ice cream shop next door. Local authors are featured and there is a clearance section and a small play area to entertain the kids while you shop.
If vintage is your thing, this place is your jam. Really well organized little shop that knows their stuff.
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Hip Zipper Vintage
1008 Forrest Ave
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If vintage is your thing, this place is your jam. Really well organized little shop that knows their stuff.
One of the best local record shops in Nashville
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The Groove
1103 Calvin Ave
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One of the best local record shops in Nashville

Essentials

***just expanded and moved to 701 Woodland Street!*** Excellent neighborhood market with fresh produce, homemade soups, and prepared sandwiches, salads, and juice bar.
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The Turnip Truck
701 Woodland St
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***just expanded and moved to 701 Woodland Street!*** Excellent neighborhood market with fresh produce, homemade soups, and prepared sandwiches, salads, and juice bar.
Natural market. The Turnip Truck is Nashville's only full service, locally owned natural foods grocer. Groceries, fresh juices, smoothies, hot soup, salad bar, sandwiches, cold craft beer, free samples...
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The Turnip Truck
701 Woodland St
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Natural market. The Turnip Truck is Nashville's only full service, locally owned natural foods grocer. Groceries, fresh juices, smoothies, hot soup, salad bar, sandwiches, cold craft beer, free samples...

Entertainment & Activities

Local ice-cream with creative flavors! This place shares a storefront with a kids book and toy store.
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Pied Piper Creamery
975 Main St
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Local ice-cream with creative flavors! This place shares a storefront with a kids book and toy store.
We have yet to try this place out but go karts and mini golf sounds like fun!
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Music City Indoor Karting
404 Davidson St
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We have yet to try this place out but go karts and mini golf sounds like fun!

Everything Else

$2 day pass to a very good gym - free to use the pool or the track.
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East Recreation Center
600 Woodland St
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$2 day pass to a very good gym - free to use the pool or the track.
An actual chocolate factory with samples, tours, gifts and more! A must see. (Current location is on Fatherland street - listing on McGavock Pike is old location.)
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Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Company
1628 Fatherland St
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An actual chocolate factory with samples, tours, gifts and more! A must see. (Current location is on Fatherland street - listing on McGavock Pike is old location.)
Eclectic gallery of local art and more. HQ for Tomato Art Festival.
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Art & Invention
1106 Woodland St
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Eclectic gallery of local art and more. HQ for Tomato Art Festival.
The best bagels you're going to find in Nashville!
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Bagel Face Bakery
700 Main St
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The best bagels you're going to find in Nashville!
The gateway to downtown. This bridge offers beautiful views of the skyline at night, sunset or even sunrise.
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The John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge
The John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge
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The gateway to downtown. This bridge offers beautiful views of the skyline at night, sunset or even sunrise.
A fun, free waterpark with fountains, a small climbing wall, slides and more - fun for the whole family!
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Cumberland Park
592 S 1st St
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A fun, free waterpark with fountains, a small climbing wall, slides and more - fun for the whole family!
Great walking trails and nature center with activities, gallery, and more. Excellent views of the river.
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Shelby Park Greenway
Shelby Park Greenway
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Great walking trails and nature center with activities, gallery, and more. Excellent views of the river.
Great juices and smoothies!
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Lynne Lorraine's Juice Bar
1100 Fatherland Street
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Great juices and smoothies!
Yoga studio - offers drop-ins and workshops.
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Kali Yuga Yoga
1011 Fatherland St
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Yoga studio - offers drop-ins and workshops.

Arts & Culture

Great venue.
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The Basement East
917 Woodland St
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Great venue.
Comedy/Music/Arts venue on Gallatin. Open mic nights.
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The East Room
2412 Gallatin Ave
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Comedy/Music/Arts venue on Gallatin. Open mic nights.