Golden Hour → Tomahawk → TPAC
The polished version of a Nashville night out.
Sunset cocktails at L.A. Jackson on top of the Thompson, walk to Bourbon Steak at the JW Marriott for tomahawks and Woodford, cap it with a show at TPAC.
Chapter One
Full evenings designed as sequences — a meal paired with a show, drinks paired with a game, golden hour into late night.
The polished version of a Nashville night out.
Sunset cocktails at L.A. Jackson on top of the Thompson, walk to Bourbon Steak at the JW Marriott for tomahawks and Woodford, cap it with a show at TPAC.
BBQ, a bourbon flight, and the legendary Sunday jam.
BBQ in The Gulch, bourbon flight next door, then walk to Station Inn for the legendary Sunday night bluegrass jam. Plan around it — Sundays only.
Globally-inspired dinner, then walk to Bridgestone.
Globally-inspired dinner from Deb Paquette in SoBro, then walk to Bridgestone Arena.
Champagne, shareables, and a two-block walk to the park.
Champagne Garden cocktails and shareable plates at Geist, then walk two blocks to First Horizon Park for the Sounds.
Brooklyn-Italian small plates, then walk the neighborhood.
Brooklyn-Italian small plates from the Scotto family, then walk the neighborhood. Germantown after dark is one of the prettiest residential pockets in town.
High-tech mini-golf, then sushi or Italian.
High-tech mini-golf at Puttshack (downtown, Fifth + Broadway), then short ride or long walk to The Gulch for dinner at Virago (sushi) or Moto (Italian).
Three arcade-bar options. Pick one or hop between two.
Three arcade-bar options. Pick one or hop between two. Low-pressure energy, especially good for groups.
Glass-atrium sushi, then dance floor at a Nashville institution.
Sushi (and a glass-atrium room) at Stateside Kitchen in the Dream Hotel, then to Midtown for Play Dance Bar — drag shows, dance floor, a Nashville institution since 2005.
One of the best dining rooms in town, then Printers Alley music.
One of the best dining rooms in town (Tony Mantuano's Italian inside The Joseph), then live music at the Printers Alley institution.
You actually look for the red phone booth. You actually need the password.
Dinner at Etch in SoBro, then find your way into Red Phonebooth. Yes, you actually look for the red phone booth. Yes, you need the password.
Sharing plates, then craft cocktails. Read the room at Attaboy.
Sharing-plates dinner at Butcher & Bee in East Nashville, craft cocktails at Attaboy after. Caveat: Attaboy skews young — read the room.
The neighborhood mapped as one long evening. Take a Waymo.
The neighborhood mapped as one long evening. Start at Babo at golden hour, bounce through Noko (Japanese), Lockeland Table, Urban Cowboy's patio bar, wind down at Groceries Etc upstairs, end at Dino's for late-night fries. Best done with a Waymo so nobody has to drive.
JT's place. Coconut margaritas don't require membership.
Dinner at Eddie V's downtown, then walk to The Twelve Thirty Club at Fifth + Broadway for coconut margaritas. JT's place — the Honky Tonk and rooftop are walk-in; the Supper Club upstairs is members only.
Dinner + drinks then walk around the Rolf & Daughters neighborhood.
Eat anywhere in Germantown — Rolf & Daughters if you can get in — and walk the neighborhood after.
Walk East Park, then grab food at a walk-to restaurant.
Walk the East Park area in East Nashville, then grab food at one of the walk-to restaurants in the neighborhood. Unscripted-night energy.
Hit a few bays, then walk next door for a show.
Start with target golf and drinks at Topgolf, then walk next door to The Cowan for live music. Both at 500 Cowan St — no driving between, ideal for a group.
Tacos in WeHo, then MLS at GEODIS Park.
Tacos and a patio beer at Dos Santos, then a short walk to GEODIS Park for a Nashville SC match. All in Wedgewood-Houston.
Pack a blanket, find the vine-rope swing, then ice cream at Jeni's.
Walk to Zen Glen in Shelby Bottoms Greenway — a canopy of ancient oaks, picnic tables, and a vine-rope swing hanging from a massive tree. One of the most quietly beautiful spots in the city. After, walk or Waymo to Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in East Nashville for a scoop.
Underground caves, then dinner in Wilson County. Full day.
Underground caving operators near Smithville (about an hour east of Nashville), dinner somewhere in Wilson County on the drive back. Full-day commitment.