Bastion Bar is a bar in Wedgewood Houston, Nashville.
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.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: 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.
Address: 434 Houston St STE 110, Nashville, TN 37203
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.
Robert's Western World on Lower Broadway in Nashville has anchored the honky-tonk strip since 1996. Free live country music from 11:00-02:00 every day.
Signature drink: Beer with fried bologna sandwich
Food: Bologna sandwich and snacks
Tip: Tip the band $5 or $10 if you stay through a set. The Recession Special is fried bologna with chips and a PBR for $7.
The New York-born Attaboy opened its East Nashville McFerrin Avenue outpost in 2018: no menu, no cocktail list, bartenders build drinks to your spec.
Signature drink: Bartender's choice (no menu)
Food: Snacks only
Tip: Doors at 17:00 Sunday to Thursday, 16:00 Friday and Saturday. Press the buzzer to enter; first-come-first-served bar.
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.
Pearl Diver on Gallatin Avenue in East Nashville is a multi-time Spirited Awards Best US Cocktail Bar honoree and tiki-style room with a deep rum programme.
Signature drink: Tiki classics
Food: Bar snacks and brunch
Tip: Reopened March 2026 with weekend brunch service, greatest hits cocktail list and a refreshed food menu.
Strategic Hospitality's Old Glory in Nashville sits inside a former boiler-room basement, accessed by an unmarked staircase. Located in Edgehill.
Signature drink: Whiskey and gin classics
Food: Snacks
Tip: Look for the white triangle on the brick at 1200 Villa Pl. No sign. Reservations on the website Friday and Saturday.
