Chapter Nine

Rooftop Bars

Verified elevated experiences — the Broadway trinity and the neighborhood heights.

The Joseph

Luxury hotel. Multiple distinct rooms. Doing all of them is its own move.

Downtown luxury hotel with multiple F&B concepts including Yolan (Italian), a rooftop pool, and additional bars and lounges. Doing all the bars in one night is its own move.

Downtown · The Joseph, Downtown Nashville · Official site

L.A. Jackson

Rooftop atop the Thompson. Best Rooftop seven years running.

Rooftop bar atop the Thompson Nashville in The Gulch. Voted Nashville Scene's Best Rooftop seven years running. Indoor lounge with floor-to-ceiling skyline views, open-air terrace, seasonal cocktails, DJs on weekends. 21+.

The Gulch · Thompson Nashville, The Gulch · Official site

The Twelve Thirty Club

JT's place. Coconut margaritas don't require membership.

Fifth + Broadway, downtown. Justin Timberlake's place. The Honky Tonk on the lower levels and the rooftop bar are walk-in. The Supper Club upstairs is members only. Coconut margaritas don't require membership.

Downtown · The Twelve Thirty Club, Fifth + Broadway, Nashville · Official site

The Pool Club (Virgin Hotels)

Coastal rooftop pool bar, happy hour all day.

An upscale rooftop pool-and-bar at Virgin Hotels in Midtown with a coastal aesthetic, weekend brunch, and an all-day happy hour.

Midtown · 1 Music Square W, Nashville, TN 37203 · Official site

Thistle & Rye (Conrad Nashville)

3rd-floor indoor/outdoor patio lounge with skyline views.

A high-end hotel lounge at the Conrad with an elevated 3rd-floor indoor/outdoor patio, skyline views, and a refined cocktail program. Works for brunch, golden hour, or a nightcap.

Midtown / West End · 1620 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203 · Official site

lou/na (Grand Hyatt)

25th-floor rooftop lounge over Broadway.

A high-end rooftop lounge on the 25th floor of the Grand Hyatt at 1000 Broadway — among the highest verified rooftop moves in the city, with sweeping skyline and river views.

Downtown · 1000 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203 · Official site

Friends in Low Places

"The Oasis" — a tropical open-air rooftop on Broadway.

Garth Brooks' Broadway bar, whose rooftop "The Oasis" is a tropical, open-air escape above the honky-tonk chaos — known for day parties like the Spring Sweat Series.

Downtown · 411 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203

Glowbird at WET Deck (W Nashville)

Poolside rooftop lounge by the José Andrés Group.

A newly opened poolside rooftop lounge by the José Andrés Group atop the W Nashville in the Gulch — the WET Deck pool scene with cocktails, DJs, and golden-hour energy.

The Gulch · 300 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203 · Official site

Butterfly (W Nashville)

José Andrés rooftop — coastal Mexican, panoramic views.

Another José Andrés concept atop the W Nashville in the Gulch: a rooftop lounge with panoramic skyline views and coastal Mexican-inspired fare and cocktails.

The Gulch · 300 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203 · Official site

Rare Bird (Noelle)

Sophisticated rooftop at the Noelle, off the Broadway strip.

The rooftop bar atop the Noelle hotel at 200 4th Ave N — a sophisticated downtown experience just off the main Broadway strip, with skyline views and a serious cocktail list.

Downtown · 200 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219 · Official site