Guidebook for Nashville

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Guidebook for Nashville

Food Scene

Best BBQ in town
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Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint
410 4th Ave S
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Best BBQ in town
Best coffee. Super friendly and high quality. They also source and roast their own. Educational classes are available too! www.crema-coffee.com
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CREMA
15 Hermitage Ave
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Best coffee. Super friendly and high quality. They also source and roast their own. Educational classes are available too! www.crema-coffee.com
Probably my favorite breakfast. Also one of the best burgers. Can be a little crazy on the weekends, but the line moves fast and they're super efficient getting food out.
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Fido
1812 21st Ave S
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Probably my favorite breakfast. Also one of the best burgers. Can be a little crazy on the weekends, but the line moves fast and they're super efficient getting food out.
I helped open this place and ran the coffee bar for a few months. Great food, drinks, coffee. Bowling and Bocce Ball...even a pool!
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Pinewood Social
33 Peabody St
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I helped open this place and ran the coffee bar for a few months. Great food, drinks, coffee. Bowling and Bocce Ball...even a pool!
This is my pop-up! We're open 8-4|M-F if you want to come by. We serve Slate coffee out of Seattle right now. Permanent cafe and roastery open in Jan.
1323 6th Ave N
This is my pop-up! We're open 8-4|M-F if you want to come by. We serve Slate coffee out of Seattle right now. Permanent cafe and roastery open in Jan.
Your closest cafe, also the first in Nashville! Recently remodeled, and revamped food menu. It's a solid bet if not my favorite place in town.
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Bongo Java
2007 Belmont Blvd
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Your closest cafe, also the first in Nashville! Recently remodeled, and revamped food menu. It's a solid bet if not my favorite place in town.
Pretty decent place next door. Thai, Sushi, etc. Actually a great burger too.
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PM
2017 Belmont Blvd
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Pretty decent place next door. Thai, Sushi, etc. Actually a great burger too.
Favorite Thai place
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Thai Phooket
207 Woodland St
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Favorite Thai place
Fun little place with ready-made food and great menu to order from. They also have various asian goods you can buy and cook at home. Tell them what you want to make and they'll hook you up!
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International Market & Restaurant
2013 Belmont Blvd
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Fun little place with ready-made food and great menu to order from. They also have various asian goods you can buy and cook at home. Tell them what you want to make and they'll hook you up!
My favorite restaurant. Everything is fantastic. The chicken liver pate is probably the best I've had. Pasta is what they're best known for. Cocktails are some of the best in the city.
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Rolf and Daughters
700 Taylor St
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My favorite restaurant. Everything is fantastic. The chicken liver pate is probably the best I've had. Pasta is what they're best known for. Cocktails are some of the best in the city.
Another Germantown staple. Southern/Italian. Go with some people and share!
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City House
1222 4th Ave N
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Another Germantown staple. Southern/Italian. Go with some people and share!
Another amazing place. Lunch is actually pretty reasonable, and Dinner is amazing. Southern food with an emphasis on heritage produce, grains and meat. Chef Sean Brock is a James Beard award winner.
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Husk
37 Rutledge St
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Another amazing place. Lunch is actually pretty reasonable, and Dinner is amazing. Southern food with an emphasis on heritage produce, grains and meat. Chef Sean Brock is a James Beard award winner.
Great space, good coffee, super hip. Can be a little snobby and slow, but worth a trip.
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Barista Parlor
519 Gallatin Ave
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Great space, good coffee, super hip. Can be a little snobby and slow, but worth a trip.
Killer fish tacos and chicken tortilla soup. Cash only.
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Mas Tacos Por Favor
732 Mcferrin Ave
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Killer fish tacos and chicken tortilla soup. Cash only.
My favorite hot chicken place. There's also a new location on Charlotte that may be easier to get into.
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Hattie B's Hot Chicken - Midtown Nashville, TN
112 19th Ave S
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My favorite hot chicken place. There's also a new location on Charlotte that may be easier to get into.
The original Nashville Hot Chicken! If you like spicy stuff, this is your jam. Be warned, though....when they say hot, they mean insanely hot. Also, this is a popular place, so be prepared to wait.
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Prince's Hot Chicken Shack
123 Ewing Dr
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The original Nashville Hot Chicken! If you like spicy stuff, this is your jam. Be warned, though....when they say hot, they mean insanely hot. Also, this is a popular place, so be prepared to wait.
Best pizza in town, hands down. Neapolitan style. So good.
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DeSano Pizza Bakery
115 16th Ave S
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Best pizza in town, hands down. Neapolitan style. So good.
Super good Izakaya + Ramen house.
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Two Ten Jack
1900 Eastland Ave
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Super good Izakaya + Ramen house.
More good BBQ. Voted the best in Nashville. The Tuck special is one of my favorite sandwiches in existence.
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Edley's Bar-B-Que
2706 12th Ave S
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More good BBQ. Voted the best in Nashville. The Tuck special is one of my favorite sandwiches in existence.
Best sandwich place in town!
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Mitchell Delicatessen
1306 McGavock Pk
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Best sandwich place in town!

Drinks & Nightlife

Best cocktail bar. Not cheap, and there's generally a wait, but it's worth it.
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The Patterson House
1711 Division St
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Best cocktail bar. Not cheap, and there's generally a wait, but it's worth it.
Great beer selection and decent burgers! Tuesday is trivia night if you're into that.
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M.L.Rose Craft Beer & Burgers - Melrose
2535 8th Ave S
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Great beer selection and decent burgers! Tuesday is trivia night if you're into that.
Favorite place downtown. The players are some of the best I've ever heard. Also, the recession special: Fried bologna sandwich, chips, moon pie, PBR, $4. Nuff said
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Robert's Western World
416 Broadway
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Favorite place downtown. The players are some of the best I've ever heard. Also, the recession special: Fried bologna sandwich, chips, moon pie, PBR, $4. Nuff said
One of my favorite local breweries. You can take a tour here. They also have a fantastic taproom with excellent food.
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Fat Bottom Brewing Co.
800 44th Ave N
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One of my favorite local breweries. You can take a tour here. They also have a fantastic taproom with excellent food.
Local distillery that does super cool stuff with lots of different alternative grains and recipes. You can do tours here or just hit the taproom.
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Corsair Distillery & Taproom
1200 Clinton St
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Local distillery that does super cool stuff with lots of different alternative grains and recipes. You can do tours here or just hit the taproom.
Best divey bar on the east side. Sundays and Wednesdays are 2-4-1.
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3 Crow Bar
1024 Woodland St
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Best divey bar on the east side. Sundays and Wednesdays are 2-4-1.
Hipster bar. It's whatever, but somehow I end up here a lot.
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The Crying Wolf
823 Woodland St
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Hipster bar. It's whatever, but somehow I end up here a lot.

Sightseeing

Nashville's art museum. Not very big, but they have great exhibits.
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I-Frist Art Museum
919 Broadway
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Nashville's art museum. Not very big, but they have great exhibits.
If you're in Nashville for the country music, this is a great place to hit. Pretty cool exhibits and experience.
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Country Music Hall of Fame neMuziyam
222 Rep. John Lewis Way S
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If you're in Nashville for the country music, this is a great place to hit. Pretty cool exhibits and experience.

Essentials

Closest grocery store. Pretty decent.
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Harris Teeter
2201 21st Avenue South
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Closest grocery store. Pretty decent.

Entertainment & Activities

Nice park close by. Great playground for kids, community center, and excellent farmers market on tuesdays!
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Sevier Park Community Center
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Nice park close by. Great playground for kids, community center, and excellent farmers market on tuesdays!

Arts & Culture

One of the better venues in town. It's a big open space with two bars. They have a good mix of bigger acts and locals.
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Exit/In
2208 Elliston Pl
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One of the better venues in town. It's a big open space with two bars. They have a good mix of bigger acts and locals.
One of my favorite venues. Really great shows, usually not too expensive. Monday nights are a free showcase.
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Mercy Lounge
1 Cannery Row
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One of my favorite venues. Really great shows, usually not too expensive. Monday nights are a free showcase.
Maybe my favorite place to see a show. It's small, but gets great artists and has quite a reputation for hosting last minute secret shows by huge names.
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The Basement
1604 8th Ave S
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Maybe my favorite place to see a show. It's small, but gets great artists and has quite a reputation for hosting last minute secret shows by huge names.

Shopping

Best record store in town. One of the best in the country!
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Grimey's New & Preloved Music
1060 E Trinity Ln
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Best record store in town. One of the best in the country!
Jack White's place. Record store and venue that puts on some great shows.
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Third Man Records
623 7th Ave S
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Jack White's place. Record store and venue that puts on some great shows.
Some of the best ice cream I've ever had. Walking distance from the apartment too!
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
1892 Eastland Ave
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Some of the best ice cream I've ever had. Walking distance from the apartment too!
Amazing boots, amazing space, very pricey, but absolutely worth checking out even just to lust over.
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Peter Nappi
1308 Adams St
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Amazing boots, amazing space, very pricey, but absolutely worth checking out even just to lust over.