Guidebook for Nashville

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Guidebook for Nashville

Food Scene

Good Mexican. Vegan / vegetarian menu. Good margaritas and cold beer. Great patio. Across the street from where you are staying.
116 locals recommend
Taco Mamacita
1234 Church St
116 locals recommend
Good Mexican. Vegan / vegetarian menu. Good margaritas and cold beer. Great patio. Across the street from where you are staying.
Great latte. Great food for breakfast and lunch and even dinner. They serve beer / wine (limited selection). Around a half mile away.
304 locals recommend
Fido
1812 21st Ave S
304 locals recommend
Great latte. Great food for breakfast and lunch and even dinner. They serve beer / wine (limited selection). Around a half mile away.
Our favorite restaurant. You'll need a reservation.
441 locals recommend
Rolf and Daughters
700 Taylor St
441 locals recommend
Our favorite restaurant. You'll need a reservation.
Great coffee / cortado.
Roast, inc Coffee House
4825 Trousdale Drive
Great coffee / cortado.
Great Lebanese family table food.
117 locals recommend
Epice
2902 12th Ave S
117 locals recommend
Great Lebanese family table food.
If you are in to BBQ, these guys get it done.
401 locals recommend
Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint
410 4th Ave S
401 locals recommend
If you are in to BBQ, these guys get it done.
Hands down best ice cream in the South.
754 locals recommend
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
1892 Eastland Ave
754 locals recommend
Hands down best ice cream in the South.
Great restaurant on the east side.
107 locals recommend
Silly Goose
1888 Eastland Avenue
107 locals recommend
Great restaurant on the east side.
Best Thai in Nashville.
156 locals recommend
The Smiling Elephant
2213 8th Ave S
156 locals recommend
Best Thai in Nashville.
Best vegetarian restaurant in Nashville.
360 locals recommend
The Wild Cow
1100 Fatherland Street
360 locals recommend
Best vegetarian restaurant in Nashville.
Local, organic, in-season sandwich shop.
35 locals recommend
Sloco
2905 12th Avenue South
35 locals recommend
Local, organic, in-season sandwich shop.
Good neighborhood burger joint.
323 locals recommend
Burger Up
2901 12th Ave S
323 locals recommend
Good neighborhood burger joint.
Great brunch, but very busy on weekends.
425 locals recommend
Marché Artisan Foods
1000 Main St
425 locals recommend
Great brunch, but very busy on weekends.
Good asian ramen house in East Nashville. Cool vibe.
407 locals recommend
Two Ten Jack
1900 Eastland Ave
407 locals recommend
Good asian ramen house in East Nashville. Cool vibe.
One of our favorite unknown, hole in the wall Italian lunch places. Complete with bocce court.
7 locals recommend
Savarino's Cucina
2121 Belcourt Ave
7 locals recommend
One of our favorite unknown, hole in the wall Italian lunch places. Complete with bocce court.
Good coffee / breakfast / lunch in 12South. Around a mile away.
547 locals recommend
Frothy Monkey
2509 12th Ave S
547 locals recommend
Good coffee / breakfast / lunch in 12South. Around a mile away.
Great coffee on the east side.
470 locals recommend
Barista Parlor
519 Gallatin Ave
470 locals recommend
Great coffee on the east side.
A favorite hipster joint for beers and music.
33 locals recommend
The Stone Fox
712 51st Ave N
33 locals recommend
A favorite hipster joint for beers and music.

Everything Else

Rent / buy bikes right across the street. Bike tours. Good people.
14 locals recommend
Green Fleet Bicycle Shop
934 Jefferson St
14 locals recommend
Rent / buy bikes right across the street. Bike tours. Good people.
best pizza in Nashville in cool 5 Points, East Nashville.
812 locals recommend
Five Points Pizza East
1012 Woodland St
812 locals recommend
best pizza in Nashville in cool 5 Points, East Nashville.
best place to buy jeans
123 locals recommend
imogene + willie
2601 12th Ave S
123 locals recommend
best place to buy jeans
This is one of our favorite places in Nashville. Amazing bluegrass music almost any night of the week. A Nashville classic...
245 locals recommend
The Station Inn
402 12th Ave S
245 locals recommend
This is one of our favorite places in Nashville. Amazing bluegrass music almost any night of the week. A Nashville classic...
Great nearby park with a full scale replica of the Parthenon. Great park for a jog, a walk, frisbee, kids. Lots of events here throughout the year.
788 locals recommend
Centennial Park
2500 West End Ave
788 locals recommend
Great nearby park with a full scale replica of the Parthenon. Great park for a jog, a walk, frisbee, kids. Lots of events here throughout the year.
Local climbing gym. Great lead climber's gym. Plenty of auto-belays. Note: New location is on Charlotte Ave.
43 locals recommend
Climb Nashville
3600 Charlotte Ave
43 locals recommend
Local climbing gym. Great lead climber's gym. Plenty of auto-belays. Note: New location is on Charlotte Ave.
Great place to fill up a growler of good craft beer.
35 locals recommend
The Filling Station
1118 Halcyon Ave
35 locals recommend
Great place to fill up a growler of good craft beer.
Another near-by place to grab a pint or fill up a growler to take back to 1518.
73 locals recommend
Craft Brewed
2502 8th Ave S
73 locals recommend
Another near-by place to grab a pint or fill up a growler to take back to 1518.
Franklin, TN brewery.
Turtle Anarchy Brewing Company
Franklin, TN brewery.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great place to grab a beer. A mile or so away on 12th Ave South, a street with lots of restaurants and shopping.
208 locals recommend
12 South Taproom & Grill
2318 12th Ave S
208 locals recommend
Great place to grab a beer. A mile or so away on 12th Ave South, a street with lots of restaurants and shopping.
Downtown Sobro hot spot with cool / fun bar, bowling alleys, etc. It's like a hipster country club down there. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and late-night.
571 locals recommend
Pinewood Social
33 Peabody St
571 locals recommend
Downtown Sobro hot spot with cool / fun bar, bowling alleys, etc. It's like a hipster country club down there. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and late-night.
If you are in to lower broad, this is where we like to go. Boot shop during the day. Honkey tonk at night.
601 locals recommend
Robert's Western World
416 Broadway
601 locals recommend
If you are in to lower broad, this is where we like to go. Boot shop during the day. Honkey tonk at night.
If you want to have a cocktail in a dark bar, this is your spot.
368 locals recommend
The Patterson House
1711 Division St
368 locals recommend
If you want to have a cocktail in a dark bar, this is your spot.
Local brewery ~ 1 mile from 1518.
169 locals recommend
Yazoo Brewing Company
900 River Bluff Drive
169 locals recommend
Local brewery ~ 1 mile from 1518.
Black Abbey makes great beer. Some of our favorite.
58 locals recommend
The Black Abbey Brewing Company, LLC
2952 Sidco Dr
58 locals recommend
Black Abbey makes great beer. Some of our favorite.
Great East Nashville small music venue. Usually a younger 20's crowd. Good dance parties and up & coming bands.
387 locals recommend
The 5 Spot
1006 Forrest Ave
387 locals recommend
Great East Nashville small music venue. Usually a younger 20's crowd. Good dance parties and up & coming bands.
This is the ultimate DIVE bar just around the corner from 1518. Grumpy bartenders. Dark. Cold beer, mostly tallboys.
22 locals recommend
Bobby's Idle Hour
9 Music Square S
22 locals recommend
This is the ultimate DIVE bar just around the corner from 1518. Grumpy bartenders. Dark. Cold beer, mostly tallboys.

Sightseeing

Incredible trail running, biking, hiking, and general park stuff.
493 locals recommend
Percy Warner Park
50 Vaughn Rd
493 locals recommend
Incredible trail running, biking, hiking, and general park stuff.
Cool park with gardens, events, etc.
593 locals recommend
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens
1200 Forrest Park Dr
593 locals recommend
Cool park with gardens, events, etc.

Shopping

Best place to see a big act play. Historic music venue...
1292 locals recommend
Ryman Auditorium
116 5th Ave N
1292 locals recommend
Best place to see a big act play. Historic music venue...
Gelato joint across the street from 1518.
13 locals recommend
Legato Gelato
1200 Villa Place
13 locals recommend
Gelato joint across the street from 1518.
Mexican popsicle shop in 12South.
139 locals recommend
Las Paletas
1804 21st Avenue South
139 locals recommend
Mexican popsicle shop in 12South.

Arts & Culture

Nashville's best art museum. Great exhibits.
1024 locals recommend
Frist Art Museum
919 Broadway
1024 locals recommend
Nashville's best art museum. Great exhibits.
Legendary singer-songwriter venue. Can be tough to get in. Famous for songwriter's playing "in the round." Depending on the night, this can be unforgettable / tough to get in.
460 locals recommend
The Bluebird Cafe
4104 Hillsboro Pike
460 locals recommend
Legendary singer-songwriter venue. Can be tough to get in. Famous for songwriter's playing "in the round." Depending on the night, this can be unforgettable / tough to get in.
College music venue on "The Rock Block" Elliston Place.
132 locals recommend
Exit/In
2208 Elliston Pl
132 locals recommend
College music venue on "The Rock Block" Elliston Place.

Entertainment & Activities

Great local park.
132 locals recommend
Sevier Park Community Center
132 locals recommend
Great local park.
Another neat local park for kids.
44 locals recommend
Fannie Mae Dees Park
2400 Blakemore Ave
44 locals recommend
Another neat local park for kids.