Industrial converts and art studios south of downtown. Bastion's Michelin star, City Winery and The Catbird Seat now anchor the neighbourhood.
Josh Habiger's 24-seat tasting-menu room in Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville opened 2016 and was awarded a Michelin Star in November 2025 under Strategic.
Order: The chef's tasting menu; no a la carte service.
Tip: The adjacent neighbourhood bar runs walk-in service with a separate snack menu and is the cheaper way to try the kitchen.
Strategic Hospitality's Patterson House cocktail bar reopened in May 2025 on the fifth floor of the Bill Voorhees Building in Nashville. Booking recommended.
Signature drink: Bacon Old Fashioned
Food: Light snacks
Tip: Entrance is on Paseo Pl. behind the building; reservations recommended on weekends.
The bar at Bastion in Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville is the walk-in counterpart to the Michelin-starred tasting menu next door, with a tight cocktail list.
Signature drink: Frito pie
Food: Snacks including the cult Frito pie
Tip: Walk-ins only; closes earlier than the dining room. The Frito pie is the must-order under $15.
Tennessee Brew Works in Wedgewood-Houston, Nashville sits below the Division Street Bridge with a four-story brewery, taproom, restaurant kitchen and live.
Tip: Country Roots Saison made with Tennessee sweet potatoes is the unsung beer. Live music most evenings.
Cannery Hall on Cannery Row in Nashville reopened in the historic 1883 mill that housed Mercy Lounge, with four stages spanning 325 to 1300 capacity under one roof.
Tip: Tickets via the box office on cannerynashville.com. The Mil holds 625, Mainstage 1300, Row One 325, and Amaranth is the rooftop events floor.
The Patterson House moved from 12 South to a fifth-floor room atop the Voorhees Building in SoBro Nashville. Bartenders build classics behind a velvet curtain.
Tip: Entry through Paseo Place behind the building. Open 16:00-01:00 daily; no standing room, parties of six maximum.
Trax reopened in Wedgewood-Houston Nashville at Six10 Merritt by Diskin Cider in 2025, after fifteen years on Ensley Boulevard. Pool, karaoke, drag and DJs.
Tip: Drag and DJ nights run Thursday through Saturday. Pool and darts free during weeknight happy hour; cover only on big show nights.
Santa's Pub on Bransford Avenue in Nashville is the year-round Christmas trailer karaoke dive run by Santa himself, $2 beers and karaoke from 19:00 every night.
Tip: Cash only, 21+ with ID, karaoke from 19:00 nightly and 21:00 on Sundays. Open Wed to Sun 16:00-03:00.