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.
Food program: Bar snacks and brunch
Tip: Reopened March 2026 with weekend brunch service, greatest hits cocktail list and a refreshed food menu.
Address: 1008 Gallatin Ave, Nashville, TN 37206
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 Old Glory in Nashville sits inside a former boiler-room basement, accessed by an unmarked staircase. The room runs reservation-only weekends.
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.
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 and snacks.
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.
Robert's Western World on Lower Broadway in Nashville has anchored the honky-tonk strip since 1996. Free live country music from 11:00 to 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. The Bacon Old Fashioned remains.
Signature drink: Bacon Old Fashioned
Food: Light snacks
Tip: Entrance is on Paseo Pl. behind the building; reservations recommended on weekends.
